Urban Planning

James Howard Kunstler Finally Drags His Ass to Houston

Broken Promises

Fourth Ward residents are left with a harsh reality

Houston's Big Experiment

The city's first TIRZ set many precedents -- not all of them good

The Dispossessed

When HISD starts deciding whose homes to take, schoolkids are the only messengers. The Moríns learned that lesson too late.

Lenwood Johnson's Last Stand

APV is more than his home. It's his life. No wonder he can't let it go without one final struggle.

Mr. Stevens' Neighborhood

Dollar-a-year mayoral assistant Michael Stevens has been given unprecedented power and funding to transform the inner city. And he answers to just one man.

Midtown Jamboree

Why let a few conflicts of interest get in the way of a grand redevelopment scheme?

Letters

Why let a few conflicts of interest get in the way of a grand redevelopment scheme?

Fighting the Renaissance

A family battles to save its land -- and a homeless shelter -- from an urban-renewal juggernaut

Inner-city Shootout

Neartown braces for the ultimate development war at City Hall

Public and Private Doug

Neartown braces for the ultimate development war at City Hall

Best Event That No One Thought Would Ever Happen

Opening of the Historic Oaks of Allen Parkway

Dubious Deal

Special tax zones are already stimulating growth-a thriving cottage industry of attorneys, lobbyists, high paid consultants, developers and questionable financial projections

Landrush

The city of Houston is being carved into special taxing districts, promising windfalls for some, financial burdens for others

Heights-Area Walmart: Self-Created Traffic Jams To Prove A Point

Heights residents plan to stage a protest to show how bad traffic will be with a new Walmart. ​There hasn't been much noise lately about the Heights Walmart, except those embarrassing e-mails from city officials, but one group opposed to the development still has hopes that the project can be der ... More >>

The Heights-Area Walmart's 380 Agreement: Council Voted On A Draft Version?

The Heights Walmart deal worked despite missing documents from the developer. That's sure to drive some people crazy​Hair Balls obtained new e-mails this week that reveal an interesting detail about the controversial 380 agreement between the city and developer Michael Ainbinder: The application, ... More >>

Rick Perry's "Emergencies": An Agenda Set by Tea Party Talk Radio

Rick Perry: A Randolph Mantooth for our time​Another day, another Rick Perry "emergency": This time it's forcing women seeking abortions to have sonograms. You are forgiven if you are a Texas resident -- wondering how the hell the state is going to fund education, critical social services, hi ... More >>