In the past year, Anna's Linens has opened 19 stores in theHouston area, four in San Antonio and two in Dallas. "We're hopingwe can keep that momentum going," says Todd Wallace, vice presidentand head of Dallas-based Staubach Co.'s Austin office. Staubachsenior vice president Brian Murphy is heading up the Texas plan,which has Wallace scouting Austin and associate broker DanielTaylor on the streets in Dallas/Fort Worth.

The retailer's decision-makers will be in town next week toreview sites for up to 30 stores in Dallas/Fort Worth and tour 14locations for up to six stores in Austin, Taylor and Wallace tellGSR. Three stores are planned for the Rio Grande Valley. The Austinstores could start to come on line in January and phase in over thenext 18 months. The Dallas/Fort Worth expansion has a two-yearrollout while the Rio Grande Valley's shops could be up and runningin four months.

In the past month, Dallas-area stores opened in White RockMarketplace at 11255 Garland Rd. and Redbird Hill Center at 4241 W.Camp Wisdom Rd. Next month will bring a ribbon-cutting in TrinityValley Shopping Center at 2630 N. Josey Lane in Carrollton. Taylorsays the Redbird Hill Center set a first day-sales record for theprivately held company.