The city approved an updated Boyle Heights plan that maps new housing, tighter environmental rules and measures meant to keep small businesses in place. Implementation now moves to ordinance and permitting steps.

BEA-based data and a Houston Chronicle analysis show Austin residents had about $9,000 more purchasing power than Houston residents in 2024, driven by higher average incomes. Housing still costs more in Austin, but paychecks there stretch farther overall.

BayCare placed the final steel beam on its new Manatee County hospital in Palmetto, capping a $563M campus that includes a HealthHub this year and a 2028 hospital opening. The 154‑bed facility will add a NICU and middle‑of‑county acute care.