The Water Wall. Scene of countless wedding proposals and photos. Houston landmark. Who knew that up until recently, the majority of the Wall was owned by a group of Kuwaiti investors? Or, as John Breeding, the president of Uptown Houston District, tells Hair Balls, "Literally, the Kuwaiti government." But "99 percent of the people in the world assumed it was public. It was one of the most visited spaces and it turns out it was private." At any time, the Philip Johnson-designed landmark could hav