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  1. Wasn't Texas A&M studying how to build a cargo guideway from PoH to Dallas-Fort Worth? https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2016/09/12/167586/port-of-houston-wants-to-try-out-new-automated-cargo-transport-system/ Some folks spend their entire lives trying to 'make it' and doing what it take... a shared goal is being able to kick back and relax and enjoy. However is the creative folks are left out of the whole process, those who 'make it' have little to enjoy.
  2. The intrastate rivalry will be worth the move, for me.
  3. I'd love to see the Astros and Rangers in the same division: http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2011/10/12/houston-astros-heading-to-american.html Here's another article about the proposed move: http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2011-10-12/astros-potential-owner-disputes-reports-of-move-to-al
  4. HaHaHa! I really really really want the Rockets to beat the Lakers.
  5. This merger would be a pretty unusual thing, right, doesn't happen very often...?
  6. That's one of my favorite building, looks great!
  7. hahahaha I think it would be really cool if whatever retail - hotel - dining - entertainment coop sets up shop inside the Astrodome also uses the space as a giant aviary and green house. It could get messy and way noisy, but an enclosure that big could make a suitable home for some very beautiful birds.
  8. I wonder if the people living in downtown San Antonio - the only authentic downtown residential neighborhood in Texas - think this is funny or pathetic. Eh, probably just another roll of the eyes.
  9. Source of Life? This downtown Houston park promises to be very nice. I'm still a little amazed that big trees like that can be transplanted -- so cool. Buffalo Bayou improvements would be more appealing to me personally since I like natural water features.
  10. It'll happen, and once the pump gets primed, it'll be a whole lot at once.
  11. I think the new sculpture is going to make the best art setting experience in Texas even better. Before the Nasher Collection was committed to the Dallas Arts District, I was kinda hoping it would make a home in the Fort Worth Cultural District, that the park next to the Kimball is perfect for a sculpture garden. A Nasher annex in Fort Worth is still on my wish list. The park with the Rothko Chapel is just about my favorite place in Texas.
  12. Texas Rank; Company; Fortune 500 Rank; Annual revenue; HQ 1 Exxon Mobil..................1.....339,938.0.......Irving 2 ConocoPhillips..............6.....166,683.0....... Houston 3 Valero Energy..............15.....81,362.0.......San Antonio 4 Marathon Oil................23.....58,958.0.......Houston 5 Dell..............................25.....55,908.0. ......Round Rock 6 AT&T............................39.....43,862.0...... .San Antonio 7 Plains Pipeline.............65.....31,177.3.......Houston 8 Sysco...........................68.....30,281.9... ....Houston 9 Halliburton..................103....20,994.0...... .Houston 10 AMR..........................105....20,712.0...... .Fort Worth 11 EDS..........................108....20,537.0...... .Plano 12 J.C. Penney...............118....18,781.0.......Plano 13 Lyondell Chem..........121....18,606.0.......Houston 14 Tesoro......................132....16,473.0....... San Antonio 15 Kimberly-Clark..........140....15,902.6.......Irving 16 D.R. Horton...............162....13,863.7.......Fort Worth 17 Texas Inst................167....13,392.0.......Dallas 18 Fluor.........................169....13,161.1..... ..Irving 19 Waste Mgmt..............170....13,074.0.......Houston 20 BNSF..........................171....12,987.0..... ..Fort Worth 21 Centex......................175....12,859.7....... Dallas 22 Enterprise Prod.........183....12,257.0.......Houston 23 USAA........................189....11,980.4....... San Antonio 24 Continental...............207....11,208.0.......Houston 25 Dean Foods..............216....10,900.3.......Dallas 26 Reliant Energy..........220....10,708.0.......Houston 27 TXU...........................228....10,449.0..... ..Dallas 28 Tenet Healthcare......236....10,052.0.......Dallas 29 Kinder Morgan...........243.....9,787.1.......Houston 30 CenterPoint...............244.....9,784.0.......Houston 31 Clear Channel...........252.....9,468.9.......San Antonio 32 TEPPCO.....................267.....8,618.5.......Houston 33 Burlington.................298.....7,587.0.......Houston 34 Apache.....................299.....7,584.2.......Houston 35 Southwest................300.....7,584.0.......Dallas 36 Baker Hughes............310.....7,218.0.......Houston 37 Anadarko...................314.....7,100.0.......The Woodlands 38 Commercial Metals....329.....6,592.7.......Irving 39 Enbridge...................335.....6,476.9.......Houston 40 Dynegy......................337.....6,438.0....... Houston 41 Energy Transfer.........347.....6,274.3.......Dallas 42 Celanese...................356.....6,070.0.......Dallas 43 Group 1 Auto.............361.....5,969.6.......Houston 44 Blockbuster...............366.....5,864.4.......Dallas 45 Freescale...................368.....5,843.0....... Austin 46 Pilgrim's Pride............382.....5,666.3.......Pittsburg 47 Smith Intl...................390.....5,579.0.......Houston 48 RadioShack................423.....5,081.7.......Fort Worth 49 Atmos Energy............430.....4,973.3.......Dallas 50 Triad Hospitals...........432.....4,916.6.......Plano 51 Temple-Inland...........433.....4,910.0.......Austin 52 Whole Foods.............449.....4,701.3.......Austin 53 National Oilwell.........452.....4,644.5.......Houston 54 El Paso......................455.....4,596.0.......Houston 55 ACS...........................471.....4,351.2..... ..Dallas 56 Frontier Oil................496.....4,001.2.......Houston DFW - 22 1 Exxon Mobil..................1.....339,938.0.......Irving 10 AMR..........................105....20,712.0...... .Fort Worth 