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Somerville passes order 10-1 that cuts off taxpayer money from businesses named as complicit in ‘apartheid, genocide’ (updated)

An order for Somerville to keep its money out of companies that “directly, knowingly and consistently” contribute to violations of international law – specifically in Israel and Palestine – was passed 10-1 on Thursday by the City Council. It followed a similar vote in Cambridge on...

Somerville, TX · 1d

KIAH

Texas researchers advance cheaper, safer technology to combat New World screwworm

Scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research said they have successfully sterilized male New World screwworm (NWS) flies without using radioactive material, providing a faster, cheaper and safer option to combat a pest that could wreak havoc on the state's livestock industry.

Texas · 21h

Siliconera Nandemo

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Texas man made $120,000 in sales for the retail store on South Congress last quarter. Then he reveals what he’s taking home

'I got out of retail after 12 years and never looked back. It’s not worth it.'

Austin, TX · 3d

Daily Mail

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Texas's tallest skyscraper has a huge problem: Zero office tenants just as the state's market slips

The 74-story Waterline tower, soaring 1,025 feet above downtown Austin, has taken the title of Texas's tallest building from Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower.

Austin, TX · 3d

KXAN

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Robinson Family looks to turn former Georgetown quarry into 1,376-acre mixed-use site

Robinson Family Management presented conceptual plans to the Georgetown City Council for a massive mixed-use development on the 1,376-acre site of a former quarry.

Georgetown, TX · 1d

culturemap.com

Proposed Austin skyscraper could be the new tallest tower in Texas

A new proposed skyscraper could soon change the look of Downtown Austin's skyline, with plans calling for a building that could potentially surpass the tallest tower in Texas. The proposed development, known as Project Bolo, would transform an existing parking lot at the corner of Congress Avenue and Fourth Street into a high-rise building, directly across from Frost Bank Tower.

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KXAN

Austin Micro Center store to open Friday

Micro Center is opening its first Central Texas location in north Austin on Friday.

Yahoo!

Beloved community grocery store to close after 10 years in Central Texas

A beloved neighborhood grocery store is closing its doors in Central Texas this month after a decade in business. Dia's Market & Deli in Austin announced on social media that it will be shuttering at the end of November. Owner David Hopper chronicled the business's history and explained why they...

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Austin American-Statesman

Exclusive: Meat market with 100+ years of history moves to new South Austin location

A new owner has moved the historic Longhorn Meat Market to a new address in South Austin and expanded the butcher shop's offerings to include prepared foods.

Austin, TX · 1d

hoodline.com

Georgetown Lands $1B Data Center, Could Become City's Top Taxpayer

A $1 billion data center is headed to Georgetown, with developers behind the project saying it has a good chance of becoming the city's largest taxpayer once built. The facility is described as supporting the digital infrastructure behind everyday services like online banking, streaming and healthcare records. The project was...

Georgetown, TX · 15h

mySanAntonio.com

Massive lines form outside of Austin's first Micro Center for techies

Austin's first Micro Center drew massive crowds — with one shopper saying he waited 3½ hours just to get inside. And opening-day deals are bringing even more techies Friday.

Austin, TX · 16h

mySanAntonio.com

Major lifestyle retailer eyes $2.7M investment in Central Texas

Tractor Supply operates nearly 2,500 stores nationwide and is eyeing a new Hill Country location.

Comal County, TX · 2d

mySanAntonio.com

$5.6M mystery retail project set for Central Texas. Here's what it could be

More big-name retailers and restaurants are coming to this tiny Texas town.

Cedar Park, TX · 20h

hoodline.com

Curtiss-Wright Pours $30M Into Round Rock Plant, Eyes Nuclear Boom

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is sinking $30 million into its Round Rock manufacturing facility, a move the company says will boost production of the pressure and temperature sensors it builds for nuclear and industrial customers. The expansion will add a new engineering-driven Advanced Innovation Center, a metrology testing laboratory and a project management office to the site, and the company expects its headcount there to grow as a result.

Round Rock, TX · 3d

hoodline.com

Online Furniture Brand Article Lands First Austin Store at Great Hills Market

Article, the furniture brand that has built its business mostly through online sales, is opening its first Austin store at Great Hills Market in northwest Austin. The 9,000-square-foot shop at 9828 Great Hills Trail is scheduled to open during the first three months of 2027, bringing a physical storefront to a city that already ranks among the company's top 15 U.S. markets for e-commerce orders.

mySanAntonio.com

Texas tech giant plans $12M renovation at Austin campus

A major Texas tech company is planning a $12 million upgrade to its Austin campus, including new server racks and building systems. The work is expected to take more than a year.

Austin, TX · 1d

hoodline.com

Dripping Springs, TX · 2d

Dripping Springs Breaks Ground On 175-Unit Senior Community Near Austin

Developers have broken ground on a 175-unit active adult community in Dripping Springs, about 25 miles west of Austin, that will reserve its apartments and villas for residents age 55 and older. The project, called Serenova at Dripping Springs, is being built by ARCTRUST Private Capital and Edison Equity Residential and sits adjacent to the Headwaters master-planned community.

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Driftwood Business Center Fills 10 Buildings as Flex-Space Project Hits Halfway Mark

A flex-space development on Darden Hill Road in unincorporated Hays County is already about half finished, with roughly 10 of its planned buildings fully leased and several tenants signed on, even though the full project isn't expected to wrap up until late 2028. Driftwood Business Center, located at 10020 Darden Hill Road, is marketed with suites ranging from 1,750 square feet up to 12,000-square-foot standalone buildings built for industrial and commercial use.

Hays County, TX · 1d

Tech Times

UT Austin Unveils $9.27M Space Force Battle-Management Lab Tied to Kronos Contracts

The University of Texas at Austin and the U.S. Space Force are introducing the Battle Management, Command, Control, Communications, and Space Intelligence (BMC3I) Tools, Applications, and Processing (TAP) Lab Texas, and the BMC3I TAP Lab Texas website lists a Nov. 5 webinar introducing it. A $9.27 million seed grant from the Texas Space Commission award makes UT Austin the first university to receive funding from the commission, according to UT Austin's announcement. The lab sits upstream of Kronos, the Space Force program modernizing its command-and-control, battle-management, and space intelligence tools, which has been awarding commercial prototype contracts since April 2026.

Austin, TX · 1d

constructiondive.com