The Houston Chronicle

After speeding construction by using county toll revenues, a 23-mile long, 18-lane freeway has opened in Texas.

A small suburban Houston town has been planning ahead for growth that's expected to bring its population from just over 700 to nearly 40,000 in the next 15 years.

In parts of Texas, state officials and local communities are in a tug-of-war over post-Ike coastline rebuilding efforts.

New TNDs are springing up all around Houston, including three new projects designed by Andres Duany.

The Houston Chronicle looks at the holes in Houston's transit grid, which force some riders into ridiculously long commutes.

Houston's MTA is planning to allow drivers to pay a toll to use the High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on their freeways, and the local Sierra Club chapter is speaking out against the plan.

A Houston bedroom community decides against allowing childcare centers to mix with other businesses in strip centers.

A five-line extension of Houston's light rail system was just approved by the city council.

Instead of sending an ambulance every time someone calls 9-1-1, the Houston City Council voted to contract with a telephone nursing service for non-emergencies.

Banker Dave Ridson wants to build a racetrack on a site preservationists say is an historic Civil War site. But where the battle actually fought is a matter of debate.

A recent report by a Federal Reserve Bank senior economist argues that Houston's resiliency during the ongoing housing crisis is due in part to its lack of zoning regulations.

This commentary argues that, though it may not be called "zoning", Houston has plenty of land use restrictions and guidelines.

With planning likely to become a major issue in next year's mayoral campaign, a recent survey shows that most residents would support new rules -- including possibly land use zoning -- to manage the region's sprawling development.

This editorial from the Houston Chronicle argues for doing away with fares for public transit.

With a patchwork of building regulations, development can be difficult in Houston. This op-ed argues that what the city needs to guide itself to a more organized development pattern is a highly-defined plan to improve the city's permeability.

Houston may lack zoning restrictions, but the city has taken a number of steps over the course of the year to limit the extent and flavor of development.

A string of droughts and a water-intensive invasive plant species have diminished water supplies in Northern Texas, requiring rationing for 11 cities in 2008.

Federal officials backed away from a plan to use congestion pricing to manage commercial air traffic in the New York region.

The City of Houston has come to an agreement with Clear Channel Advertising for the company to remove about 800 billboards from the city -- the result of a citywide plan to clean up the city's "visual clutter" that started more than 20 years ago.

A new report from the Brookings Institution ranks the 30 largest U.S. metro areas according to the number of walkable places per capita.