Weekly Insight
Local news and real estate intelligence — updated every week.
October 19, 2026 · Latest
Hickory Bend Listing Takes a Price Cut — Acreage and Oaks Still in Play A three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 20008 Hickory Bend has been relisted with a reduced price, sitting on a 30…
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October 12, 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate Climbs to 7.4% for Seventh Consecutive Week The average 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 7.4% this week, up from 7.28% the previous week, according to Freddie M…
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October 7, 2026
Hill Country Rainfall Prompts LCRA to Open Floodgates The Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates early Friday after several days of rain across parts of the Texas Hill Co…
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September 29, 2026
Record Beef Prices Are Forcing Texas BBQ Restaurants to Make Hard Choices Beef prices have climbed to record highs across Texas, pushing some barbecue restaurants to cut key menu i…
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September 21, 2026
Texas Statewide Home Sales Up 2.2% Year Over Year in July Despite persistently high mortgage rates, rising inflation, and broad economic uncertainty, Texas home sales rose 2.2 perc…
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September 14, 2026
Texas Stuns No. 1 Ohio State in Fourth-Quarter Rally Arch Manning and Hollywood Smothers led a 21-point fourth-quarter comeback as the University of Texas defeated top-ranked Ohio …
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September 7, 2026
Labor Day Weekend Travel Volume Runs High Across Texas TSA projected more than 17 million airport screenings nationally this Labor Day week, with San Antonio–area travel contributi…
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August 31, 2026
Garden Ridge Home Values: What the Online Estimates Are — and Aren't — Telling You Redfin reported a Garden Ridge median sale price of approximately $739,598 for June 2026, up 8.0%…
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August 24, 2026
South Texas Heat Advisory Continues Through the Weekend A stubborn upper-level ridge is rebuilding across South Central Texas, pushing highs near 105°F with heat index values up to…
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August 17, 2026
Army Halts Apache Helicopter Training After Fatal Fort Hood Crash Near Salado The U.S. Army has temporarily suspended all Apache helicopter training missions following a fatal cras…
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August 10, 2026
Garden Ridge Market Days Hosts 200+ Vendors for Back-to-School Festival Garden Ridge Market Days held its back-to-school festival on Saturday, August 8 at Northeast Bible Church in…
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August 3, 2026
Governor Abbott Advances Proposals to Lower Housing Costs Statewide Governor Greg Abbott has rolled out new proposals aimed at reducing housing costs for Texans, adding policy mome…
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July 27, 2026
Texas Power Grid Breaks Demand Records as Triple-Digit Heat Persists The ongoing statewide heatwave pushed Texas electricity consumption to historic levels this week, breaking the …
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July 20, 2026
Central Texas Flooding Continues; Kerr County Hit a Second Time Another round of severe flooding struck Kerr County this week, compounding damage from historic floodwaters that dev…
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July 13, 2026
Flash Flood Watch in Effect Through Thursday Night for Central Texas A Flash Flood Watch remains active through Thursday night across much of Central Texas, including the Hill Coun…
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July 8, 2026
Garden Ridge Celebrates 50th Annual Independence Day Parade — and America's 250th This Fourth of July, Garden Ridge hosted its 50th consecutive Independence Day parade, a milestone…
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July 1, 2026
Fireworks Sales Expanded Ahead of July 4th as Drought Conditions Ease Improved drought conditions across the region have allowed fireworks retailers to sell all legally permitted f…
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