In the past year, Anna's Linens has opened 19 stores in the Houston area, four in San Antonio and two in Dallas. "We're hoping we can keep that momentum going," says Todd Wallace, vice president and head of Dallas-based Staubach Co.'s Austin office. Staubach senior vice president Brian Murphy is heading up the Texas plan, which has Wallace scouting Austin and associate broker Daniel Taylor on the streets in Dallas/Fort Worth.

The retailer's decision-makers will be in town next week to review sites for up to 30 stores in Dallas/Fort Worth and tour 14 locations for up to six stores in Austin, Taylor and Wallace tell GSR. Three stores are planned for the Rio Grande Valley. The Austin stores could start to come on line in January and phase in over the next 18 months. The Dallas/Fort Worth expansion has a two-year rollout while the Rio Grande Valley's shops could be up and running in four months.

In the past month, Dallas-area stores opened in White Rock Marketplace at 11255 Garland Rd. and Redbird Hill Center at 4241 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. Next month will bring a ribbon-cutting in Trinity Valley Shopping Center at 2630 N. Josey Lane in Carrollton. Taylor says the Redbird Hill Center set a first day-sales record for the privately held company.