Texas

The historic Oakwood Cemetery has a rich past, and controversy surrounding its treatment, which has flared up again, has swirled for over 100 years.

April 21, 2006 - The Austin Chronicle

What is the retail giant doing offering a $557 bottle of wine in a new store in Texas? This right after its initiative to enter "blighted cities"?

April 17, 2006 - The Washington Post

The peaceful marches in Dallas have displayed a community in support of immigrant rights, in opposition to some "out of touch" pundits and politicians on the east coast.

April 16, 2006 - The Dallas Observer

In response to an April 1 jab on Cyburbia at Houston's well-known lack of zoning, Bill Schadewald argues the existing grassroots process of "compromise and accommodation" works just as well in addressing development conflicts.

April 12, 2006 - Houston Business Journal

El Paso is one of the last Southwest cities to turn its downtown around, but will the proposed plan work?

April 7, 2006 - El Paso Inc.

A four-month investigation has revealed some disturbing trends about the transit agency's handling of severe accidents.

April 2, 2006 - Houston Press

South by Southwest, Austin's annual music festival, may have grown too big for its britches.

March 28, 2006 - Houston Press

Mayor Mackie Choice of the I-45 overpass homeless city in Dallas has a few choice words for Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and her plan to end homelessness as soon as possible.

March 28, 2006 - The Dallas Observer

The Austin Chronicle has released a new website -- the Bloat-O-Meter -- where users can rate the relative obesity of their neighbors' homes.

March 17, 2006 - The Austin Chronicle

The redevelopment of Houston from four perspectives: the developer, the artist, the power broker, and the former mayor.

March 17, 2006 - Governing Magazine

As the Fort Worth Dallas Region anticipates the addition of four million people in the next 25 years, the region's transportation planners take a multimodal approach to planning needed improvements.

March 17, 2006 - Fort Worth Star Telegram

The state has begun to consider imposing limits on emissions, but some are concerned that they will not meet EPA standards, let alone surpass them.

March 14, 2006 - The Austin Chronicle

A growing number of scientists support construction of a nuclear power plant near Houston as a necessary means to provide an alternative source of energy.

March 12, 2006 - Houston Press

How to emulate The Donald.

March 10, 2006 - The Dallas Observer

Many Houston residents are none too excited about recent neighborhood development trends, and feel that the consequences could be dire for historically black neighborhoods.

March 9, 2006 - Governing

The life of SEKT, Dallas' most notorious graffiti artist, parallels the complex evolution of the city and its suburbs.

March 6, 2006 - The Dallas Observer

Decision comes amid conflicting smart growth and neighborhood-level planning approaches, which differ over treatment of larger homes.

March 5, 2006 - The Austin Chronicle

Austin Energy is using new technology to monitor energy use more carefully, in the hopes of developing a 'smart energy network'.

February 24, 2006 - The Austin Chronicle

What does the newest base closing order mean for San Antonio? The Alamo City is nervous about losing more of its military installations.

February 14, 2006 - Planning Magazine

Dallas becomes the largest metro area in the U.S. to adopt the 'verified response' to business burglar alarms, meaning that local police will not respond unless business security guards tell them to.

February 3, 2006 - The Dallas Observer