What impressed us the most about Sammy’s House was the unique service they provide for the families in our community. The nonprofit organization was formed because of a strong need for therapy, support, curriculum-based instruction, and child care services for children who are medically fragile and/or developmentally delayed.

As expected, Austin City Council on Thursday gave its approval to put the $720 million transportation bond package championed by Mayor Steve Adler on the November ballot. Still, the final 7-3-1 vote for the package, which proponents say is designed to improve mobility on key Austin road corridors, showed apprehension among some Council members who were displeased with how the package was put together.

America has some big-ticket infrastructure projects that need to be resolved, and with global interest rates now lower than ever Wall Street is urging governments to invest. But local policymakers are still hesitant to borrow and invest.

Deep in the heart of Texas, champions are forged through dedication. Camp Karolyi, founded near Huntsville by world-famous gymnastics coaches Bela and Márta Károlyi, has birthed some of the greatest athletes in Olympic history. Known simply as The Ranch, the home of the dominant USA Gymnastics team will live on under new owners as the Károlyis make their retirement official.

This year, the US will deliver 50% more apartments than 2015, topping 320,000 units, according to a new study by RentCafé. And 70,000 of those are between Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio—Texas' big four comprise 22% of the country's apartments underway.

Dallas and Austin filled a larger percentage of their existing hotel rooms and generated more revenue per available room than San Antonio during the second quarter of this year.

This will be the first Houston development to include microcondos, and Surge officials said their market research indicates the city is "ripe" for the concept.

The need to boost water unit efficiency at data centers is driving some companies to open up locations near water sources and cooler climates. Menlo Park, California-based Facebook, for example, began operations at its overseas data center in Lulea, Sweden in 2013 near the Arctic Circle. Mountain View, California-based Google operates a total of 15 data centers with four located in northern Europe.

Check out these four factors are shaking up the hotel industry in 2016.

In July 2015, both Cuba and the U.S. re-opened embassies in Havana and Washington, DC, marking the establishment of official relations. Since that time, the Obama administration has eased travel restrictions to Cuba, and American telecom companies Verizon and Sprint have begun operations there, as have Airbnb and Netflix.

The WorldGBC plans to do this by implementing net zero certification rating systems and training in countries that have the highest projected growth in building development. As there are 74 separate Green Building Councils and 27,000 member companies within the WorldGBC, this new project holds potential to make a massive impact on building stock around the globe.