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  City of Houston Will Have Fireworks, But Wants You to Watch from a Distance

  July 2 at 4:30 a.m.

  The city has canceled the annual Freedom Over Texas event they hold every year in downtown Houston due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. This was not unexpected given the state order mandating no crowds larger than 100. Freedom draws thousands of Independence Day revelers each year. But, the...

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  Carmageddon 5: The Carmageddoning of the West Loop

  June 19 at 6:05 a.m.

  It's back...with a vengeance. The sequels in Houston traffic just keep coming. Just when you thought it was safe to get on the freeway... You get the idea. Traffic: It's bad and this weekend it is going to get worse...much worse. Welcome to Carmageddon 5: The Carmageddoning. It's like that...

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  City Slow Street Pilot Program Should Become Permanent in Some Areas

  June 16 at 4:30 a.m.

  It only took a pandemic for the city of Houston to realize that providing safe ways for people not in cars to get around is perhaps a good idea. Something cycling enthusiasts and proponents of neighborhood walkability have been clamoring for in a city ruled by the car seems to...

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  Carmageddon IV: The COVID-ining

  May 29 at 4:30 a.m.

  Mountain goats in Wales. Pumas in Santiago. Fox cubs in Toronto. Wild boar in Mumbai. These are just a few of the animals folks around the globe have seen on city streets and highways since coronavirus (temporarily) killed traffic. It's perhaps the only welcome sight in a world on lockdown...

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  Texas Driver License Offices Begin Re-opening Throughout the State

  May 25 at 6:58 a.m.

  Texas Driver License offices across the state  are scheduled to start re-opening  this week, but no drop-ins allowed — which means if everything goes well, there should be no long lines.  The Houston area is part of the Southeast Texas region which is included in Phase 3 of the operation...

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  Monday Morning Rush? Not So Much.

  May 5 at 7:33 a.m.

  Last week, Governor Greg Abbott announced the re-opening of Texas beginning last Friday, which included restaurants, some office spaces and other venues at a reduced capacity. The Friday opening was mostly to accommodate places like the beach and restaurants over the weekend. But as we pointed out, the real story...