Austin officials have formalized the share of future tax revenue from the 2,645-acre Dog's Head in East Austin that will go to public housing and parkland projects.

The details: On Nov. 5, City Council locked in an update to split tax increment reinvestment zone, or TIRZ, allocations evenly between the Housing Trust Fund and Parks Enhancement Fund. The allocations include:

• 5% of both property and sales tax revenues over the zone's first 20 years, projected to total more than $270 million

• 14% of both property and sales tax revenues over the zone's final 15 years, projected to total nearly $1.5 billion

What's happening: The update came as the Defend Dog's Head coalition launched its petition campaign to terminate Austin's long-term agreement with Endeavor Real Estate Group for the Dog's Head's development. If the petition secures at least 20,000 signatures, the measure could land on a future ballot.

Due to this year's voter-approved Proposition G, the issue couldn't be brought to a public vote until November 2028.

Creative Action, a community arts education nonprofit, has partnered with four arts organizations to break ground on a 25,000-square-foot shared facility in the Mueller neighborhood. The groundbreaking occurred on Nov. 10 alongside partners Art Spark Texas, Austin Bat Cave, Austin Soundwaves and Studio A.

The features: The new community arts collaborative is being constructed next to the Dr. General Garwood Marshall Middle School and is slated to open in fall 2027. The facility will feature:

• Shared classrooms

• Studios

• Performance spaces

• Resources to reduce costs for individual organizations and expand creative opportunities

Get involved: Creative Action has secured $11.5 million in funding out of its $15 million goal. The organization and its partners are looking to raise the remaining $3.5 million to finish the arts collaborative.

The event: To commemorate the groundbreaking, the five organizations hosted a ceremony featuring a performance by the Dr. General Garwood Marshall Middle School band and remarks from speakers.

Single-family housing options are growing in Southeast Austin as Taylor Morrison's build-to-rent concept, Yardly, gets ready to break ground on a development in Easton Park.

The big picture: Construction teams are slated to break ground on the 161-home neighborhood later this month, with leasing set to begin in late 2027, a spokesperson for Taylor Morrison said.

Three- and four-bedroom floor plans will be available, with an average of 1,765 square feet.

Features of the neighborhood will include:

• Private yards

• Two-car garages

• 10-foot ceilings

• An on-site dog park

One more thing: The Yardly development will be located within the Easton Park master-planned community, and residents will have access to all of the associated amenities.

• Leasing in late 2027

• 9000 Skytex Drive, Austin

In its inaugural year, The Center for Nonprofit Success has begun providing professional development, resources and tools for a couple dozen nonprofit organizations throughout Central Texas.

Called a capacity-building organization because it aims to give back time to local nonprofit leaders, the initiative is a partnership between the Georgetown Health Foundation and the Central Texas Community Foundation.

The overview: While The Center for Nonprofit Success officially launched in June, the team has been working for the last two years to build its platform, said Andy Davis, vice president of education and capacity building at the Georgetown Health Foundation.

At its core, the organization offers an online portal that members can access 24/7, Executive Director Melinda Brasher said.

Quote of note: “What we have tried to build is a resource center that allows [nonprofits] to be efficient at their job by providing answers to questions in a very timely manner and giving them access to others in their community that they can lean on for peer support,” Davis said.

State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, the longest-serving woman and Black legislator in Texas history, said she has the votes to become Texas House speaker when the legislature convenes in January.

What to know: Thompson released a list Nov. 6 of 90 House members whom she said pledged to support her speaker candidacy.

The 87-year-old was first elected to the legislature in 1972 and took office the following year. She would become the first woman and the first Black lawmaker to serve as Texas House speaker.

The context: Thompson's candidacy comes after Democrats swept Texas' statewide seats in the Nov. 3 election, ending 24 years of Republican dominance. Rep. Eddie Morales, D-Eagle Pass, threw his hat in the ring for speaker on Nov. 5 before endorsing Thompson less than a day later.

Quote of note: "I know that with the colleagues that are being sent to the legislature, both Democrats and Republicans working together, we can make a difference in the state of Texas and the lives of the people that we represent," Thompson said.