General Houston Discussions

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1. Homelessness in Houston

   By CaptainJilliams, May 18   

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   • Yesterday at 11:36 AM

3. RIP I.M. Pei

   By Tumbleweed_Tx, May 16
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   • H-Town Man
   • May 17

4. US Cities Scorecard For Millennials ranks Houston first for best value

   By BeerNut, May 9
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   • May 9

5. Updated Google Satellite Imagery (sort of)

   By nolaboy, December 23, 2013
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   • nate4l1f3
   • May 4

6. Houston Tourism

   By CaptainJilliams, May 3   

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   • BeerNut
   • May 4

7. Spent a Week in Houston

   By H-Town Man, April 16
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   • zaphod
   • April 19

8. Houston population stats?

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   By ToryGattis, March 24, 2013
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   • Houston19514
   • April 18

9. About MAIN Street (Houston, Missouri City, Stafford)

   By scarface, April 6
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   • samagon
   • April 8

10. Seattle bans plastic straws

    By trymahjong, July 2, 2018
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    • Reefmonkey
    • March 29

11. Start A "Going Down" Sub-Forum?

    By Luminare, March 8
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    • BeerNut
    • March 10

12. Cell phone dead spots

    By Reefmonkey, March 1
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    • JLWM8609
    • March 1

13. Urbanism documentary and book recommendations

    By Alec, October 3, 2015
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    • brijonmang
    • March 1

14. Amazon HQ2

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    By Timoric, September 7, 2017
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    • Trae
    • February 27

15. BG/SBLC

    By tclfinancial1, January 30
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    • tclfinancial1
    • January 30

16. BG/SBLC

    By tclfinancial1, January 30
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    • January 30

17. Mayor's Mansion

    By wxman, June 7, 2009
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    • Specwriter
    • January 28

18. Unincorporated areas to incorporate? Fort Bend and Harris County officials propose bill

    By Trae, January 7   

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    • 42 replies
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    • Tumbleweed_Tx
    • January 16

19. Philip Johnson

    By H-Town Man, November 5, 2018
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    • H-Town Man
    • November 5, 2018

20. Houston is the new cool

    By bobruss, August 24, 2018
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    • bobruss
    • August 30, 2018

21. GQ: Houston Is the New Capital Of Southern Cool

    By JJxvi, August 23, 2018
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    • JJxvi
    • August 23, 2018

22. W Hotel

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    By The New Juniper, June 13, 2007
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    • ekdrm2d1
    • August 19, 2018

23. TV and radio reception among tall buildings

    By dbigtex56, July 20, 2018
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    • Tumbleweed_Tx
    • July 22, 2018

24. Downtown Fireworks - Viewing Areas

    By lockmat, July 4, 2018
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    • lockmat
    • July 4, 2018

25. COH 2017 Home Elevation Grant Opportunity

    By placoors, August 9, 2017
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    • truongbilico
    • July 4, 2018

26. Fountains for Houston

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    By Marcus Allen, October 12, 2013
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    • Houston19514
    • July 1, 2018

27. Fortune 500

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    By houstonfella, April 27, 2006
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    • Reporter
    • May 24, 2018

28. Cars Ruining Cities

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    By samagon, April 25, 2018
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    • samagon
    • May 16, 2018

29. Houston Creations (start-ups)

    By TowerSpotter, April 8, 2017   

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    • TowerSpotter
    • April 19, 2018

30. "Why Houston Sucks"

    By Howard Huge, April 8, 2010
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    • htownbro
    • April 18, 2018

31. Still with the dusty bridges?

    By IronTiger, February 17, 2018
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    • samagon
    • February 19, 2018

32. Hurricane/TS Harvey 2017

    By samagon, August 30, 2017
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    • JohnGrigg
    • October 31, 2017

33. Weird Flying Black Bug

    By Montrose1100, May 31, 2015
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    • JohnGrigg
    • October 31, 2017

34. Glass elevators on outside of buildings

    By trymahjong, September 16, 2017
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    • harementire
    • October 24, 2017

35. The UK Just Banned Gasoline and Diesel Cars (20 years from now)

    By samagon, July 26, 2017
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    • UtterlyUrban
    • September 12, 2017

36. Houston Infrastructure Improvements Needed

    By Timoric, August 30, 2017   

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    • BeerNut
    • September 7, 2017

37. COH Preparation for Tropical Storm Harvey

    By placoors, August 24, 2017
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    • Montrose1100
    • August 27, 2017

38. Expiring leases pose next big risk for Houston office space

    By BeerNut, August 5, 2017
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    • brian0123
    • August 7, 2017

39. City of Houston Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

    By placoors, August 4, 2017
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    • placoors
    • August 4, 2017

40. Best Starbucks in Houston

    By theoriginalkj, August 16, 2010
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    • CoolBuddy06
    • July 25, 2017

41. Will COH ban single use plastic bags

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    By trymahjong, June 18, 2012
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    • June 25, 2017

42. 10 surprising facts released this week that reveal how Texas stacks up against other states

    By H.Ham, March 30, 2017
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    • larajohnson
    • June 13, 2017

43. Shepherd Plaza near 59

    By Dakota79, March 7, 2014
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    • j_cuevas713
    • June 3, 2017

44. Turn our bayous into "riverwalks" and generate power?

    By brian0123, July 24, 2014
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    • AnTonY
    • June 2, 2017

45. [REQUEST] Need Help with a Survey for my Graduate Thesis

    By Luminare, May 30, 2017   

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    • May 30, 2017

46. HCAD Property tax protest - where do I get my evidence?

    By Jax, May 5, 2017
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    • infinite_jim
    • May 6, 2017

47. For troubled foster kids in Houston, sleeping in offices is “rock bottom”

    By H.Ham, April 20, 2017
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    • H.Ham
    • April 20, 2017

48. Retiring In Houston

    By Dustin, November 16, 2016
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    • samagon
    • April 7, 2017

49. 5 takeaways from Friday’s Economic Outlook Forum at Southwestern Energy’s headquarters

    By H.Ham, March 31, 2017
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    • H.Ham
    • March 31, 2017

50. 4 things you didn’t know about Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale

    By H.Ham, March 31, 2017
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    • H.Ham
    • March 31, 2017

51. Houston Texas Employment Still Mixed Despite Narratives To The Contrary

    By Otto Mation, March 27, 2017
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    • Otto Mation
    • March 27, 2017