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Fighting Zoning in Houston

This post is the third in a series. In early January 1990 (I think it was January 1) the local

Charlie Simms, the owner of a development company in Ohio, makes a point that needs to be included in discussions

The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled on the case of Powell v. City of Houston. The plaintiffs had claimed that

The Court of Appeals First District of Texas recently ruled that Houston’s preservation ordinance doesn’t violate the city charter, which

Competing Values The Houston Chronicle recently profiled a couple who have installed synthetic turf in their Houston Heights yard. They

Mismatched Curtains Sometimes, the inanity of government regulations knows no bounds. As an example, Mildred Bryant, a resident of Pagedale,

The city of Houston recently enacted stricter regulations governing boarding houses. The Houston Chronicle reported that: The ordinances — prompted

Last week, the Houston Chronicle asked, “Where should Houston’s innovation district be?” The question implies that this is an issue