• FBI Investigating Improvement District’s Connection to Proposed New Caney Dinosaur Theme Park [The Tribune; previously on Swamplot]
• Ric Campo: We Will See Mixed-Use Developments Downtown — But Not Now [Houston Business Journal]
• Ziegler Cooper Architects Designing Its Own Lofty Office Space in Downtown’s Bank of America Center [Prime Property]
• New Antique Mall Set To Open in Downtown Conroe Next Month [Courier of Montgomery County]
• Berryhill Baja Grill Returns to Push-Cart Roots with Food Truck [Eating Our Words]
• Galveston Planning Commission Approves Revised Noise Ordinance [Galveston County Daily News]
• Bad Roads Cost Houston Drivers $1,900 Each Year, Finds Report [Houston Chronicle]
• Heights’ Nightmare on the Bayou Named 13th Best Haunted House by HauntWorld Magazine [Houston Business Journal]
• Houston Ranks Among Top Cities for College Students [AIER via Houston Business Journal]
• Houston Residents ‘Incredibly Optimistic’ About Its Economy, Finds Study [Houston Chronicle]
• More of R. Allen Stanford’s Empire To Be Auctioned This Saturday [abc13; Q&A; slideshow here]

Photo of the Strand, Galveston: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool