Thirty miles northeast of Austin, Samsung Electronic Co.’s new semiconductor manufacturing complex has risen across more than 1,200 acres, its price tag adding up to one of the biggest private investments in Texas history. The world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones chose this corner of Williamson County to anchor what it hopes will become a long-term manufacturing hub, a fabrication...
The Texas Department of Transportation is set to launch one of Austin’s largest underground construction projects in 2026, digging 6.5 miles of 22-foot-wide tunnels beneath the city’s busiest highway. As part of the I-35 overhaul in Central Austin, which will lower sections of the highway below ground level, the transportation agency will build underground drainage tunnels to help prevent flooding...
Two Houston suburbs and an Austin suburb have been named among the 10 best U.S. cities to live in 2025 and 2026. In its annual report, U.S. News & World Report analyzed 250 major cities around the country using federal government data. The five indexes — quality of life, value, desirability, job market and net migration — were identified and weighted according to a February 2025 public...
Texas continues to show significant population growth, according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau released its 2024 findings compiling population growth reported across cities and towns in all U.S. regions on May 15. North Texas, specifically around the Dallas-Fort Worth area, showed the largest overall population growth in 2024, but Central Texas had large gains as well. Full...
Each year, U.S. News & World Report evaluates data related to quality of life, employment, home value, crime rates, cost of living, net migration, climate and education to determine the most desirable places to live across the country. The 2025–2026 rankings include three Austin-area small towns within their top 15 best small cities to live. Full article here: 3 suburbs near Austin among best...
Originally designed to serve 11 million travelers a year, Austin-Bergstrom was successfully operating at that size for years. However, as Austin began to turn into a tech, music and financial hub, officials knew its airport needed to grow. In 2019, nine gates were added to the airport to accommodate 15 million passengers annually. Full article here: With 20M travelers yearly, Austin airport...
Despite economic headwinds that have pushed office vacancies into double digits and slowed new development, downtown Austin hasn’t lost its luster. While slower, growth in the city’s central business district is still being fueled by new developments and population growth, even as businesses adapt to changing market conditions. Full article here: Downtown Austin hasn’t lost its...
Listen up, concrete captives: Feeling that itch to ditch the AC and embrace some Vitamin D? Read on! We’ll uncover Austin’s hidden hiking havens, dive headfirst into swimming holes that’ll unleash your inner mermaid and serve up some quirky, only-in-Texas ways to sweat it out under the glorious sunshine. So, dust off those hiking boots, fill that water bottle and let’s get ready to get wild,...
With a 40-year history of helping working residents attain the “American Dream of homeownership,” the nonprofit Habitat says it is now accepting applications for homes in Whisper Valley, a community recognized for its energy-efficient designs and cutting-edge technology. Full article here: Austin Habitat for Humanity is coming to Whisper Valley (512) 853-0110...
A distinct Austin culture began to emerge during the 1960s, so what has changed over the past 40 to 50 years? Austin has grown in geographic size, population, complexity, wealth and cost of living. You don’t need numbers to convince you of this conclusion, but one set of data related to the population of the metro area, can stand in for the rest: It grew from 320,000 people in 1975 to an estimated...
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