BASTROP, TX-Retail's flourishing in the City of Bastrop, as evidenced by the number of developments now under construction or on the drawing boards. Construction crews are clearing land for a Home Depot that will neighbor Wal-Mart and H-E-B.

SAN ANTONIO-English and Continental Development breaks ground what it says will end a 40-year streak of no new retail projects in the southeast submarket. The 64,000-sf project goes hand-in-hand with an under-construction, 204,000-sf Wal-Mart Supercenter.

AUSTIN-The 2001 fourth quarter, says Littlefield's CEO, was the first solid sign that a two-year revamping has worked. The operator of bingo halls and entertainment says it closed the year with net income of $1.6 million and EBITDA of $3.4-million.

AUSTIN-The Calendar Club heads to the Austin suburb of Buda for more space. The national merchandiser and 170,000-sf Austin tenant needed a quick signing for its Christmas Corner wares. The lease shutters a Rotterdam, NY facility.

SAN ANTONIO-CORFAC lines up its 2002 team, electing Dan Gostylo, principal at San Antonio-based Providence Commercial Real Estate as president. Other officers hail from Virginia, California and Arizona.

AUSTIN-A Texas-size storm is brewing over the state's access law. Texas BOMA and BOMA International claim it amounts to an illegal taking of property. Time Warner Telecom's bid to access to Houston's GeoQuest Center is at the controversy's center.

AUSTIN-The state capital's CBD takes another hit as Travis County Commissioners vote to chase 20 acres at the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport. The plan is to save money by eliminating $1 million in CBD rent and $150,000 for employees' parking.

AUSTIN-An Austin dealer of recreational and sports vehicles is in the midst of construction on a 35,000-sf building at 11405 N. Interstate 35. The Woods Fun Center project unfolds after 27 years in the same location.