• During Drought, Leaks Cost Houston Up to a Quarter of Water it Produced [Houston Chronicle]
• Moon Tower Inn on Canal Street Promising Second Life as a Brewery Built Out of Shipping Containers [Culturemap]
• Galveston Eases Water Restrictions [Galveston County Daily News]
• State Parks $4.6M Funding Appeal Brings in More Than $355K [Memorial Examiner]
• Frito-Lay Funded Fort Crockett Park Bike Racks, Seating, Shade Structure, Solar Lighting Nearly Complete [Galveston County Daily News]
• Fannie Mae Economist Cautious on Housing Market Outlook [Houston Chronicle]
• Free Tows, Metro Rides this New Year’s Eve [Culturemap]
• A Tree Grows at Brazos Bookstore [The Great God Pan is Dead]

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