General Houston Discussions

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1. Seattle bans plastic straws

   By trymahjong, July 2, 2018
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   • samagon
   • Wednesday at 07:51 PM
3. swamplot

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

   By Luminare, March 8
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   • BeerNut
   • March 10

5. Cell phone dead spots

   By Reefmonkey, March 1
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   • JLWM8609
   • March 1

6. Urbanism documentary and book recommendations

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

7. Amazon HQ2

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

8. BG/SBLC

   By tclfinancial1, January 30
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   • tclfinancial1
   • January 30

9. BG/SBLC

   By tclfinancial1, January 30
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   • January 30

10. Mayor's Mansion

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

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

    By Trae, January 7   

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    • Tumbleweed_Tx
    • January 16

12. Philip Johnson

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

13. Houston is the new cool

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

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

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

15. W Hotel

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

16. TV and radio reception among tall buildings

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

17. Downtown Fireworks - Viewing Areas

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

18. COH 2017 Home Elevation Grant Opportunity

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

19. Fountains for Houston

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

20. Fortune 500

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

21. Cars Ruining Cities

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

22. Houston Creations (start-ups)

    By TowerSpotter, April 8, 2017   

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    • TowerSpotter
    • April 19, 2018

23. "Why Houston Sucks"

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

24. Houston population stats?

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    By ToryGattis, March 24, 2013
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    • Houston19514
    • March 22, 2018

25. Still with the dusty bridges?

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

26. Hurricane/TS Harvey 2017

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

27. Weird Flying Black Bug

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

28. Glass elevators on outside of buildings

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

29. 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

30. Houston Infrastructure Improvements Needed

    By Timoric, August 30, 2017   

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    • BeerNut
    • September 7, 2017

31. COH Preparation for Tropical Storm Harvey

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

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

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

33. City of Houston Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

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

34. Best Starbucks in Houston

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

35. Will COH ban single use plastic bags

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

36. 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

37. Shepherd Plaza near 59

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

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

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

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

    By Luminare, May 30, 2017   

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    • Luminare
    • May 30, 2017

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

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

41. 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

42. Retiring In Houston

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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. New Deck on Townhome

    By Mr.Clean19, March 27, 2017   

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    • March 27, 2017

47. Americans’ Shift To The Suburbs Sped Up Last Year

    By Triton, March 23, 2017   

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    • strickn
    • March 24, 2017

48. Keep our city accountable after the Superbowl

    By j_cuevas713, February 7, 2017   

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    • Twitter1
    • March 24, 2017

49. Swimming Hole for Houston?

    By largeTEXAS, June 29, 2013
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    • BeerNut
    • March 17, 2017

50. Master Thesis Project Help Thread

    By Luminare, January 8, 2017   

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    • Twinsanity02
    • March 7, 2017

51. Looking for Contract Work to help pay for school

    By Luminare, February 13, 2017   

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    • Luminare
    • February 13, 2017