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The redevelopment of downtown Houston is accompanied by a new 'civility' policy banning aggressive panhandling and dumpster diving.

Will this Houston neighborhood be able to retain it's flavor as land prices increase due to its proximity to downtown?

According to a study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University, the development of a "creative class" is essential to the growth potential of a city.

A new "Main street" retail center in suburban Houston is part of a trend toward "nostalgia-flavored" centers.

Houston's elevated Katy Freeway rail project is comparable in cost to highway expansion. Which will prevail?

Texas Supreme Court unanimously rules that a groundwater district did not have to consider the adverse effects on the property owners before limiting the aquifer water they could pump.

The Houston Astros want to get out of a naming rights agreement for its ballpark, saying the name is tarnished.

When the interstate came to Texas' rural Comal County, it was suddenly in communting distance of San Antonio, San Marcos and Austin.

Galveston Port's proposed merger with the Houston Port Authority is rejected by voters. It's now being called a 'Waterfront.'

A local mayor in Texas ramrods his beachfront home development, despite state concerns over who owns the property.

From San Jose to Los Angeles, California's dying malls are being repurposed as mixed use livng spaces.

Talked about for decades, a proposal to merge Galveston's historic port with the Port of Houston fails.

Small businesses that helped revitalize downtown Houston could be threated by construction projects.

Houston residents says that transit mobility is the top issue in the upcoming mayoral election.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a five-year clean air plan for Houston, TX.

A five-year study finds that two chemical companies near Houston have been releasing benzene into the air.

Environmentalists are working to prevent further damage to the area affected by the oil leak, which was a result of a bullet.

A Houston Chronicle special report on deforestation.

A nonprofit organization is hoping to rebuild a 14-mile train from Teague to Mexia to boost tourism in the area.

For some Texas cities, recycling is five times more expensive than burying waste in a landfill.