AUSTIN (ABJ) — More than two years after a company announced plans to build what they called the “biggest surf park development on the planet” in Austin, the project appears to be moving forward — and it’s doing so about 15 miles south of a separate similarly sized private surf club neighborhood that’s drawing big names like Matthew McConaughey.
Many details are unclear about the billion-dollar Pura Vida development in Mustang Ridge, a small city of about 1,000 people located 20 miles southeast of Austin. But, based on public documents, it is known that the developer, Austin-based SonWest Co., has scooped up more than 200 acres over the last few years and is in the process of securing support from state and local entities.
The Texas Senate on May 13 approved legislation to establish the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1, while a companion bill is making its way through the House. In February, the Mustang Ridge City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the endeavor, noting that it would contain “retail, commercial, hotel, civic center and residential aspects, with indoor and outdoor entertainment uses.”…