All Texas Schools received their report card this month. The Texas Education Agency has released their ratings for school districts in Texas. Each district receives a grade based on their performances in the following three areas:

• Student Achievement measures what students know and can do by the end of the year.  It includes results from state assessments across all subjects for all students, on both general and alternate assessments, College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) indicators, like AP and ACT results, and graduation rates.
• School Progress measures how much better students are doing on the STAAR test this year versus last year, and how much better students are doing academically relative to schools with similar percentages of

Central Austin

The neighborhoods that surround the heart of Austin share one thing in common - location - but they each possess their own charm to make them uniquely their own. Downtown Condominiums are a popular choice for urban living, but those looking for a single-family property may find their perfect home in the surrounding neighborhoods. Head west on Sixth Street and you will find yourself in the Historic Clarksville neighborhood, a quaint area with historic homes and local restaurant favorites like Clark’s Oyster Bar and Josephine House.

West Central

To the west of Clarksville is the more traditional neighborhood of Tarrytown. Tarrytown homes vary from stately historic homes, charismatic bungalows to clean contemporary residences. The

Austin is known for its thriving real estate market, with prices at an all-time high. It may be surprising to learn that our city ranks in the top 50 cities in the US with the highest share of homes valued at $1 million or more, according to a new study released by Lending Tree. The rankings of the Top 50 cities were determined by the My Lending Tree property value database, which is a collection of real estate data from over 155 million properties in the U.S. The data showed a trend that cities with more start-ups and a larger tech industry made the list, with San Jose, California taking the number one spot with 53.81% of the homes valued over a million dollar. San Jose is also the only city with a median home value exceeding 1 million. San Francisco