THE TEXAS BRIEF

Good morning, Texans!

Texas closed the week with large commercial property trades, corporate relocations into Houston, and infrastructure projects reaching execution, while courts and federal actions introduced new uncertainty for construction, tech regulation, and labor availability.

Below are the business moves and policy decisions shaping what operators are navigating heading into year-end.

TEXAS BUSINESS MOVES

Manufacturing & Industrial

  • RelaDyne will relocate its headquarters to Houston, citing the region as its largest employee and customer base. → Link

  • A suburban developer is planning another flex-industrial project in Leander, signaling continued demand along Austin’s northern growth corridor. → Link

Energy & Infrastructure

  • Port Houston completed Project 11, concluding a multi-year Ship Channel expansion aimed at increasing capacity for larger vessels. → Link

  • Federal officials are weighing a South Texas land exchange involving SpaceX near Boca Chica, adding uncertainty around environmental and permitting timelines. → Link

Real Estate & Development

  • Crescent Real Estate acquired 2100 McKinney, a 19-story, CBRE-anchored office tower in Uptown Dallas, expanding its footprint in the city’s highest-priced office district. → Link

  • A prominent Dallas office tower sold at a steep discount, underscoring continued repricing pressure in the North Texas office market. → Link

  • MetroNational’s acquisition of CityCentre’s retail component was named a Deal of the Week, following its earlier purchase of Marathon Oil’s former headquarters nearby. → Link

  • HMF Americana broke ground on a 278-home build-to-rent community in Tomball, targeting mid-2026 move-ins. → Link

Retail, Consumer & Hospitality

  • Dick’s Sporting Goods and Havertys joined the final anchor lineup at Grand at Aliana, bringing the Fort Bend County retail center to full scale. → Link

  • Famous Toastery will open its first Texas location in San Antonio, with completion expected in 2026. → Link

  • The historic Sam Houston Hotel reopened downtown after a full renovation, joining Hilton’s Tapestry Collection. → Link

Finance & Workforce

  • The Federal Reserve approved National Bank Holdings’s acquisition of Vista Bank, expanding NBH’s Texas presence. → Link

  • Oceaneering International added former Murphy Oil CEO Roger Jenkins to its board following his retirement. → Link

Policy & Regulation

  • A federal judge temporarily blocked a Texas law restricting children’s access to app stores, citing First Amendment concerns. → Link

  • South Texas homebuilders warned that ICE arrests are disrupting construction activity, creating labor shortages across the Rio Grande Valley. → Link

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