HOUSTON PROPOSAL WOULD EASE FLOODWAY DEVELOPMENT LIMITS Houston Chronicle 6/20/08 City officials are recommending changes in a controversial law that limits development in flood-prone areas known as floodways, easing some restrictions that have prompted protests and lawsuits from affected property owners. HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL GIVES METRO GREEN LIGHT ON 5 RAIL LINES Houston Chronicle 6/19/08 City Council approved an agreement…
By Ella Tyler I was more than a little surprised to see a large display promoting the ‘greenness’ of Fiji bottled water at the grocery store. The display explained that Fiji will be carbon negative by 2010, it’s bottled in a better kind of plastic, and the company is helping save the Fijian rain forest.
TXDOT CHANGES TTC COURSE Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster 6/11/08 Opponents of a proposed superhighway that would slice its way through private property across east Texas to Mexico rejoiced over Tuesday’s announcement that state officials have decided to ditch that plan and use only existing roadways instead. FEDS MUST GREEN-LIGHT CHANGES IN I-69 ROUTE PLAN CONCERN FOR BUSINESSES PROMPTS…