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Houston's kickin-ass!
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Giant step forward.
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Wow, this is great!
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Of all of the MLB teams added during expansion (from 1961 to the present) ... 14 expansion teams.
MLB needs more teams!!
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The intrastate rivalry will be worth the move, for me.
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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
Houston Astros heading to American League?
by Emily Wilkinson
October 12, 2011
... the key area of dispute in recent weeks has been the proposed American League move.
A move to the American League would put the Astros in the same league as intrastate rival Texas Rangers...
Here's another article about the proposed move:
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Yao went WNBA
HaHaHa!
I really really really want the Rockets to beat the Lakers.
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Say Mark, have you got that same chart with an inflation adjustment?
That would be cool.
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This merger would be a pretty unusual thing, right, doesn't happen very often...?
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That's one of my favorite building, looks great!
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Go Spurs!
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BTW, I was at the Gaylord in Grapevine last year for convention. As a group of us were waiting in line to eat at one of the "Riverwalk" themed restaurants, the waitress asked us if we wanted to sit inside or outside. I looked up to the ceiling as if to ask? huh?
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.
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groundbreaking ceremony 10:30am today!
dude, sweet
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ROTFLMAO!!
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.
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Dallas is merely the nutsack.
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.
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its going to start happening. fingers two phases and woods hp deal.
we will find out if what appears to be a home run on paper translates into successful developments in reality.
It'll happen, and once the pump gets primed, it'll be a whole lot at once.
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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.
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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
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6th Street appeals to the 21 year old college kids, who like shot bars and vomiting on the sidewalk. ... but most people outgrow that after a few years, though the memories remain.
20 years later, and I still havent outgrown it.
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Has the Gaylord Texan hurt the Dallas Convention Center?
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.
This should be viewed as the potential to provide Reliant Stadium, the Harris County Domed Convention Hotel, and the two remaining convention halls with an entertainment/retail/residential district of their very own while simultaneously putting a high density of residents within easy access of an underutilized stop along the Red Line.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.
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Fortune's Global 500:
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If you click on Texas, it'll show you every single Fortune 500 company in the state. There's 102 of them, over a fifth of all 500.
Actually, Texas is home to 102 companies from the Fortune 1000 list; there are 56 Texas based companies on the Fortune 500 list.
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New Dallas Developments
in Dallas/Fort Worth/Metroplex
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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.