Between its regional malls, open-air and outlet centers, Simon currently owns 23 properties in the state. Next week the company will open the 785,000-sf Firewheel Town Center in Garland. "Texas has been a great state for us, and we're continuing to add property and enhance what we have there," a Simon spokesman tells GSR.

Simon executives expect to complete the $50-million Rio Grande some time in the fall next year. The center will feature 100 upscale stores on a single level, as well as Southwestern architecture.

The other Texas outlet Simon has in the works is the 430,000-sf Round Rock Premium Outlets, outside of Austin. This year Simon also opened Wolf Ranch, a 670,000-sf open-air center in nearby Georgetown.

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