After years of planning, a slew of phone calls, repeated trips to City Hall, organizer trainings, exhaustive blog posts and countless closed-door meetings with Council Members, citizens finally found a voice when the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance was passed on May 28th. The new law instituted an historic new level of protections for all Houstonians, and for many was a cause for celebration.
But today, … Continue Reading ››
Though the Houston area may be infamous for it's sprawling neighborhoods of suburban-style detached housing, that character, especially for the inner city, is changing rapidly. Here's more from Nancy Sarnoff of the Houston Chronicle...
Sales of townhouse and condominium properties in the Houston area grew faster than the single-family market during the first five months … Continue Reading ››
With such prosperous growth as has been seen in contemporary Houston, it makes sense that eventually we would have to start running out of stuff as well. Being a flat (and endangered) prairie the region still has plenty of land to use and misuse. With the subtropical climate and proximity to the Gulf, the region is once … Continue Reading ››
