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PACE IN TEXAS
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Project Highlights
PACE in Action Across Texas
| | Three TX-PACE Projects Close in September | September brought three TX-PACE project closings across San Antonio and Fredericksburg: Merchants Ice, the Kimpton at the Meuse, and Meuse Retail. Together, these projects reflect the range of properties and financing structures that can benefit from TX-PACE and add to the growing portfolio of projects using long-term financing for eligible improvements across Texas. Explore these and other TX-PACE projects on TPA’s Project List. | | |
Program Highlights
Expanding Access One Region at a Time
| | City of Prairie View Adopts TX-PACE | |
Commercial property owners in Prairie View now have a new financing option for eligible property improvements. With the city’s adoption of TX-PACE, owners of retail, office, hospitality, industrial, multifamily and other qualifying properties can explore long-term financing for energy efficiency, water conservation, resiliency, distributed generation and more.
By offering TX-PACE, Prairie View is expanding access to private financing that can help property owners make substantial improvements while supporting investment in the community. The program can help make projects more manageable by financing eligible improvements over time, potentially enabling property owners to pursue upgrades that enhance the value, performance and long-term competitiveness of their properties.
Property owners and project teams can learn more about Prairie View’s local program, eligibility requirements and next steps through Texas PACE Authority.
| | Introducing the Texas PACE Standards Alliance | | |
The Texas PACE Standards Alliance (TPSA) is carrying forward the work of Keeping PACE in Texas (KPT), providing a dedicated resource for the standards, guidance, and best practices that support TX-PACE programs statewide. Building on the PACE in a Box framework, TPSA helps maintain consistency in program requirements and documentation.
By promoting clear, consistent standards, TPSA helps local governments implement TX-PACE programs, gives lenders and contractors greater confidence in the process, and makes financing more accessible for property owners. Its work complements Texas PACE Authority's role in administering local TX-PACE programs and facilitating eligible projects.

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In Case You Missed It
What We're Saying
| | Independent Review: Trust but Verify Your TX-PACE Project | | Before a TX-PACE project moves forward, an independent engineer takes a close look at the energy or water savings analysis supporting the project. Our latest article explains what that review covers, why it matters to property owners, and how it helps ensure everyone involved is working from a sound technical foundation. | | EB-5 Financing for Hotels: It’s Not Just About the Interest Rate | | Today’s developers are looking beyond the cost of individual financing sources and focusing on how the entire capital stack works together. Our latest article explores how EB-5 and TX-PACE can complement traditional financing, preserve sponsor equity and create greater flexibility for hotel and other commercial real estate projects. | | |
Upcoming Events
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24th Annual North
Texas Facilities Expo
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October 14-15, 2026
Irving Convention Center
| The North Texas Facilities Expo offers free learning and networking for facilities, maintenance, energy, and building professionals. | | Greater Houston Environmental Summit | | |
October 23-24, 2026
United Way of Greater Houston
| This year’s summit focuses on fostering resilience in community, including energy, infrastructure and climate readiness for the Gulf Coast. | | 21st Annual
Texas Energy Summit | | |
October 26-28, 2026
Texas Capitol & REJ Building
| Connect with leaders advancing cleaner air through innovative energy technologies, policies, programs, and partnerships. | | |
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October 6-7, 2026
Southern Methodist University
| This conference unites experts advancing resource-efficient AI across autonomous, edge, distributed, and quantum systems. | | 2026 Program Administrator Roundtable & Leadership Forum | | |
September 22-24, 2026
John Hancock Center - Laskar Hall
| This year’s Roundtable and Leadership Forum is intentionally designed to provide a candid, collaborative space for program administrators to connect directly with peers and key industry stakeholders in a focused, small-group setting. | | Austin-San Antonio Growth Summit 2026 | | |
September 24, 2026
New Braunfels Civic & Convention Center
| Join Austin Business Journal & San Antonio Business Journal for the 2026 Austin-San Antonio Growth Summit. | | September Property & Education Exchange | | |
September 10
Goosehead Insurance Office
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September 9, 2026
Thousand Hills Church, Hickory Creek
| TPA joined the Lake Cities Chamber for a Lunch & Learn to share how TX-PACE can support local commercial projects. | | Bastrop County Growth Summit | | |
September 9, 2026
Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center
| The 2026 Bastrop County Growth Summit was hosted by the Austin Business Journal in partnership with Bastrop EDC. | | |
Around the Web
What They're Saying
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September 23, 2026
The C-PACE Opportunity for Ground-Leased Properties
| | An analysis of how C-PACE financing can complement ground-lease structures, including the legal, ownership and lender-consent considerations that developers and capital providers should evaluate early. | | |
  About Texas PACE Authority: Texas PACE Authority (TPA) is the nonprofit administrator of 114 local TX-PACE programs at the time of this newsletter. TPA is on a mission to empower commercial, industrial, and multifamily property owners across Texas to make energy- and water-saving upgrades that save money, benefit the environment, and help their communities. We work with local governments, lenders, service providers, and all other stakeholders to make businesses more profitable, save natural resources, and revitalize communities across Texas. www.TexasPACEAuthority.org | | | | |
