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Demolish the Dome

When I moved to Houston from New York in 1980, one of the first places I wanted to visit was

In the last post, we briefly examined the contradictory goals of some opponents of Austin’s proposed new land-use regulations. The

For the past five years, the city of Austin has been working on a revised land-use ordinance called CodeNext. The

On Christmas Eve, 2017, owners of a parcel of land in Victoria, Texas, had several oak trees removed from their

For thirteen days in early 1836, the Mexican army laid siege to the Alamo. When the battle had ended, nearly

On Christmas Eve 2017, a property owner in Victoria had two large oak trees removed. Victorians immediately protested and sought

Residents in Victoria recently sought to expand the city’s preservation ordinance to include trees. They want to prevent property owners

Advocates of historic preservation talk about preserving our heritage. They claim that the way to do this is to protect