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As builders scrambled to keep up with demand, housing construction in Central Texas reached record levels in 2020, with home starts – and the median sales price of those new-homes – hitting all-time highs.  Industry experts say 2021 could mirror the housing market's recurring themes: high demand, low supply, and – to many buyers' dismay – rising prices. The median sale price for newly built homes in the Austin metro area last year was $313,594 – meaning half sold for more than that amount and half sold for less. The $313,594 was a 4.4% increase over 2019's median price and ...

The head of Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Mike Heiligenstein will leave the toll authority on Jan. 24, the authority announced Tuesday. Heiligenstein has led the mobility authority since it was formed in 2003, stewarding the organization as it built tolled highways throughout the greater Austin area. Under his watch, the mobility authority has built more than $2 billion in infrastructure, including 230 lane miles of tolled and non-tolled roads, according to a news release from the authority. Heiligenstein submitted his resignation in January 2020 with the intention to stay on thr...

Downtown field hospital, readied in July, now needed as cases surge

Amy Madison has served as executive director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corp. since 2014. Madison said this project is one she has personally been pursuing since first coming to Pflugerville. “I just felt that a project of this nature would really fill the gap for our workforce and also for our community,” she said. “It was an ongoing, extended process that went well over a year prior to us finally identifying a potential project site.” Expanding local workforces Diversifying the Pflugerville economy and bringing new industry opportunities into play are key initiatives ...

COVID-19 patients have made up more than 15% of total hospital capacity for seven days straight, so occupancy limits are increasing for businesses and elective surgeries must be put on hold.