THE WOODLANDS-George Mitchell, who conceived of and developed the 28,000-acre master-planned community in Houston's far north submarket, passed away.

DALLAS-In its first Dallas-area moves, a fund run by the Philadelphia buyer snagged a stake in the 258-room LeMeridien Galleria and bought the 243,109-square-foot Atrium at Office Center in Las Colinas out of foreclosure.

HOUSTON-Camden Property Trust's Q2 numbers showed funds from operations totalling $91 million (versus $76 million from Q2 2012), while earnings per share totaled $72 million (an increase from $22 million reported the same time last year).

PRESCOTT, AZ-In its latest move to widen its regional footprint, Bascom Arizona Ventures acquires Terraces at Glassford Hill in an off-market transaction.

AUSTIN-<b>DealTracker</b>-After doing business at 4107 Medical Pkwy. for close to two decades, the organization signed a lease at Rockwood Village Center. Texas commercial real estate news and CRE news from the southwest follows.

DALLAS-Student housing experts speak with GlobeSt.com's Amy Wolff Sorter about smaller owners in the student housing sector. There are more of them than you might think.

PHOENIX-The 98-unit Silver Tree Apartments' buyers assumed the property's long-term loan because of its interest rate, which was lower than the market rate. Orion Multifamily brokers, who negotiated the deal, believe more assumptions are on the way as debt becomes expensive.

AUSTIN-Following an active bidding process, a private investment firm ends up with the five-year-old, class A complex on Austin's northwest side.