Austin signed about 3.4 million square feet of retail leases last year, keeping vacancy tight even as new development ramps up across the metro. Grocers and fitness concepts are doing much of the backfilling.

A Cedar Park shareholder sued Firefly Aerospace in Austin federal court, alleging the company misled investors about spacecraft demand and Alpha rocket readiness after a September test explosion.

Williamson County approved a tax incentive deal with Pegatron Technologies, requiring the company to invest $35 million and create 100 jobs for tax breaks.

Sprinkles Cupcakes abruptly closed its bakeries on Wednesday. Founder Candace Nelson confirmed the move on Instagram; employees say many got little notice.

Oxford and Pine Tree paid about $250M for Wolf Ranch Town Center and Lakeline Plaza — roughly 1 million square feet of mostly leased Austin-area open-air retail. The buy marks Oxford’s entry into U.S. open-air retail and pairs it with an experienced operator.

Durcon has broken ground on a 32,000-square-foot expansion at its Taylor plant, a modernization the company calls its largest capital investment. The project will add new fabrication machinery and boost production capacity.

TDLR filings show a 115,285‑sq‑ft H‑E‑B at McKinney Falls and William Cannon with an estimated $40M budget and a late‑2027 opening target.

H-E-B is delighting travelers at Texas airports with free merchandise from vending machine pop-ups, offering items like concha slippers and a viral tortilla blanket.

Micro Center is taking part of the former Fry's on North MoPac, penciled to open in mid‑to‑late 2026 and expected to add about 100 jobs. The rest of the building will become an EōS Fitness gym.

Cognite is preparing to vacate its Austin office as it consolidates operations at a new Tempe headquarters. Local staff were offered relocation or remote options.

A Wingstop and Crumbl franchise group expanded a 15‑unit pact into a 120+ area‑representative deal to bring Lola Beans drive‑thru coffee, infused sodas and energy drinks to Texas, with a Dallas–Fort Worth rollout starting in 2026.

San Antonio-based Usio bought assets of LA fintech PostCredit in an all-stock deal, adding AI expense-management to its payments platform.

PEGATRON Corporation plans to open its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, investing $35 million with a goal to create 100 jobs within three years.