Texas Planning News: May 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

F1 developers' offer to help pay for FM 812 work on Travis commissioners' agenda today

Monday, May 30, 2011

Drillers reveal what's being pumped into gas and oil wells | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Drillers reveal what's being pumped into gas and oil wells wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Drainage problems -- drought is good time to prepare for water

Purpose of lakes has evolved

DART, East Texas Transit Officials Sign Letter They Hope Leads to Light-Rail Love Affair - Dallas News - Unfair Park

"The Green Path From Trash to Treasure," or: Why Dallas Now Wants All Your Garbage - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Margaret Keliher, Royce West's Son Want To Be on Dallas's Gas Drilling Task Force - Dallas News - Unfair Park

A Trailer Park Shopping Area? Coming Soon. Local Craftsman Helps "Make It Happen." - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Southlake homeowner fights to save trees as road construction begins | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Southlake homeowner fights to save trees as road construction begins wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Friday, May 27, 2011

Assessing the Union Station to Oak Cliff Streetcar Environmental Assessment - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Dang It. Turns Out Those City Council Members Really Are Important After All. Son of a ... - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Schlosser plans another retail project near Fifth and Lamar

Sen. John Carona defends controversial HOA rule. | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Sen. John Carona defends controversial HOA rule. wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Dodie's owner says City of Dallas delaying opening of restaurant | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Dodie's owner says City of Dallas delaying opening of restaurant wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Texas Gutting Education But Spending $4 Billion to Widen 28-Mile Highway - Education - GOOD

Austin aging, latest census data show

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Austin jobless rate at lowest level so far this year

Texas House approves ban on smoking in indoor public places | Texas Legislature | News f...#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=omni_popular

Texas House approves ban on smoking in indoor public places Texas Legislature News f...#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=omni_popular

Sundance Square plans to add buildings, move forward with central plaza | Business | Dal...#my-headlines-default#my-headlines-default

Sundance Square plans to add buildings, move forward with central plaza Business Dal...#my-headlines-default#my-headlines-default

Cyclists urge Fort Worth to continue to make city more bike-friendly | Your Commute | Ne...

Cyclists urge Fort Worth to continue to make city more bike-friendly Your Commute Ne...

City hopes House rules can save tree ordinance - San Antonio Express-News

While We Wait For Our Trinity Docs, We Dig Into Those Levees Repairs With the Corps - Dallas News - Unfair Park

City Attorney, City Manager Insist They're Not Hiding Trinity Project Docs From Us - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Kunkle Steps Out on a Limb, Calling for Transparency on the Trinity - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Gas Drilling Activists Not Happy With Council Component of Task Force Caraway's Assembled - Dallas News - Unfair Park

First Presby Day School Parents Have Concerns About Supportive Housing Planned Downtown - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Kunkle: Free The Trinity Docs! And Other City Hall Ethics Proposals Unveiled This Morning. - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Seriously, Has Nobody Seen RoboCop? Dallas Has Been "New Detroit" For Years. - Dallas News - Unfair Park

While City Holds Our Trinity Docs Hostage, a Look at How Much Dallas Wants From Feds - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Railroad Museum at Fair Park Now Says It Has Money to Begin Building Frisco Site - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Hulen Mall to get a facelift | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Hulen Mall to get a facelift wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth: "Hulen Mall to get a facelift"

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Fort Worth Transportation Authority may start bike-sharing program | Your Commute | News...

City opens new stretch of Magnolia Road | Ultimate Pearland

Frisco residents worry about traffic, noise, lights at new superstore | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Frisco residents worry about traffic, noise, lights at new superstore wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Harold Simmons One Step Closer to Getting What He Wants: Everyone's Nuclear Waste - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Why Do We Want to See the Trinity Corridor Project Records? What Else is There to See? - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Boxed In, or: Once Again, From Oak Cliff, the Call for All of Dallas to "Think Small" - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

In many Northeast Tarrant cities, out-of-towners outnumber native Texans | Census 2010 |...

Long-planned Viridian project gets under way in north Arlington | Business | Dallas Busi...

Effort to reopen Fort Worth's Heritage Park Plaza being revived | Fort Worth | News from...

Austin school district seeking bids for West Sixth Street headquarters, other office center

Theme of Today's Trinity Corridor Project Meeting: "Where's the Money Coming From?" - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Oak Cliff's Better Nature Takes Charge - Dallas News - Unfair Park

City Sues Texas Attorney General to Keep From Releasing Trinity Project Docs We Requested - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Why Rail? - News - The Austin Chronicle

Leak No More: Paul Robbins on Austin Water - News - The Austin Chronicle

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

A stricter version of conservatism takes root

Kent Butler's vision led to Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan

UT Researcher Leading Fracking Study: "We're Gonna Look at Every Claim We Can Find." - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Because, Apparently, You Don't Need to Spend $1.5 Million on a Dog Park. In Oak Cliff, Anyway. - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Urban Land Institute: Dallas's "Bold [Roads] Retooling Could Run Short of Fuel for a While." - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Browse City's Options For Turning Riverfront Boulevard Into a Complete-Ish Street - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Don't Forget That Other Hike-n-Bike Bridge Linking Riverfront and the Cedars - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Monday, May 16, 2011

