Market data and local reporting for Central Texas — property tax rates, housing inventory, new construction, lake levels, and school ratings, updated as the numbers change.
WFH Series — Part 2 of 3 Where to Work Remotely Along the I-35 Middle Corridor Coworking spaces and laptop-friendly coffee shops in Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, Lockhart, and Bastrop — the towns filling in fast between Austin and San Antonio. By Texas Home Talk · Remote Work Guide Illustration · Texas Home Talk If […]
2026 TEA Ratings Are Rising Across Central Texas The 2026 TEA ratings across Central Texas are out, covering all 24 school districts serving our communities. Fifteen improved, six held, three slipped — and for buyers and sellers, a district’s direction can matter more than its letter. Ratings released August 14, 2026 · Preliminary Across the
Hill Country Buyer Intelligence What Canyon Lake’s Water Level Actually Means When You’re Buying a Home Here The lake just rose 20 feet in a week. Three weeks ago it was 20 feet low. That swing — not either number — is the thing a buyer needs to understand. Here’s the honest version, from a
Fredericksburg’s wine country is the draw for most vacation-home buyers — but the purchase decision comes down to permits, taxes, and a saturated rental market, not the view. Real Estate · Fredericksburg · 2026 Buying a Vacation Home in Fredericksburg: The 2026 Short-Term Rental Reality You spent a weekend in wine country and started doing
Lifestyle · Hill Country · Central Texas Moving to the Texas Hill Country: 12 Things Nobody Tells You About Your First Year A field guide from people who have lived it — not a tourism brochure, not a relocation packet, just the operational realities of your first year here. 📅 Updated May 2026 · ✍️
Central Texas property taxes 2026 guide: Texas homestead exemption 2026 raised to $140K under Proposition 13, Texas property tax protest deadline May 15 under Tax Code 41.44, new construction property tax Texas trap that doubles second-year escrow payments, and how Hill Country property taxes stack with MUD assessments in fast-growing subdivisions. Property Tax Guide ·
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Central Texas Water: Drought, Floods, and a Promising Forecast Ahead The full story on water in New Braunfels, San Marcos, Georgetown, and the Austin–San Antonio corridor — including why the next year could bring welcome relief. The Canyon Lake Gorge — carved almost overnight by catastrophic flooding in 2002 — is one of the most
WFH Series — Part 1 of 3 Where to Work Remotely in New Braunfels & the Texas Hill Country Nine coworking spaces and laptop-friendly coffee shops locals actually use — from New Braunfels and Boerne out across the Hill Country and the northeast San Antonio suburbs. By Texas Home Talk · Remote Work Guide Photo
