Featured City to seek damages after restaurant cuts down trees (Mike Morris – Houston Chronicle, 10/30/2014) Houston officials say they will pursue those responsible for illegally removing six street trees in the early morning hours Wednesday along a property at Kirby Drive and North Boulevard, the latest in a string of city attempts to drive home the message that cutting…
Featured Study: Major bus expansion key to relieving Woodlands’ traffic congestion (John D. Harden – Houston Chronicle, 10/17/2014) An ambitious plan to expand mass transit could improve traffic and air quality in The Woodlands, according to a draft of a long-awaited transit plan released by transportation officials. The plan, recently presented to Woodlands Township officials, includes short- and long-term goals to…
Featured Harris County seeks accounting for decades of pollution (Neena Satija – The Texas Tribune, 10/16/2014) Laced with the poisons of many years of industrial activity, waterways around Houston are considered toxic enough that adults are cautioned not to eat more than 8 ounces of fish or blue crabs taken from them. Pregnant women and children are warned to eat…