• Harris County Housing Authority Misspent $27.5M in Funds, Finds Audit [Star-Telegram]
• J.A. Billipp Co. Finalizes Deal to Develop 36.8-Acre Ellington Air Commerce Center [Houston Business Journal]
• Obama: Keystone XL Should Not Be Approved If It Will Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions [Huffington Post]
• Partial Settlement Reached in Lawsuit About Accuracy of County Real Property Records [Your Houston News]
• Real Estate Reporter: You Might Start To See Office Buildings Torn Down [Culturemap]
• Slideshow: Cinco Ranch, The Woodlands Top List of Houston’s Most Active Residential Communities [Houston Business Journal]
• Residential Growth Draws More Restaurants, Shops to Pearland, Bay Area [Houston Chronicle]
• Extension of Toll Lanes Along Texas 249 Through Tomball To Start This Year [The Highwayman]
• How To Protect the Texas Gulf Coast from a Hurricane’s Storm Surge [StateImpact Texas]
• Texas City To Expand Park & Ride, Improve Sidewalks and Biking Trails [Houston Chronicle]
• Montgomery County Outgrowing its Water Supply [The Woodlands Villager]
• Galveston Enacts Stage Two of its Drought Contingency Plan [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston’s Low-Key, Offbeat, Eccentric Attractions [Houston Chronicle ($)]

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