Livability News - Houston
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Historic Houston’s Salvage Warehouse may close
Donations needed to stay open
Dedicated to conserving historic construction resources, but facing financial difficulties
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Galveston to design new transportation terminal
Commuter rail project on hold
The City of Galveston is pursing a multi-modal terminal with a connection to downtown Houston, that preserves historic properties and adds greater walkability.
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Speakers: Lots of room for sprawl repair in Houston
Interview on KUHF
Topics include auto-oriented areas, suburban trends, lightly treading on land
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Houston ranks 48 in social networking survey
Austin #8, DC #1
Men's Health magazine ranks 100 cities in social media savvyness and Houston's far down the list.
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HISD could close four schools
Due to budget cuts
Trustees approve steep budget cuts, reduce per-student funding by 8%
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Bike/Ped activists to get hearing at H-GAC
Increased funding on the table
The H-GAC Transportation Policy Council will host a public meeting right before their March 25th meeting to listen to citizen concerns on TIP spending.
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New hearing ordered in beach access case
Set for April 19
Harris Co. Attorney Vince Ryan praises Texas Supreme Court decision for new hearing
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Eckels named prez of Lone Star High-Speed Rail
Houston office opening soon
Hopes to make "premier high-speed train in the US a reality"
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Hess CEO: US should impose $1/gal gas tax
Highest prices since Oct 08
Gas prices up 12% in last three weeks to $3.509/gallon
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Houston City Council to get two new seats
Based on census counts
Vote concluded a debate based on accuracy of census count
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