AUSTIN-XeTel Corp., headquartered in the state capital, is capping this year with a move into a 50,000-sf building in the Dallas suburb of Irving. A steadily increasing backlog - a sure sign of a hardy business - has prodded the firm into relocating into larger quarters.

FT. WORTH-For two years, Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. has been making inroads into the North Texas office-industrial market. Other projects are being overshadowed by a 394,450-sf build-to-suit for a GM parts distribution site in Alliance Gateway.

BANDON, OR-A "yes" vote by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission would have moved the line about 750 feet closer to the ocean along a few-mile stretch of coastline south of this city, opening up more of the beach for development.

SAN DIEGO-Tribes resume race against time. They must begin operation of slot machines that were permitted in May or risk losing their licenses under a state compact.