Health
October 9, 2017
Displaced by the Storm: Texas Evacuees Without Options
The storm left hundreds of thousands of households without homes. Many are still looking.
Real Estate
September 21, 2017
Why Hurricane Harvey Will Happen Again
Don’t blame Samuel Brody, the professor who’s been warning for years that Houston was at risk for a Harvey-style flood, if he’s feeling a tinge of vindication. Now, will anyone listen to his suggestions for what to do next?
Texas History
September 20, 2017
The Battle For El Paso’s South Side
With the south side of El Paso up for grabs, everyone seems to have an idea about what the city’s future should look like.
Art
May 18, 2017
Who Gets To Keep Austin Weird?
Murals at the intersection of Twelfth and Chicon on Austin’s East Side were painted over recently, while famous images in the city’s tourist neighborhoods have become institutions.
Style & Design
April 19, 2017
A Home of Last Resort
Breaking ground— and betting big—on a doomsday community for the rich.
The Daily Post
April 10, 2017
Would You Pay $45 Million For This Austin Ranch?
Video game billionaire Richard Garriott’s West Austin estate hits the market.
Music
February 28, 2017
If You Have $3 Million You Can Buy Selena Gomez’s House in Fort Worth
The pop princess’s Fort Worth home is on the market.
Real Estate
January 30, 2017
Let’s See What Houston Rentals On Airbnb Cost During The Super Bowl
Holy cow.
Business
September 23, 2016
The Texas Rangers Announced A $250 Million Entertainment District Next To Their Stadium
...with a $100 million taxpayer commitment.
Style & Design
July 19, 2016
The Three-Story Closet In The Woodlands Is Up For Auction
Oh, and the house that comes with it too.
Real Estate Boom
March 28, 2016
Movin’ On Up
In-migration, by the numbers.
Business
March 28, 2016
What Do All The Regulations Facing Airbnb And Homeaway Really Mean?
Short answer? Nothing.
Business
February 25, 2016
A White Hipster Apologized For Vandalizing A Restaurant With “F— You White Hipsters”
White hipsters: The least self-aware people on the planet?
Business
February 24, 2016
The Aspen of Texas
Pretty soon, Round Top won’t look much like Round Top anymore.
The Daily Post
February 11, 2016
Where In Texas Is The Rent Too Damn High (Or Just Right)?
Your two-bedroom apartment budget will stretch a lot father in Copperas Cove than in Addison.
The Daily Post
January 4, 2016
Crude Keeps Plunging, Threatening To Drag Down Houston’s Residential Real Estate Market With It
As the price of crude keeps plunging and the oil and gas layoffs mount, more and more bad news is coming from Houston’s residential real estate market, even as some developers are building or planning still more luxury condo projects.
Business
December 4, 2015
Denton Paid $8.1 Million In Tax Incentives to Get a Buc-ee’s
A steal at twice the price?
Sports
November 3, 2015
The Dallas Wings (Of Arlington) Are The Newest WNBA Team
Welcome to Dallas (er, Arlington), professional women’s basketball!
Feature
October 27, 2015
What the Market Really Looks Like
One home buyer’s adventure in the Austin real estate market.
Business
October 27, 2015
When China Came to Houston
This past year, China surpassed all other foreign countries in terms of properties purchased and dollars spent. And with increasing frequency, investors are coming to the Houston area, which now has a Chinese population of 86,000.
The Culture
October 21, 2015
Homes Sweet Homes
Buyers today are seeing tremendous change, just as my parents did, but they all still want the same thing: the chance to own a piece of the Texas dream.
Real Estate
October 20, 2015
Can You Afford to Live Here?
You know you’ve seen it: condos multiplying, home prices tripling, realtors scrambling, buyers overbidding. Does our state’s fevered real estate craze make us the country’s best housing market—or the most overvalued? I went on a tour of our four largest cities to find out.
The Daily Post
October 16, 2015
Is The Bureau Of Land Management Attempting A Land Grab On The Red River?
The short answer: Maybe, but it’s not likely to succeed.
The Daily Post
October 1, 2015
Houston’s Real Estate Market Feeling The Effects Of Oil’s Price Drop
Don’t be fooled by claims of economic diversification—the city still runs on oil.
The Culture
September 17, 2015
Green Acres
How did smog-breathing, gridlock-prone Houston become the newest natural wonder of the urban world?
The Daily Post
September 14, 2015
Here Are Just Some Houses in Texas You Can Rent for More Than $15,000 a Month
An epic opportunity for the fabulously wealthy to pay somebody else's mortgage.