11 EDS..........................108....20,537.0...... .Plano 12 J.C. Penney...............118....18,781.0.......Plano 15 Kimberly-Clark..........140....15,902.6.......Irving 16 D.R. Horton...............162....13,863.7.......Fort Worth 17 Texas Inst................167....13,392.0.......Dallas 18 Fluor.........................169....13,161.1..... ..Irving 20 BNSF..........................171....12,987.0..... ..Fort Worth 21 Centex......................175....12,859.7....... Dallas 25 Dean Foods..............216....10,900.3.......Dallas 27 TXU...........................228....10,449.0..... ..Dallas 28 Tenet Healthcare......236....10,052.0.......Dallas 35 Southwest................300.....7,584.0.......Dallas 38 Commercial Metals....329.....6,592.7.......Irving 41 Energy Transfer.........347.....6,274.3.......Dallas 42 Celanese...................356.....6,070.0.......Dallas 44 Blockbuster...............366.....5,864.4.......Dallas 48 RadioShack................423.....5,081.7.......Fort Worth 49 Atmos Energy............430.....4,973.3.......Dallas 50 Triad Hospitals...........432.....4,916.6.......Plano 55 ACS...........................471.....4,351.2..... ..Dallas Pittsburg - 1 46 Pilgrim's Pride............382.....5,666.3.......Pittsburg Houston - 24 2 ConocoPhillips..............6.....166,683.0....... Houston 4 Marathon Oil................23.....58,958.0.......Houston 7 Plains Pipeline.............65.....31,177.3.......Houston 8 Sysco...........................68.....30,281.9... ....Houston 9 Halliburton..................103....20,994.0...... .Houston 13 Lyondell Chem..........121....18,606.0.......Houston 19 Waste Mgmt..............170....13,074.0.......Houston 22 Enterprise Prod.........183....12,257.0.......Houston 24 Continental...............207....11,208.0.......Houston 26 Reliant Energy..........220....10,708.0.......Houston 29 Kinder Morgan...........243.....9,787.1.......Houston 30 CenterPoint...............244.....9,784.0.......Houston 32 TEPPCO.....................267.....8,618.5.......Houston 33 Burlington.................298.....7,587.0.......Houston 34 Apache.....................299.....7,584.2.......Houston 36 Baker Hughes............310.....7,218.0.......Houston 37 Anadarko...................314.....7,100.0.......The Woodlands 39 Enbridge...................335.....6,476.9.......Houston 40 Dynegy......................337.....6,438.0....... Houston 43 Group 1 Auto.............361.....5,969.6.......Houston 47 Smith Intl...................390.....5,579.0.......Houst on 53 National Oilwell.........452.....4,644.5.......Houston 54 El Paso......................455.....4,596.0.......Houston 56 Frontier Oil................496.....4,001.2.......Houston San Antonio - 5; Austin - 4 3 Valero Energy..............15.....81,362.0.......San Antonio 5 Dell..............................25.....55,908.0. ......Round Rock 6 AT&T............................39.....43,862.0...... .San Antonio 14 Tesoro......................132....16,473.0....... San Antonio 23 USAA........................189....11,980.4....... San Antonio 31 Clear Channel...........252.....9,468.9.......San Antonio 45 Freescale...................368.....5,843.0....... Austin 51 Temple-Inland...........433.....4,910.0.......Austin 52 Whole Foods.............449.....4,701.3.......Austin
  13. That's a hard call to make. Since it opened, Gaylord Texan has been a very successful convention & meeting destination as well as an excursion for area residents. During this time, bookings at the Dallas Convention Center have seen healthy growth as well. The Conv Ctr got a new head honcho and his efforts/innovations have been widely praised. So, any of Dallas Conv Ctr business which moved to Gaylord Texan was replaced. The Gaylord Texan facility is credited with attracting events for which no Metroplex destination would have been a consideration. Grapevine Lake is a small and pleasant setting, lots of trees and a few hills. It's looking like the area is going to end up with a Lake Resort branding signature. Gaylord Texan is expanding as a consumer destination (although not a mall like the Gaylord mega-complex outside Nashville) and another resort-styled destination hotel has been approved on the lakefront. All things considered, the Gaylord Texan and future Grapevine Lake facilities have expanded consideration of the Metroplex among convention & meeting planners. If someone could put that deal together, it would probably be a huge success. (daydream: Could the Astrodome ceiling be used as a giant projection screen?) Developing a consumer oriented retail, dining and entertainment complex/promenade directly linking the New Astrodome with the New Stadium would be fantastic. A somewhat similar situation exists in Arlington, and a billion+ dollar mixed-use consumer development will connect the baseball stadium, new football stadium and amusement park - and it's named Glorypark. What was promised to the folks of Arlington when they agreed to help pay for the baseball stadium is finally making good - now that the folks of Arlington have agreed to help pay for an even more expensive football stadium. Although $800 million in highway improvements are coming to that part of Arlington and should be completed before the Cowboys opening day, the connectivity convenience of off-grade rail service to the destination remains a challenge. In Atlanta, another similar setting has been very successful for ten years. Centienniel Olympic Park provides the cohesive setting (making up for the lack of a 'masterplan') uniting the baseketball/hockey stadium, football stadium, convention facilities, hotels and significant tourist destinations with the ebb & flow of the city. Put a resort hotel atmosphere inside the Astrodome (I love the idea) and build mixed-use consumer oriented direct connection to the football stadium and convention facilities. It'll work.
  14. Fortune's Global 500: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/index.html
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