- Six Weeks After Flood Bond Passage, More Than $1.4B-Worth of Projects Are in the Works Around Houston [Houston Chronicle]
- Pulte Group Planning Gated Townhome Community Near Oak Forest [HBJ ($)]
- Spec Distribution Space Underway in Bayport North Industrial Park [HBJ ($)]
- Lakeside Estate in Fort Bend County Going to Auction Starting at $1.8M [HBJ]
- Design Store Rejuvenation Opening First Houston Location Oct. 18 in Uptown Park [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
- New Springwoods Village Marriott Adds Restaurant Dubbed SwitcHouse Plates & Pours [Eater Houston]
- New Orleans-Based Neyow’s Creole Cafe Sets Its Sights on Former Beaucoup Bar & Grill on Richmond Near Hillcroft [Eater Houston]
- Levy Park Wins International Award from Urban Land Institute [Houston Public Media]
- Two Giant Hives of ‘Killer’ Bees Removed from Braeburn Home in Southwest Houston [Houston Chronicle]
Photo of mural by Ana Marietta on the Dramatika Custom Framing building at 331 W. 19th St., painted as part of the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse program: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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“Six weeks after Harris County flood bond passage, $1.4B in projects underway” …. $1.4B in costs for likely $0.7B in value
@city cynic, there’s a lot of local and federal laws that impact governemnt contracting and the bidding competition. Feel free to talk to your local
congressional representative, but be assured they’re too busy politicking to care.