Featured In with the old: Houston library scores major design award for mid-century mindfulness (Tyler Ruckick – Culturemap Houston, 7/22/2013) In the two years since its triumphant grand reopening, the Oak Forest Neighborhood Library has garnered accolades from AIA Houston, Swamplot and the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance for its historically-savvy and eco-friendly renovation. This July, the library earned a prestigious…
Featured Interactive: Texas vs. the Federal Government (Becca Aaronson, Alexa Ura, Chris Chang, Ben Hasson and Todd Wiseman – The Texas Tribune, 7/17/2013) Led by Attorney General Greg Abbott, Texas has fought the federal government for control over various issues, including environmental regulation and oversight of voting laws. This interactive highlights the 18 lawsuits that the state currently has pending…
Featured Huffman: Nature’s canopy is vital to Houston region (Laura Huffman – Houston Chronicle, 7/13/2013) Laura Huffman, state director of The Nature Conservancy in Texas, shares information about the tree canopy in the Houston region. In the past several years, Houstonians have watched as millions of trees across the city, including more than 50 percent of the trees in Memorial…