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Construction Sector

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Dan Wallrath: A CNN Hero Has Shot At $100,000

    Houston-area homebuilder Dan Wallrath is a finalist with a chance for $100,000 if he's chosen as a "CNN Hero" for his work providing homes for Iraq and Afghanistan vets.You just have to vote for him.For five years, Wallrath has been building homes for wounded vets.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Metro Ponders Galleria Real Estate, And Why The Uptown District Can't Deliver On its $70 Million Promise

    The Uptown light rail line might be stalled, but Metro real estate buys are not. ​At a committee meeting earlier today, a couple Metro board members balked at the idea of rushing into a real estate deal currently in negotiation. The property in question is along Post Oak Boulevard, just north of H ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 26, 2009

    SPECIAL LONG-LETTER EDITION

    The Uptown light rail line might be stalled, but Metro real estate buys are not. ​At a committee meeting earlier today, a couple Metro board members balked at the idea of rushing into a real estate deal currently in negotiation. The property in question is along Post Oak Boulevard, just north of H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    That Empty Lot Next Door May Stay Empty A Long Time, Suburban Guy

    A homebuilder who has several developments in Houston has gone under.Kimball Hill Homes announced it's filing for bankruptcy."We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but given the current housing and financial market conditions we are simply unable to conduct normal operati ... More >>

  • News

    August 28, 2008

    Not Easy Being Green

    LEED certification is oddly expensive in Houston

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2008

    Going Green Costs A Fortune In Houston

    LEED certification is oddly expensive in Houston

  • News

    April 12, 2007
  • News

    February 24, 2005

    Purchase Orders

    Bob Perry writes a lot of checks to politicians, and wields a lot of influence as a result

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    The Dead Zone

    Houston buries its Inner Loop past under bright new shiny Perry Homes town houses

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    Dance Fever

    HISD kills a reality show on high school dancers

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Talk Radio

    Home Improvement Hotline

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Bureaucrat

    Jon C. Vanden Bosch

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003
  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Art Gallery

    Inman@Lawing

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Dance Club

    Lotus Lounge

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Lost Monument

    Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    Mixing It Up

    She just wanted her comfortable suburban life. But when a concrete company intruded on her paradise, the homemaker turned warrior.

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    Going Nowhere

    Metro's multimillion-dollar roadway mess

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of February 22

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    When Life Gives You Lemons...

    Activists push for a law to keep homebuyers from getting squeezed

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Letters 06-08-2000

    Activists push for a law to keep homebuyers from getting squeezed

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    Doug's Deals

    Real estate consultant Williams continues to serve two masters

  • News

    February 4, 1999

    Inner-city Shootout

    Neartown braces for the ultimate development war at City Hall

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Closing Costs

    When what should be one of the happiest moments in your life becomes an ongoing nightmare -- and you're not only living it, you're living in it

  • News

    October 2, 1997

    Why Don't They Want This Man to Be Mayor?

    George Greanias is smart. He's honest. He's independent. But Bob Lanier and his friends are pulling out the stops to see that Greanias doesn't return to City Hall.

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    Travels with Doug

    From wastewater to housing, fast-tracker Doug Williams has been a key mayoral operative -- with little oversight

  • News

    July 11, 1996

    Homeboy

    Stephen Fairfield's restless spiritual journey brought him to the Fifth Ward, where he found true deliverance while helping to rebuild the neighborhoods

  • News

    June 27, 1996

    Slab o' Trouble

    Some David Weekley homebuyers discovered their dreams were built on shifting sands. What's worse, they say, is that Weekley knew.

  • News

    June 27, 1996

    Weekley for the Defense

    Some David Weekley homebuyers discovered their dreams were built on shifting sands. What's worse, they say, is that Weekley knew.

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    Roots of the Sting

    Some David Weekley homebuyers discovered their dreams were built on shifting sands. What's worse, they say, is that Weekley knew.

  • News

    August 18, 1994

    Romancing the Stones

    HL&P leaves no Italian marble unturned

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