Mary Suhm's Latest "Snapshot" of a Budget Needing to Lose At Least $60 Million - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Galveston trying to reverse island's population loss | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Property owners prey on Houston's poor with risky rentals | Real Estate | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Planet K Disrupts Bee Cave's Orbit: Planet K Disrupts Bee Cave's Orbit - News - The Austin Chronicle

City Hall Hustle: Trimming Tax Breaks and Tweaking Services - News - The Austin Chronicle

Sunday, May 15, 2011

March millions: SXSW provides supersize boost to Austin economy

Austin could become San Angelo, weatherwise

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Texas House approves 'fracking' disclosure rule | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Texas House approves 'fracking' disclosure rule wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Order due today on drainage project - San Antonio Express-News

Hardberger Park expands - San Antonio Express-News

Solid Waste-rs Tell Caraway They Really Don't Want to Be Told Where to Dump Trash - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Activists Hail Dallas County Commissioners Court For Demanding State, Feds Clear the Air - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Home builders respond to Houston-area's diversity | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Home builders respond to Houston-area's diversity Houston & Texas News Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

State, Austin Energy strike electric rate deal

Low-Income Housing Developer Accused of Scheme to Defraud Government Out of Millions - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Feds Roll Out $15 Million to Begin Studying Feasibility of DFW-to-Houston High-Speed Rail - Dallas News - Unfair Park

No Paddling Allowed on Trinity River Paddling Trail. Which, Come to Think of It, Is So Dallas. - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Activists Ask West to Kill Bill That Would Gut Cities' Ability to Regulate Gas Drilling - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Feds Want to Ditch "Excess Property," Including 75 Acres in Fort Worth. Will Dallas Follow Suit? - Dallas News - Unfair Park

High-Tech, Low Approval | Fort Worth Weekly - News, Entertainment, Restaurants, Music

High-Tech, Low Approval Fort Worth Weekly - News, Entertainment, Restaurants, Music

A High-Priced Can of Worms | Fort Worth Weekly - News, Entertainment, Restaurants, Music

A High-Priced Can of Worms Fort Worth Weekly - News, Entertainment, Restaurants, Music

Budget cuts have pre-K programs on chopping block

Skepticism added to criticism as Bastrop airport project sputters

The real issue in the mayoral race | Advocate Magazine

The real issue in the mayoral race Advocate Magazine

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Asian population surges in Austin

Austin electric, water rates could rise by 12 percent

Friday, May 6, 2011

Bee Cave police to meet with Backyard operators next week to discuss traffic, parking issues | Austin Music Source

Overflow parking at Arcade Fire show earns Backyard some boos

Budget woes mostly miss transportation

Trinity River Project's Standing Wave: Great, Now City Hall's Trying to Kill Us - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Kunkle and Rawlings Say That As Mayor, They'd Push for Gas Drilling Moratorium - Dallas News - Unfair Park

That's Quite the Campaign Sign Crackdown - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Yeah, Because It'd Be Just Awful If Dallas Were More Like Chicago or Detroit - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Search for disability tag scofflaws proves harder than city thought | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Search for disability tag scofflaws proves harder than city thought Houston & Texas News Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Efforts to turn downtown into residential haven remain elusive | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Efforts to turn downtown into residential haven remain elusive Houston & Texas News Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Judson ISD begins placing ads on school buses - San Antonio Express-News

Developing a Holly Hobby: Developing a Holly Hobby - News - The Austin Chronicle

Hitting the Brakes on Rolling Blackouts: Hitting the Brakes on Rolling Blackouts - News - The Austin Chronicle

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Sansom Park is a town where many struggle to make ends meet | Census 2010 | News from Fo...

Half-Dead or Half-Life?: Half-Dead or Half-Life? - News - The Austin Chronicle

AISD: Tax Relief vs. Teacher Relief - News - The Austin Chronicle

Travis playground is a community affair | Ultimate Houston Heights

It's Official: Crozier Tech's on the Market - Dallas News - Unfair Park

City Hall's Starting to Keep a Close Eye on Valley View, "Prime Urban Redevelopment Space" - Dallas News - Unfair Park

Monday, May 2, 2011

Saginaw: a farm town that grew and grew | Census 2010 | News from Fort Worth, Dallas, Ar...

Fences in north-side Fort Worth Latino neighborhoods are for decoration, theft deterrence | ...

Did state subsidies add jobs? Maybe not

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Tree guidelines mulled - San Antonio Express-News

Local apartments receive rehab - San Antonio Express-News

Wolff: Neighbors needing services - San Antonio Express-News

Selma joins new regional water group - San Antonio Express-News

Neighbors on opposing sides in power line lawsuit - San Antonio Express-News

Nonprofit architecture alliance creates modern, green bungalow in Bouldin

Nonprofit architecture alliance creates modern, green bungalow in Bouldin - Austin

New rules allow homeless people with disabilities to sit on sidewalks

New rules allow homeless people with disabilities to sit on sidewalks - Austin

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

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