Texas

City leaders in Galveston looking for ways to recover from Hurricane Ike turn to an old staple of the local economy: gambling.

The city of Houston moves to convert all the bulbs at its traffic stops to LEDs, aiming to save energy and money.

Stephen Smith at Market Urbanism looks at the truth behind the cliché, and finds that while Houston does not have Euclidean zoning, it does have more unconventional means of controlling land use beyond the invisible hand of the free market.

The Dallas City Council ponders a form-based code, designed to encourage neighborhoods where driving isn't required to get around.

Texas cities are forced to review their red light camera contracts after the discovery of a potential loophole in Texas law.

San Antonio's city council attempts to make it harder for bikini carwashes to attract oglers by forcing them to accept a new zoning category.

Austin officials are wrestling with how to confront coyotes encroaching on suburban and urban neighborhoods.

The city of San Angelo, Texas bucks a regional trend towards stricter regulations for signs used as advertising.

A growing number of local governments are turning to "green cement" resolutions to rectify North Texas' status as a shameless failure when it comes to complying with clean air standards.

Development has been creeping closer and closer to Palo Duro Canyon in Texas, the country's second biggest canyon. But despite a recent sale of nearby land to developers, preservationists have secured the deed to prevent sprawl from moving in.

Officials in Austin, Texas, are drafting what's believed to be the nation's most substantive sustainability policy for special events--including measures to reduce waste and conserve water and energy.

Quirky, artistic bike racks are cropping up in cities around the country--a trend that benefits more than just cyclists.

The security border fence designed to combat illegal immigration into the U.S. is raising concerns over its impact on habitats and wildlife.

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

Raised and fortified homes in Beachtown, a community in Galveston, Texas, took a direct hit from Hurricane Ike, and survived, intact.

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.

An obscure law in Texas outlawing buildings on public beachfront could be invoked to seize hundreds of properties. Hurricane Ike has pushed the tide line closer to many homes, making them subject to the law even if they weren't damaged.