- Commissioners Court Approves ‘380’ Agreement To Pay Developer for Roads, Parks Around Springwoods Village Neighborhood Next to New ExxonMobil Campus [Houston Chronicle]
- Isle Commissioners OK Plan To Build Bolivar Peninsula Sewage Plants Using Federal Disaster Relief Funds [Galveston County Daily News]
- Texans Owner Says Something Must Be Done About Astrodome To Protect Houston’s 2017 Super Bowl Bid [abc13]
- Christian Louboutin Says He Wants To Open a Standalone Boutique in Houston in 2014 [Culturemap]
- The Fastest Toll Road in Texas Opens for Reals Today [abc13]
- ‘Tourist Friendly’ Seawall Parking System Would Scan License Plates, Link Cars to Warrants [Galveston County Daily News]
- Hidden Cameras Capture People Illegally Dumping Trash All Over Houston [KHOU]
- City of Cleveland Hires Contractor To Build New Park [Cleveland Advocate]
- Shadyside Home Listed for $12M Ranks as Houston’s Most Expensive Home Sold Last Year [Houston Business Journal]
- Transportation Costs Put Houston Among Nation’s Top 10 Most Expensive Cities for Moderate-Income Families [Houston Business Journal]
Photo of apartments at 3788 Richmond Ave. (previously on Swamplot): Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool
Has anyone dubbed “Exxonville” for Springwood yet? If not! I want to take credit..lol Sounds like Utopia…I hope Oil and Gas continues to be strong in the near future…policy in current and future government administration can play a big part on that. On that note, I would be hesitant to move in to a community that has the potential for government to have such a large and direct influence on. Imagine massive layoffs due to changes in policy…Not saying that all households will be linked to ExxonMobile…but I am sure it will be packaged to be the ideal choice to work at the new campus…
JR, there is already an area in Houston where govt policy has affected real estate and local business…its called Clear Lake thanks to continuous changes in the NASA budget.
…and just a bit of coincidental trivia, clear lake was developed by friendswood development company which was owned by exxon.
SJ, Awww YES! How could I have forgotten. A quick google search of “Clear Lake NASA layoffs” brings up dozens of articles on the effect on the community…
I haven’t bought a drop of gas for commuting since July when I started biking to work. It can be done. Take that, Exxon.