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    Duh. Everything is second rate in this state compared to UT outside of tiny/private Rice.
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    Graduation rates are rising quickly at UH, largely due to better incoming students as well as the UHin4 program. The incoming class of 2014 was the first class to have the option to join UHin4 and that class' 4 year graduate rate is on track to be 50%. The best news is 4 years later, over 70% of incoming students are joining UHin4.
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    UH has a great reputation outside of the region. It unfortunately still has work to overcome the years of racist/classist views that cloud the local reputation. Case in point, the 2019 World University Rankings are out. UH ranks 5th in Texas behind UT, Rice, A&M, and UT-Dallas. These rankings are based on 13 factors like published works, R+D, international reach, and quality of instruction. UH is in a peer group with schools like UConn, Tulane, Denver, New Mexico, and Oregon State. Here's where the Texas schools fall; 39) Texas 86) Rice (size really hurst Rice but it punches way above its weight class) 171) Texas A&M 251-300) UT Dallas 301-350) Houston 501-600) UTSA 601-800) Baylor, UT Arlington, UTEP, Texas Tech 801-1000) Texas State In the last few years, UH has steadily climbed the rankings. Adding programs in petroleum engineering, nursing, and industrial design have helped as has the conversion of the Schlumberger campus to the energy research center. The medical school will further elevate UH's status internationally. I'd also point out that UH ranks ahead of several UT branches included those with medical schools. Lastly, here's the number of top 100 programs (graduate level) that schools in Texas have according to USNWR. 25 Texas 19 Texas A&M 18 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 14 Rice 11 Baylor 8 SMU 8 UT Dallas 7 Texas Tech 7 North Texas 4 UT Arlington 3 UTSA 3 UTEP If you add up UTA, UTEP, UTD, and UTSA you get the same number as UH. I'm kinda glad we didn't wait around for a state branch all things considered.
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    Two steps forward... getting run over by someone exiting an ugly garage to speed back to the burbs.
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    UT is currently adding 40,000 square feet and two additional floors to their building on Fannin right now. Also, the largest (unless you are talking system) is A&M.
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    And I'd rather not have to scroll through 8 year old threads being bumped for stupid reasons but we don't always get what we want.
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    Nailed it. That guy is the very definition of white trash.
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    Downtown is tidy because they hire private people to clean it 24-7. One thing I wish Houston did was put screens on street drains. It would keep so much of the litter from entering the waterways. It's an easy solution. Nothing pisses me off more than riding along Braes or Buffalo after a heavy rain. Also, LA is dirty because it doesn't get rain. It's dusty all the time. That said, like Boston, street cleaning is fairly active. Those trucks rumble through a few times a month. Last pet peeve, folks who go to picnic at Hermann Park and then just get up and leave all of their trash or just watch it as wind blows their bags into the reflection pool or McGovern Lake. Trashy-assed folks. I've yelled at a few people but I think we live in a culture in which people just assume others will clean up after them. Hell, I see Rice kids leave junk all over because they know maintenance will get it. Disturbing mindset.
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    This thing got value engineered into moo. Looks like the steel and cedar accents were all replaced by stucco.
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    Of course it did. Democrats weren't running on an anti-homosexual agenda. Straight slate is what arose after the Southern strategy proved so successful in Dixie. Are you going to tell me that wasn't a party issue either?
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    Gotta be near the hands they'll grease as they help change our society.
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    Again, I've never voted straight party ticket until this year but I'd like to point out that it was the GOP who pushed the "straight slate" thing for decades here but now that it can hurt them, it's gone. Funny how that works.
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    I lean Democratic but I always vote for several GOP folks, especially judges. Yesterday was the first time I voted straight party and I have no regrets. I like Ed, but a statement needed to be sent. The GOP in Texas should be very, very nervous. Every major county went Blue, including Republican strongholds like Williamson and Tarrant. Unfortunately, despite living 3 blocks from Kirby, I've been gerrymandered into TX 02 so I didn't get to vote for Lizzie. My good friend a grew up with, Todd Litton, did quite respectable considering how GOP leaning that district actually is. I don't think we've heard the last of Todd.
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    Go stand in the parking garage that overlooks terminal A from the roof. Watch and see how often United actually utilizes Terminal A for operations. They're squatting. The last thing United wants is for Spirit, American, and Delta (the likely airlines wanting more space) to have larger operations at IAH. A 6 gate expansion for say, Spirit, would mean a potential tripling of service beyond the major markets they already serve (FLL, LAX, LAS, GUA, SAP, SAL, SJD, DEN, ORD, MSY, ATL, BWI, etc...). Even a two gate expansion for an airline like Delta could mean a third carrier on a route to SEA, a fourth to LAX, and opening operations to their growing hub at JFK.
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    Because they are hoarding gates in terminal A in order to keep other airlines out. Theres no room in A for any other airline to expand services. It's likely why we don't see American serve JFk or Delta service to LAX or SEA. United doesn't need space in A. They just want space in A to stifle competition. And sure, technically it's AA's fault that there were weather delays causing chaos yesterday but if they had more gates, it wouldn't have been an issue. It's not that complicated.
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    Landed at IAH on American from LAX. We had to wait for 25 minutes because the AA gates were full. I agree, F-OFF, United.
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    I still think we need a street car trolley down Dallas from Shepherd to Downtown.
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    Such a beautiful restoration and then this gets plopped down next to it. Downtown really needs to address the garage situation. They're a necessary evil but it is well past time to put some design regulations in place.
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    I'll continue to shop in stores because I am afraid of what our society will become without retail jobs. Plus, I like human interaction and I am picky with my produce.
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    I avoid the Galleria area at all costs. Downtown has better bars, better walkability, better high-rises, better art scene, better funk, better access to parks/trails/bayous, better sports, and has a sense of place.
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    Ugh. EDI. I don't hold out much hope for this one but maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.
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    I lived on the 36th floor of the Spires. I loved it.
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    Awesome. Icing on the cake to the great replacement Chevron added to the old YMCA site. There's a market out there for old buildings. I know because that is my business. I'm currently getting $130,000 over asking for one of my most recent renovations. Took less than 48 hours on the market to get 3 full-priced offers causing a bidding war. Meanwhile, spec homes in the area aren't moving. Also, there's a historic designation on the house but that didn't discourage anyone. In fact, it brought them in.
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    So glad people are not quoting Ross. Ignore is a great feature. He's been yelling about people holding opinions on an architectural forum for years. Troll.
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    Somebody mentioned earlier in this thread that it would be 735 feet. That person has seemingly been spot on with reports about this project so far.
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