• Houston Architects’ Smallest Homes: 560 sq. ft. and Smaller [Houston Chronicle]
• Ramps Linking I-10 to Grand Parkway Open in Katy [Covering Katy]
• 60 Protestors Hold Candle-Light Vigil for Century-Old League City Oak at FM 518 and Louisiana Ave. [Galveston County Daily News]
• New Football Facility To Replace South End Zone of Rice Stadium Approved [KHOU]
• UH Students Fear Renovation Could Wipe Away Chicano-Themed Mural [Houston Chronicle]
• Kasmiersky Park on Old Magnolia Road Now Boasts 14,000-sq.-ft. Skate Park, Pavilions, Wheelchair Access [Courier of Montgomery County]
• Galveston Board Puts $87,000 Toward Restoration of Beach Pocket Parks Slammed by Ike [Galveston County Daily News]
• Some Stores Still Go All-Out with Holiday Window Displays [Houston Chronicle]
• Building Codes To Tighten Across Texas [Texas Tribune]

Photo of lawn on Quincannon Ln.: Flickr user perro-viejo [license]