Yearly Archives: 2015

Michael Chrobak has been appointed Executive Vice President of TexasOne, it was announced here today by Tracye McDaniel, President and CEO of the organization.

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).

Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today announced the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has awarded $750,000 to the city of Schulenburg for infrastructure improvements through the Texas Capital Fund (TCF).

This week, Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) introduced H.R. 1931 the American Land Act. This bill would require the Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest System to open up about 1/3 of its land over five years for sale to the American people. The federal government currently owns 27% of the total land in the United States.

Congressman Rubén Hinojosa announces the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded grants and loans to Duval County and to the City of Alton for water projects and improvements as part of their Earth Day 2015 Project Selection

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

Passco Companies, LLC, a nationally recognized market leader in the acquisition, development, and management of multi-family and commercial properties throughout the U.S., has announced the opening of a new office in Austin, Texas, and the addition of industry veteran Shelli Cusack as Director of Asset Management

In recognition of Fair Housing Month, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) reminds the public that every Texan has a right to be treated equally when trying to buy, finance or rent a home or apartment under the Fair Housing Act, and discrimination in Texas will not be tolerated.

Early voting for the Arlington May 9th Joint General and Special Elections begins Monday, April 27, and will continue until Tuesday, May 5.

Voters now have seven locations in which to cast their ballot:

The City of Austin is hosting a fair housing conference, “Fair Housing in Austin: Past, Present, and Future,” on Friday, May 8 from 8:30 am to 3 pm at the Asian American Resource Center located at: 8401 Cameron Road, Austin, TX 78754.

The House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the federal tax on estates because "it's a sad day" when heirs face huge financial burdens after someone dies, Rep. Buddy Carter told Newsmax.The House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the federal tax on estates because "it's a sad day" when heirs face huge financial burdens after someone dies, Rep. Buddy Carter told Newsmax.

The House voted to repeal the 99-year-old U.S. estate tax amid a partisan clash over whether the government should break up concentrated wealth or make it easier to pass along assets to the next generation.

Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement on the House’s passage of bills that repeal the death tax and make the tax code more fair and reliable:

Through the Better Buildings Challenge, the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) and Macy’s have committed to reducing their energy use by 20 percent across their entire respective building portfolios by 2020.

Through the Better Buildings Challenge, Fort Worth has achieved eight percent energy savings across 19 million square feet of public and private sector buildings since 2009.

The Texas Department of Transportation, in partnership with the City of Fort Worth, has begun construction on the $13.9 million East First Street reconstruction project.

Pinnacle announced today that it ranks third among the nation’s largest apartment managers on the National Multi Housing Council’s (NMHC) 2015 Top 50 list. A prominent resource in the multifamily industry, the list provides a benchmark against which to measure trends.

Communities are recognizing the importance of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program during National Community Development Week this week, April 6-11.

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”).