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10/02/2026

Austin said, “ACL weekend!” and Mother Nature apparently said, “Hold my umbrella.” ☔️🎶

Weekend 1 of ACL kicks off TODAY at Zilker Park, and as of this morning, the festival is still moving forward as planned — but after all this rain, expect mud, soggy ground and some messy travel around Central Texas.

And here’s my bigger Central Texas reminder: even if you’re nowhere near ACL, please pay attention to low-water crossings and road closures today. We’ve already had flooding in parts of the Austin area, and our ground is SATURATED.

This is one of those weekends that is just SO Austin — tens of thousands of people, live music, unpredictable Texas weather and everybody figuring it out as we go. 😂

Be safe, wear the ugly rain boots, and if you’re headed to ACL… embrace the mud.

Who’s going to ACL this weekend — and who’s happily watching all of this from a dry couch?

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10/01/2026

✈️ MUGNOS DID YOU KNOW?

Okay, my longtime Central Texans… WHO REMEMBERS THIS?!

I remember when Mueller Airport was still up and running and you’d be driving down IH-35 with those planes coming in LOW over the highway. ✈️

I can still picture it.

Robert Mueller Municipal Airport opened in 1930, back when that part of Austin was basically the outskirts of town. Eventually Austin grew up all around it, leaving the airport landlocked on about 700 acres.

Then in May 1999, Mueller closed and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport opened the very next day.

And here’s what makes this relevant again today…

Starting as early as October 1, Austin plans to begin charging new landing fees for noncommercial aircraft at AUS. The Aviation Department recommended a $50 landing fee and $100 during certain major-event weekends, although AUS hadn’t confirmed those specific rates as final when they were reported. And it’s not just big private jets — smaller general-aviation aircraft can be affected too.

Meanwhile, that old Mueller airport?

It’s now the 700+ acre Mueller neighborhood — homes, restaurants, businesses, parks and everything else that has grown there.

It’s pretty amazing when you think about it.

I remember planes flying low over IH-35…

and today people are living, eating, shopping and raising families on the land where those planes used to take off and land.

Austin sure knows how to reinvent itself. ❤️

Now I want to hear from the old-school Central Texans:

👇 Do YOU remember Mueller Airport? What’s your favorite memory — and do you remember those planes coming in over IH-35?

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10/01/2026

🏡 BROKER BIT

One of the biggest mistakes I see sellers make in today’s market?

“Let’s start high. We can always come down.”

Technically, yes.

Strategically? That can cost you.

Your listing gets its biggest burst of attention when it first hits the market. That’s when the serious buyers who have been waiting for a home like yours are going to see it.

If they look at the price and think, “Nope, that’s too high,” they don’t necessarily come running back three weeks later because you dropped $15,000.

By then, your listing isn’t NEW anymore.

Now buyers start asking:

“Why hasn’t it sold?”

In this market, I would rather have buyers looking at a home saying:

“We better go see this.”

than:

“Let’s wait and see if they reduce it.”

Price it right.
Make it showstopper ready.
Make the first impression count.

Because sometimes the best price reduction is the one you never needed to make.

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10/01/2026

09/28/2026

MUGNOS DID YOU KNOW? 👀

Okay, LEANDER… I see you.

If you still think of Leander as that little town you drive through north of Austin, you may want to take another look.

Here’s some of what’s happening:

A Koreatown-style marketplace 🍜
Sprouts Farmers Market 🥑
New restaurants
A completely new 116-acre downtown district called Northline
AND a huge new sports and entertainment complex is in the works.

That sports project could eventually include a 150,000+ square-foot indoor facility, track, volleyball courts, soccer fields and baseball/softball fields.

This is one of the most interesting things happening around Central Texas right now.

We’re watching communities that used to depend heavily on Austin for shopping, restaurants and entertainment start developing destinations of their own.

And as somebody who drives all over Central Texas for a living, I LOVE watching these communities develop their own personalities.

Leander isn’t just growing anymore. It’s changing what Leander IS.

Which Central Texas community do you think is next?

09/27/2026

MUGNOS DID YOU KNOW? 👀

Look up, Central Texas — the tallest building in the entire state of Texas is now right here in Austin.

Waterline is officially open and stands 1,025 feet tall and 74 stories over downtown Austin.

And here’s the part I didn’t realize:

It’s not just an office building.

There are apartments, offices, a luxury hotel, restaurants, retail and public spaces all packed into this one massive tower.

I’ve been in Central Texas long enough to remember a VERY different Austin skyline, so watching our city grow UP instead of just OUT is pretty incredible.

Love the growth or miss the old skyline, you have to admit…

Austin certainly doesn’t look like it used to. ❤️

What do you think — does Waterline make our skyline better?

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09/25/2026

MUGNOS DID YOU KNOW? 🎢

Central Texas is getting a BRAND-NEW theme park… and it opens TOMORROW!

COTALAND at Circuit of the Americas is finally here.

We’re talking 30 acres, more than 30 rides and attractions, and a roller coaster that literally TILTS before dropping you. 😳

It’s called Circuit Breaker, and apparently it’s Texas’ only tilt coaster.

Now listen… I love experiencing new things around Central Texas.

But somebody is going to have to explain to me why I would voluntarily get into a roller coaster that stops, tilts the entire track and then drops me. 😂

This is one of those things I love about living here, though. Central Texas just keeps adding more things for us to experience without having to travel somewhere else.

So I need to know:

Who’s riding Circuit Breaker… and who’s holding everyone’s purses? 😂

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09/25/2026

MUGNOS DID YOU KNOW? 🎢

Central Texas is getting a BRAND-NEW theme park… and it opens TOMORROW!

COTALAND at Circuit of the Americas is finally here.

We’re talking 30 acres, more than 30 rides and attractions, and a roller coaster that literally TILTS before dropping you. 😳

It’s called Circuit Breaker, and apparently it’s Texas’ only tilt coaster.

Now listen… I love experiencing new things around Central Texas.

But somebody is going to have to explain to me why I would voluntarily get into a roller coaster that stops, tilts the entire track and then drops me. 😂

This is one of those things I love about living here, though. Central Texas just keeps adding more things for us to experience without having to travel somewhere else.

So I need to know:

Who’s riding Circuit Breaker… and who’s holding everyone’s purses? 😂