- New Urban Texas Embodied by Houston, One of the Fastest-Growing U.S. Cities [Reuters]
- Houston Fourth in U.S. for Percentage of Square Feet of LEED Certified Buildings in 2015 Green Building Adoption Index [Culturemap]
- Lake Houston Area Saw 71% Growth Rate from 2000-2014 [Your Houston News]
- High-Rise Condo Arabella To Break Ground on Site of Former Westcreek at River Oaks Apartments in Mid-October [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
- Transwestern To Lease Midtown Office Building Central Square Plaza Currently Undergoing a Major Redevelopment [Realty News Report; previously on Swamplot]
- Rebuilding Projects Still Linger in Galveston County 7 Years After Hurricane Ike [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
- New Houston Downtown Management District Program Could Provide Relief To Businesses Hurt By Construction [Houston Chronicle]
- Tarakaan Restaurant and Lounge Set To Open Sept. 16 in Midtown at 2301 Main [Houston Chronicle]
- Zelko Concepts Selected To Operate Restaurant Under Construction in Evelyn’s Park in Bellaire [Houston Chronicle]
- Mattress Firm Holding Corp. Rebranding All Mattress Pro Stores Under the Mattress Firm Brand [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
- EZ TAG Tollway Rate Increases By 5 Cents [Click2Houston]
- ‘No Surprises’ So Far as Army Corps Of Engineers’ Prepares To Dismantle Radioactive Barge in Galveston [Houston Public Media]
- Memorial Park’s $200M Renovation To Begin This Fall at Eastern Glades Picnic Area [HBJ]
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I wanted to buy that nuclear powered barge to use as my villain’s lair. I’d anchor it in international waters and sit in an unreasonably large chair whilst petting my Persian cat and holding my pinkie to the corner of my mouth.