Business
August 25, 2015
Take A Look At Austin’s Rainey Street As It Was Ten Years Ago
Austin's youngest and hottest bar district was just another Austin residential neighborhood.
Sports
July 2, 2015
You Can Buy Tom Landry’s Old House For $800,000
Talk about a Cowboys souvenir.
The Daily Post
June 23, 2015
Could Austin’s Live Music Community Survive Without a Red River Club District?
As development threatens two mainstays of Austin’s Red River Cultural District, it’s time to start considering the unthinkable: What would Austin’s live music scene look like without Red River?
Business
June 18, 2015
As We’re Invaded By Mattress Stores, a UT MBA Plots to Move the Business Online
Mattress Firms are multiplying today as fast as chain pharmacies did twenty years ago, but how long can they stave off the future?
Business
June 16, 2015
Two Texas Cities Top Forbes’s List of the “Most Overvalued Housing Markets in the U.S.”
Spoiler: They’re both in the path of a tropical storm right now.
The Daily Post
June 10, 2015
What Should Austin and El Paso Do With the Streets Named “Bruce Jenner Lane”?
Neighborhoods in both Austin and El Paso have subdivisions with streets named after famous Olympians—including the 1976 Decathlon gold medalist who earned that medal when she went by the name “Bruce Jenner.” What do you do with those streets now that she’s living as Caitlyn?
The Daily Post
June 2, 2015
Dallas: Still Way More Pretentious Than Houston
Two suburban closets tell the tale.
The Daily Post
May 15, 2015
A Houston Realtor Is Selling His $389,000 Bungalow in the Heights for $150
Before you bust out your checkbook, there’s a big catch you should be aware of.
Business
March 26, 2015
Jordan French, the Landlord Who Demolished the East Austin Piñata Shop, Has Been Forced to Resign From the Company He Started
The PR fallout behind the Jumpolin fiasco continues to grow.
The Daily Post
March 5, 2015
Why Professor Dumpster’s Gimmicks Are a Bunch of Trash
Dumpster Professor, you win again. We’re writing about you.
The Daily Post
February 25, 2015
Houston and Austin Had Two of the Biggest Rent Hikes in the Past Year of Any City in the Country
The rent, as you may have heard, is increasingly too dang high.
Business
February 17, 2015
Demolished East Austin Piñata Shop Is the New Center of Austin’s Gentrification Debate
When the owners of Jumpolin in East Austin went to bed on Wednesday night, they were the proprietors of a piñata shop. When they woke up on Thursday, they had a pile of rubble. But exactly what happened is still a matter of debate.
The Daily Post
January 28, 2015
Why It Matters That Austin’s Black Population is Being Pushed to the Suburbs
The influential data journalism site 538.com takes issue with the reports that Austin’s black population is shrinking. Are they missing some context?
The Culture
January 20, 2015
Pssst! You Wanna Buy a Ranch?
These three properties are yours for the ogling.
The Culture
January 20, 2015
New Money? No Problem
Jeff Boswell will find your dream spread.
Business
January 16, 2015
Listage Roundup: Here Are Some Rankings Of Texas Things
Lists that define which Texas cities are the best for job seekers, for the fiscally irresponsible perform the best? Find out in our list round-up!
Books
January 15, 2015
Sandra Cisneros Sold Her House on Guenther Street
Her famously colorful home is now somebody else’s.
The Daily Post
December 11, 2014
Take A Look At Very Specific Cost Of Living Maps For Texas
“Cost of living” and “affordability” are popular buzzwords, but they mean different things to different people.
The Daily Post
December 3, 2014
Census Maps Show How Income Concentration Has Shifted in Texas
The San Antonio Express-News used Census data to track the physical movement of wealth in a variety of Texas cities. What do those maps teach us?
Business
November 18, 2014
Texas Is the Number Three Real Estate Market in the U.S. for Foreign Homebuyers
Who inject $11 billion into the Texas economy.
The Daily Post
October 17, 2014
Deion Sanders’ Palatial North Texas Estate Is For Auction Next Month
If you've got an eight-figure house-hunting budget and a need for a place with goalposts in the backyard, give it a look.
Business
August 18, 2014
Are Austin Home Prices Severely Overvalued?
Online real estate empire Trulia says that they certainly are.
The Daily Post
August 1, 2014
1983 New York Times Profile Of Austin Showcases The Fact That Austinites Have Always Complained About The City Changing
'Booming Austin Fears It Will Lose Its Charms' is a story that could be—and has been—written any number of times over the past 30+ years, the evidence shows.
The Daily Post
July 31, 2014
The Astrodome Might Be Replaced With a Tiny Astrodome
A tiny Astrodome!