- Regent Square To Start Development on Phase Two Later This Year [Houston Business Journal; previously on Swamplot]
- Galveston Council To Ask For Permission To Use Scholes International Airport as a Racetrack [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
- Galveston Reviving Plans To Install Bike Paths Around the City [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
- Ike Dike Project Gets Financial Boost with Funding for Economic Studies [KUHF; previously on Swamplot]
- Some Lawmakers Upset That Texas Tax Funds Helped Pay for Toyota Center’s New $8M TV [abc13]
- Major Street Closings for This Weekend’s NBA All Star Events [The Highwayman]
- Great Egret Found Walking Around Beaumont With Arrow In It [Hair Balls]
Photo: o texano via Swamplot Flickr Pool
People feel such outrage about paying for a train that they will never set foot on… how about paying for a TV they’ll never watch? Both promise to bring economic benefits, but I think I’d prefer to pay for someone else’s public transportation than chip in for a free Jumbotron for the Rockets.
two words: privatize cul-de-sacs