Yesterday’s vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal President Obama’s health care overhaul is unlikely to go anywhere with the Senate controlled by Democrats. But that political equation could change after November, and some employers are waiting to see what happens....
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Two former Austin developers have agreed to plead guilty in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Developers Andy Sarwal and Fred Yeo planned to transform the former Concordia University site into a hotel, upscale shops and condominiums. Now, the men are facing justice and project development is up in the air for the mostly vacant 23-acre site. It’s been four years since Concordia University’s Central Austin Campus was torn down. Since then, only one building has gone up in its place Clark Patterson is with the city’s Planning and Development Review Office. He says the site might still be transformed into something similar to the previous plan of the now-disgraced developers. Then again, Patterson says, the new owners have several options for the...
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