CREDIT CRISIS SPURS CITY TO LOOK FOR PROJECTS TO HOLD Houston Chronicle 10/29/08 The city has drawn up plans to roll back spending by around $100 million on parks, corroded water and sewer lines and other major infrastructure projects in what officials characterize as a cautious approach to the credit crisis. TEXAS COAST’S RECOVERY FROM IKE TO TAKE LONGER THAN…
COUNTY VOTE MAY PUT BRAKES ON PARKWAY Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster 10/16/08 A plan approved by the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Tuesday could put the brakes on a proposed expansion of the Grand Parkway into southern Fort Bend County. LEGISLATURE WILL TAKE CLOSE LOOK AT TXDOT Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster 10/16/08 Saying leaders at the…
EPA DELAYS HOUSTON’S DEADLINE FOR CLEAN AIR TO 2019 Houston Chronicle 10/1/08 Houston’s persistent smog problem is worse than bad. It’s severe. At the request of Gov. Rick Perry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted the eight-county Houston region an extra nine years to meet federal health standards for smog-forming ozone by formally classifying the problem as “severe.”…