AUSTIN-Bee Cave's master plan change has a local developer lobbying for a rezoning so he can proceed on a 7.6-acre retail project. Optimism is riding high so Carr Development is working out the details to another phase of his 25-acre holding.

LAS COLINAS, TX-Transwestern Commercial Services has landed a double punch, securing a 185,000-sf management contract and the asset manager to MacArthur Plaza. Mat Hurlbut, who has handled the property since mid-1999, has been assigned to the class-A property in Las Colinas.

DALLAS-In less than nine months, Morning Park has poked holes in that old saying that Dallas always develops north. The region's top players have picked up more than 270 acres and more deals are in the pipeline for land south of the Trinity River in a frenzied Pinnacle Park development rush.

DALLAS-Deals of all sizes have been cut this week by the Henry S. Miller Commercial team. One of the largest is a Ft. Worth buy by JYD Properties, which wants the property for investment purposes.

AUSTIN-Expeditrix has added 3,500 members and 200 affiliates to its growing roster of clients for SmartClose, a 24/7 platform for secure real estate transactions. The latest client to join the Expeditrix team is the San Antonio Board of Realtors.

SAN ANTONIO-Neiman Marcus will be the fourth anchor at the 1.3-million sf La Cantera in a long-awaited announcement that has just been made this morning. The high-end retailer will be developing a 120,000-sf store amid an anchor lineup that includes Nordstrom, Dillard's and Foley's.

DALLAS-It's the law of the jungle: only the strongest survive and that's most likely the way it will end up when the dust settles on the battle among high-tech real estate venues. Some will be investing more money and others will fall, but the demand remains stronger than ever.

AUSTIN-The state capital's international community has added corporations from India and Germany in a growing trend by overseas firms to select Austin for their US headquarters. The city's lure may help keep its market afloat in the event of a recession.