Tampa developer buys prime site in Westshore, considering office, hotel projects

A Tampa developer has purchased a prime corner in Westshore and is considering several projects for the site, including hotel and office developments.

An affiliate of the Giunta Group Ltd., a Tampa-based developer, paid $3.9 million for the 8-acre site at the corner of West Laurel and North O’Brien streets in early March, according to Hillsborough County property records. The site is south of Avion Park, where Highwoods Properties Inc. is under construction on a $56 million custom campus for Laser…

The 'Denton ban:' Oil industry, anti-frackers take arguments to Texas Capitol

The showdown between Texas cities and the state’s oil and gas industry took center stage Monday in the House Energy Resources Committee meeting.

Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, has filed House Bill 40 to combat what has been dubbed this session as the “Denton ban.”

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The bill would actively preempt local jurisdictions from the regulation of oil and gas industry activity, with…

U.S. Soccer project advances in Wyandotte County

A development agreement relating to the 170-acre soccer village proposed by the U.S. Soccer Federation and Sporting Club is scheduled to be considered Thursday by commissioners with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan.

The project, announced in July, will include U.S. Soccer’s National Training and Coaching Development Center on about 40 acres southeast of 98th Street and Parallel Parkway. In addition, it will include at least eight tournament soccer fields on 130 acres…

Former Dixie Chicks lead singer sells her Austin home

Natalie Maines, former lead singer with The Dixie Chicks, and her actor-husband Adrian Pasdar have sold their Austin home in Pemberton Heights for $1.82 million, show-business publication Variety has reported

The property at 4 Green Lane near Windsor Road and North Lamar Boulevard was built in 1938 and was most recently valued by the Travis Central Appraisal District at $1.5 million.

The legal entity, which acquired the property on behalf of Maines in December 2000, is 4 Green Lane Real Estate…

Oil industry, anti-frackers take arguments to Texas Capitol

The showdown between Texas cities and the state’s oil and gas industry took center stage Monday in the House Energy Resources Committee meeting.

Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, has filed House Bill 40 to combat what has been dubbed this session as the “Denton ban.”

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The bill would actively preempt local jurisdictions from the regulation of oil and gas industry activity, with…