- Conroe, The Woodlands Now Rank as “Large Urbanized Transit Areas,” with Tripled Population Since 1990 [Houston Chronicle]
- Houston Ranks No. 2 in Nation for Construction Job Gains Over Past Year, Finds Study [Houston Business Journal]
- West Alabama Private School’s Alcohol Ban Could Affect Mixed-Used Project at Old Fiesta Spot [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
- Meet the Developer Behind Downtown’s Second Convention Center Hotel [Houston Chronicle]
- Free Press Summer Fest Brought $14M to Houston Economy, Finds U of H Study [Rocks Off]
- Rare Manatee Sighting in Galveston Canal Draws Crowd [Houston Chronicle]
- San Antonio Mayor Accuses Houston of ‘River Envy’ [Culturemap]
- How Rice University Went from Muddy, Treeless Spread to 4,000 Oaks and Swamp Elms, 80 Buildings [Houston Chronicle]
- Slideshow: Rice Architecture Grads Update Historic Third Ward Row House with Prefab Kitchen-Bath Unit [Culturemap]
- Documentary Footage: The Astrodome in 1965 [HAIF]
- Help the Greater Houston Visitors and Conventions Bureau Update Its List of 15 Iconic Houston Meals [Eating Our Words]
Photo of Williams Tower: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool