Monday, April 29, 2013

CarShare Program Offers Options For Those Using Alternative Transportation - HOUSTON

CarShare Program Offers Options For Those Using Alternative Transportation

In State of City Address, Mayor Unveils Two Programs Aimed At Growth - HOUSTON

In State of City Address, Mayor Unveils Two Programs Aimed At Growth

Exhibit Shows The World Through The Eyes Of The City's Homeless - HOUSTON

Exhibit Shows The World Through The Eyes Of The City's Homeless

Houston Mayor Turns To Social Media To Lower Unemployment

Houston Mayor Turns To Social Media To Lower Unemployment

Limiting Environmental Enforcement Raises Fears Of 'Race To The Bottom'

Limiting Environmental Enforcement Raises Fears Of 'Race To The Bottom'

Houston Neighborhoods Are Unique Study Case For Air Pollution

Houston Neighborhoods Are Unique Study Case For Air Pollution

New Initiative Hopes To Reduce Houston Homeless Population

New Initiative Hopes To Reduce Houston Homeless Population

Despite Improvements, Houston Still Has Some Of The Dirtiest Air In The Country

Despite Improvements, Houston Still Has Some Of The Dirtiest Air In The Country

Mike Bishop, Hellbent on Stopping the Keystone Pipeline, Sues the Corps of Engineers

Plans for the Trinity Forest Golf Course Are Taking Shape - DALLAS

Plans for the Trinity Forest Golf Course Are Taking Shape

County Hopes to Revitalize Little-Used Goat Island Preserve by Adding Mountain Bike Trails - DALLAS

County Hopes to Revitalize Little-Used Goat Island Preserve by Adding Mountain Bike Trails

American Lung Association: Dallas' Air Is Really Dirty, and It's Gotten a Bit Worse - DALLAS

American Lung Association: Dallas' Air Is Really Dirty, and It's Gotten a Bit Worse

Austin restaurants must compost food scraps starting in 2016

Wear: Biking to work not for faint of heart - AUSTIN

Wear: Biking to work not for faint of heart

LeBlanc: Bike train helps get Austin kids to school safely

As debt rises, Travis County considers new downtown office...

Friday, April 26, 2013

Community News: Cedar Park to start testing tornado sirens;...- CENTRAL TEXAS

Community News: Cedar Park to start testing tornado sirens;...

Austin City Council weighs affordable housing bonds

Austin restaurants must compost food scraps starting in 2016

Cash for Road Repair in Shale Areas Proves Elusive

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

In the Wake of Spills, the EPA is Urging Tighter Review of the Proposed Keystone Pipeline

How Dallas Killed Farmers Markets

Fort Worth's bike-sharing program rolls out | Fort Worth | News from Fort Worth, Dallas,...

Water utility merger in Georgetown area off

Environmentalists seek to draw on West explosion in...

13-story office project breaks ground in downtown Austin

Time Warner plans citywide WiFi network - Austin

Time Warner plans citywide WiFi network

Oil Lobbyists Oversee Protection of Threatened Lizard

Monday, April 22, 2013

Wear: Bikeway downtown getting some protection - AUSTIN

Wear: Bikeway downtown getting some protection

Centennial kicks off $65 million revamp of downtown - ROUND ROCK

Centennial kicks off $65 million revamp of downtown

Community News: City of Austin lifts burn ban

Bee Cave City Hall to undergo more repairs to fix water leaks

Bee Cave City Hall to undergo more repairs to fix water leaks - CENTRAL TEXAS

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Galveston Public Housing Plan Moves Forward

Agenda Texas: Bond Rating Battle

Then There's This: Power Play - Debate continues over governance of Austin Energy

S.A. outer areas' job numbers up 56% in decade

Bad air leaving San Antonio

Time to drink the Gulf?

Agency says bridge on Medina River must be removed - SAN ANTONIO

461 acres added to Government Canyon - SAN ANTONIO

Solar industry lines up to fight CPS Energy cuts - SAN ANTONIO

Texting bill sends message with higher fines

SAC to raze 1908 house for environmental center - SAN ANTONIO

This morning, Dwaine Caraway handed Dallas council a draft of his plastic bag ban plan

Dallas appeals court vacates city’s $750,000 jury award in case involving razed MKT depot in West End

Management failures at McCommas Bluff landfill rapidly getting fixed - DALLAS

Six Activists Are Suing Dallas In Federal Court, Claiming They're Being Illegally Barred From Protesting George W. Bush Center Dedication - DALLAS

Six Activists Are Suing Dallas In Federal Court, Claiming They're Being Illegally Barred From Protesting George W. Bush Center Dedication

The City of Dallas is About to Roll Out Pay-by-Phone Parking Meters

Community news: Georgetown Museum offers ghost tours; San...

Family of man killed by train sues Capital Metro

Family of man killed by train sues Capital Metro - AUSTIN

Community news: Southside School in San Marcos receives...

Bastrop County gets more wildfire recovery help

Bill would create district to protect groundwater in Western...

Bill would create district to protect groundwater in Western...- CENTRAL TEXAS

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Texas is Last in High School Graduation, First in Hazardous Waste, and Other Depressing Tidbits from a New Legislative Report

City of Dallas is building a new water pipeline but a lawsuit seeks to stop the process

You can finally read all 84 pages of the Valley View-Galleria Area Plan that goes to Dallas’ plan commission this week

Former Dallas housing department manager Suanne Durham indicted, accused of abusing her position to get housing aid for a niece

Sneak peek City Hall’s latest plan to “activate” downtown Dallas with pop-up shops, glass-box retail and outdoor dining

Fight over lighting Ursuline’s soccer field takes to the mail - DALLAS

Fight over lighting Ursuline’s soccer field takes to the mail

Seaholm redevelopment ready to break ground at last - AUSTIN

Seaholm redevelopment ready to break ground at last

Monday, April 15, 2013

Pearland Westside Library nearing completion - Your Houston News: News

Klein community prepares for Grand Parkway - Your Houston News: News

Jacob’s Well becomes vortex for development fight - CENTRAL TEXAS

Jacob’s Well becomes vortex for development fight

Plan to refurbish Barton Springs Pool grounds OK’d - AUSTIN

Plan to refurbish Barton Springs Pool grounds OK’d

Bastrop County targets $9 million for roads, dams, abandoned...

Austin council seeks to weaken powers of proposed independent...

Austin City Council actions: Most downtown parking...

Friday, April 12, 2013

CPS Energy’s Unelected Board Announces Plan That Will Squash Small-Scale Solar in San Antonio

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Obama plan would likely bolster TxDOT, transit

Spot near Cedar Park offers sanctuary for birds, people - AUSTIN

Council to vote again on independent board for Austin Energy

Williamson County approves spending $12.5 million for...

Georgetown council votes to sell grocery store for $3.55 million

Statesman Watch: First noise complaint filed over short-term...- AUSTIN

Statesman Watch: First noise complaint filed over short-term...-AUSTIN

Fire department at doorstep of racetrack wants slice of tax pie --AUSTIN

Fire department at doorstep of racetrack wants slice of tax pie

GE adding 220 jobs at Fort Worth plant | Business | Dallas Business, Texas Business, For...

Tarrant Regional Water Board challengers question how agency does its business | Elections...

Euless apartment complex accused of discriminating against Middle Easterners, South Asians | ...

Mansfield council looks for ways to fund projects | Arlington | News from Fort Worth, Da...

Tarrant existing homes sales up 22% in March | Business | Dallas Business, Texas Busines...

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

4,000 new hotel rooms on the way to Austin area

Amid building boom, first of several new apartment towers...AUSTIN

Amid building boom, first of several new apartment towers...

Scott Griggs, Angela Hunt want Dallas City Council to address gas drilling permits before May election

As Dallas eyes extending streetcars from Bishop Arts to convention center, a question: How to pay for the upkeep?

Monday, April 8, 2013

Getting Serious About a Texas-Size Drought

Texas Roads Paved With Taxes, Tolls and Debt

County governments shoulder some of the burden for state roads

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Neighborhood leaders challenge city in fight against potholes - HOUSTON

Thursday, April 4, 2013

SAWS promotes lawn alternatives - SAN ANTONIO

Racing the drought to protect endangered species - SAN ANTONIO

Aquifer in freefall - SAN ANTONIO

Hardberger Park getting a $500K boost - SAN ANTONIO

City hopes to save old Piggly Wiggly building - SAN ANTONIO

House budget aims new funds at property-poor districts

Senators want greater scrutiny of state events funds

City Will Add 70 Miles of Bike Lanes by the End of 2014. Beyond that, Things Get Complicated - DALLAS

City Will Add 70 Miles of Bike Lanes by the End of 2014. Beyond that, Things Get Complicated

Dwaine Caraway Says Dallas is the "Homeless Capital of the World" and Should Bus Them Out of Town

Kip's Big Boy Statue Gone From Abrams Road Lawn, Thanks to City Code Enforcers - DALLAS

Give us three minutes, and we’ll give you this video said to sneak peek the future of Dallas Midtown’s 430 acres

Dallas Council members generally positive about bike plan but looking for changes

If Dallas is to ride all the way to bike plan’s finish line, it’ll need to find the funds. But from where?

Council will vote to spend $334,000 to keep Dallas Executive Airport’s air traffic control tower open after federal cuts

Council will vote to spend $334,000 to keep Dallas Executive Airport’s air traffic control tower open after federal cuts - DALLAS

After hourlong meeting at the DMA, Klyde Warren Park and Arts District higher-ups still at odds over tax district

After hourlong meeting at the DMA, Klyde Warren Park and Arts District higher-ups still at odds over tax district - DALLAS

Bike-sharing service booms in Houston

Monday, April 1, 2013

Study looks at rail options from Oklahoma to S. Texas | Your Commute | News from Fort Wo...

Agreements bring Casino Beach closer to revival | Business | Dallas Business, Texas Busi...

Texas parks system a legacy of 'CCC boys' | Local News | News from Fort Worth, Dallas, A...

First Baptist Dallas opening new campus on Easter Sunday | Religion | Dallas-Fort Worth Lifes...

TxDOT to fund air traffic control services - Your Houston News: News

Poll: Nearly half of commuters admit to texting while driving - Your Houston News: News

EPA survey: More than half of nation’s river and stream miles in poor condition - Your Houston News: News

San Jacinto River Authority taps into Trinity River - Your Houston News: News

Board to study potential water saving projects - Your Houston News: News

Downtown is popular for newcomers, but families look to...

Downtown Pflugerville is drawing a crowd

Downtown Pflugerville is drawing a crowd - CENTRAL TEXAS

Plan to remake Barton Springs Pool grounds up for vote soon

Plan to remake Barton Springs Pool grounds up for vote soon - AUSTIN

Fast-growth districts chided for use of controversial borrowing

Fast-growth districts chided for use of controversial borrowing - CENTRAL TEXAS

Appeals court allows hill of garbage to grow

Appeals court allows hill of garbage to grow - AUSTIN