BigFootsSocks

I've actually haven't, only seen the posts here by Surge...Google ads are crazy

Just saw this on a Rockets blog

They go all the way aaayyyyyyyyyy

I believe they bought one of their properties 10 years ago, and some posters have mentioned earlier projects of theirs.

Is it a Dallas-based company?

I thought Robert Eckles used to be a Harris County Judge. But it shouldn't really matter anyway, there's only two stations...

It was inevitable

Good for Dallas but why can't Hpuston have an iconic structure too?

I'm all for downtown stations but if the numbers can't work I have nothing against a NW site.

 

>implying there's anything wrong with a NW Mall station

>implying that station won't jump start committee rail down 290 to downtown

Ok kiddo

Lol Slick just got railed. Damn rekt

Also using HBJ as a credible source isn't your best start.

The problem is the beach doesn't have meters. You have to have a cell phone to park... which makes things difficult and confusing for people who don't or are not used to paying via phone. Your attitude also shows what's wrong. You are looking at visitors as mooches instead of an opportunity. Galveston wants to improve their economy (tourism is a big component of it), yet they make it confusing for some people.

I don't know the exact numbers but a majority of people in this nation have smartphones so it's not like we don't know how to use our phones. The only trouble people may have is if they're too old to understand technology.

Uniqlo!!!

DNA, and I suppose you're against paying school taxes if you don't have kids or they are already out of school.

anyway, this thing needs to be meglev with its own path into downtown.

There's a pretty clear difference between supporting the education of our nations future than paying taxes for a private utility, but I think you misunderstand; he says they should pay taxes for the whole city rather than just themselves and then turn around and delicate flower to the city to fix things.

Maglev is still under design and would be impossible as a private venture.

Ladies, there's no need for conspiracy theory debates; no one wins

What I meant by that is there are legal "bars" that exist (see Denton), in dry counties. Very lively ones at that...

I'm not aware of this. How does it work? Very rigorous and strict liqueur licenses?

Really? Whoops...still, Texas isn't about that strict law life.

I like to think of it like this. Say a city decided to only allow only one residential building in their downtown area. Maybe the city requires a building of such height and such setback and such style, but someone will take advantage of the opportunity and build something that meets those requirements. Moreso, if they are going to build something, they will build up to their maximum economic potential to acquire the most return on their investment. Because no one else can build residential in that area, their economic potential outlook will rise because of reduced competition. A bigger, better building is more economically achievable.

If the state does allow casinos, but restricts the quantity, they can create many more "demands" than otherwise, all the while the de jure competition reduction will benefit the casino operator immensely.

It's the other side of zoning economics.

That's a really good point. However, this is Texas, home of the no zoning laws and deregulation.

That's why there are bars in dry counties.

There are just some things we can't fight. Prohibition didn't really work did it? People will find ways to drink (see:Texas Tech), people need casinos to gamble, which obviously excludes online gambling.

My source worked on about half of those Texas City outlets and to this day I still understand why Simon built them. They do bring in a lot of money though so there's that, but damn it would've been nice to see those in Galveston.

I would think if we somehow made the laws that constricting and tight in Texas, that the prop able casinos wouldn't even bother. It's almost too much work to somehow maintain an ethical stance on this while still legalizing casinos themselves.

(**my mother's voice**) - "if everyone else jumped off a cliff, would you?"

Exactly. I didn't want to say it because it's so cliche, but it has some ring of truth to it.

No I definitely am... I just think there are better arguments for it than "everyone else is doing it!"

First I like to drink beer with my friends and get home and poke the bear "I.E." Talk smack on haif.

I love this site and value the different opinions of everyone.

There are a lot of as$hats but that was a low blow. I live in Midtown and start my bike rides in this area and I was coming from a place where anything would be better than what's there now. NOTHING

I want to squeeze every bit of juice from this boom like everyone here but this Developement just struck me as great. So bottom line I like to drink - your not all as$hats ( fav word of mine). I haven't had any beer tonight. It's 9 degrees in Chicago BTW and can't wait to get back to Htown!

cheers:)

You got drunk and caused a meltdown on HAIF. Well done. 10/10 would recommend doing again.

That's where it comes down to opinion. I'd rather the state forgo that money if it means it doesn't come from a business that's built on people risking and losing(majority of the time) their money.

...that's not a great argument though. You could insert anything into the statement "people are going to do x thing so we should do it too" but that doesn't mean we should legalize weed, for example. There are better arguments for that sort of legalization, and lawyers/judges are not going to listen to things like that.

If Texans want casinos they're going to need a better case than that.