Affordability

Abbott, one of the largest formula-makers in the U.S., has reached an agreement with the government to bring a closed factory back on line. And the FDA is easing some restrictions on imported formula.

The state’s poorest mothers are paying hundreds of dollars out of pocket when they find baby formula because they say they can’t risk waiting for the exact brand and size container covered by Texas’ Women, Infant and Children program.

SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas, and send the first person to Mars from there. Seven years after breaking ground, residents say the only thing skyrocketing is housing prices.

Several council members said they had questions about how families would qualify for the program and how it would be evaluated.

If council members approve a contract on the pilot program Thursday, 85 families in need would start receiving monthly payments.

The median price of $624,000 in March represents a record-high price, and a 22% increase in sales price over the past year.

A new data analysis from the Texas Real Estate Research Center seeks to dismiss assumptions about Texas transplants driving up residential real estate.

The county received more than 3,300 applications in the first week alone. By comparison, fewer than 1,000 people applied over six weeks to a similar program last year.

If Austin City Council members OK a cost estimate for the study early next year, city staff could go ahead with the analysis.

The Biden administration has doubled duties on lumber imported from Canada. Critics argue it hurts the goal of affordable housing.