$500M project planned near Tesla; plan includes 2,500 single-family homes

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Houston-based real estate developer wants to bring thousands of homes near Tesla's gigafactory, saying it believes Austin is "growing into the tech epi-center of Texas."As first reported by KXAN's media partners at the Austin Business Journal, Hines announced Jan. 20 it has closed on 1,400 acres in the southeastern part of the city it intends to develop into a master-planned community called Mirador.Tesla Model Ys already being built at Austin factory, Cybertruck model st