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Construction risk expert Leigh Ann Henderson has joined Partner Engineering and Science Inc. (Partner), a national due diligence, design and construction risk management firm headquartered in Torrance, Calif., as a Principal and National Client Manager

Family Gateway is leading the Dallas community to end child homelessness. For the first time in 30 years, the primary facility, Annette G. Strauss Family Gateway Center (Center) dedicated to homeless children and families has received a significant renovation. In the last 3 years, the number of families served by Family Gateway grew 750%. Each night in Dallas, an estimated 5,000 children and their families will not have a safe place to sleep.

Mayor Ivy R. Taylor, Dick Evans of Frost and Graham Weston of Weston Urban announced today that the City, Weston Urban and Frost have negotiated a deal that will result in a consolidated office tower for City operations, facilitate the development of 265 new housing units in the Central Business District and forever alter San Antonio's skyline with the construction of the first new office tower downtown since 1989. The new tower will house the headquarters for Frost Bank.

Pete Neubig of Empire Industries Property Management in Houston, Texas, receives the Rocky Maxwell Award from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM).

On Thursday, April 16, the House voted 240-179 to repeal the federal death tax. In response to Congress, the President has threated to veto the repeal, leading most experts to predict a continuation of the long-standing tax. The death tax will likely stay in place despite its detrimental effect on family businesses and strong opposition from the American public, reports Tax Trends Weekly

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) (“BRG” or “the Company”) announced today that it has acquired through a joint venture a 288-unit Class A apartment community in Austin, Texas known as the Fox Hill Apartments (“Fox Hill”).

Patriot Royalties, Inc., a Dallas-based oil and gas company that specializes in acquiring and packaging income-based royalty properties, announces its latest offering: The Patriot-Liberty.

Hunt Mortgage Group, a commercial real estate lender, announced today that it provided a $44,437,000 Freddie Mac loan to facilitate the acquisition and upgrading of a multifamily property located in The Woodlands, Texas.

The City Council approved a resolution naming the new Public Safety Complex in memory of Bob Bolen, the longest-serving mayor of Fort Worth.

Spring will bring warmer temperatures to Texas, but it also brings the threat of severe weather with little time to prepare. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) urges consumers to plan for severe weather and take steps to reduce the risk of property damage, before storms strike.

Solana Business Park and architecture firm 5G Studio Collaborative today released final architectural design renderings of the property’s $50 million campus renovation. 5G Studio revealed designs that build on the inimitability of the original architectural design, while augmenting the “ranch cool” sophistication granted by the rural Texas setting. Renovations will update campus offerings, and provide corporate tenants with facilities and amenities they need in a contemporary work environment

Final Release, Sat. March 14th! First come, first served! 1 to 6 acres with Big Bay Views and Water Access from $39,900 1.75 aces Direct Dockable Waterfront only $59,900 1,634 sq ft Coastal Cottage just $79,900

Hunt Mortgage Group, a commercial real estate lender, announced today that it has provided a $43.65 million Fannie Mae fixed rate loan to facilitate the acquisition of a multifamily property located in Grapevine, Texas.

Homeowners, renters and business owners in Aransas and San Patricio counties in Texas are encouraged to look over newly-released preliminary flood maps in order to determine their flood risks and make informed decisions.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today called into question the federal Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) potential seizure of land that rightfully belongs to Texas landowners. In a strongly worded letter to BLM Director Neil Kornze, Attorney General Abbott said

MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, yesterday granted MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. motion for summary judgment of the final remaining claim in a recording fee case filed by Dallas, Harris and Brazoria Counties, Texas

Commissioner of Insurance Julia Rathgeber has appointed Tiffany Reiner, CPCU, CIC, CRM, of Richardson to serve on the Board of Directors of the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association for a term to expire December 31, 2015. The board oversees the Association’s guarantee of performance of contractual obligations arising from property and casualty insurance policies issued to or benefiting Texas residents

On Thursday, January 23rd, the Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) will host a free video conference for local government officials, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and non-profits to learn about the State and Federal Surplus Property Programs, which donate or sell used government equipment.

The United States has settled a housing discrimination lawsuit in Euless, Texas, concerning discrimination against persons of Middle Eastern and South Asian descent, the Justice Department announced today. Under the agreement, defendants in United States v. Stonebridge at Bear Creek LLP et al will pay a total of $107,000 in civil penalties and $210,000 in a damages fund to compensate victims of the defendants’ discrimination identified during the term of the agreement.

Las Vegas, TX - December 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Las Vegas-area home sales fell last month to the lowest level for a November in five years, the result of a constrained supply of homes for sale, waning affordability and the ongoing decline in investor purchases. The median sale price dipped slightly month-to-month but was still 26 percent higher than a year earlier, marking the 20th consecutive month with a year-over-year gain, a real estate information service reported