- South Korean Investors Buy 19-Story Galleria Office Building 3000 Post Oak in Deal Pegged at $175M [Prime Property]
- Dallas-Based Presidium Group Acquires Southwest Houston Apartment Complexes 3737 Hillcroft Apartments and Colonial Woods [Prime Property]
- Cheaper Gas Prices Could Drive Sprawl to Conroe, East of Lake Houston, Magnolia Area [Houston Chronicle]
- Chipotle Coming to New Locations in Memorial City Mall, Cypress and Spring [Prime Property]
- The Importance of Stacking in the Design of the New High School for the Performing and Visual Arts [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
- Eight of the 39 Long-Delayed Railcars from CAF USA To Start Service the First Week of 2015 [Houston Chronicle]
- High-Speed Rail Opponents Say Central Business District is Too Congested, Neighborhoods Near Memorial Park Will Be Divided [Click2Houston]
- City Council Votes to De-Annex Valero Refinery, Houston Ship Channel Site To Become an Industrial District [Houston Public Media]
- Jury Finds That Waller County Commissioners Violated Texas Open Meetings Act By Holding Closed Meetings with Developer of Controversial Landfill [Houston Public Media]
- Contractors Say They’re Owed Nearly $150K for Work on Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill in the West Oaks Mall [KHOU]
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Sorry Mayor Parker but that Valero “de-annexation” bit screams shady as hell. Sounds like it was done as some kind of incentive for Valero to expand their existing property. Screw Valero!
I’m thinking of hiring a yard man and a maid next year. Should I ask City Council for a tax exemption because I’m creating jobs?