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"Last month, the company resumed manual tests in Phoenix after implementing new safety measures and shaking up leadership staff. The vehicles, which are currently being operated by drivers, are back on the road to create maps and gather road information in select cities.
“This work is done using human-driven vehicles without autonomous systems engaged, and is a critical step for validating our self-driving systems as we work towards returning to our driverless mission,” Tiffany Testo, a spokesperson for the company, told Houston Public Media. “Ultimately this will inform where we will resume driverless operations.”
Testo said the fleet’s potential to return to Houston is still undetermined while the company is first working to reintroduce the cars in Phoenix."
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18 hours ago, Blue Dogs said:
Felicia Jeter was NOT popular with the viewers of CBS 11 KHOU-TV Houston ? What caused folks to become turned off by her ? 🤔
I don't think it was necessarily her, but the station just wasn't doing well in terms of its news product back then. KRIV's 7 O'clock News was pulling in more viewers than 11's 6 PM news and advertisers were paying more to advertise on the latter show due to that, from what I've read.
Everything I've seen of her anchoring from that time seems pretty decent. Good smooth/serious delivery, lighthearted when the moment calls for it. Decent balance. She had just come from CBS News' NightWatch overnight news program to anchor here.
Belo had also just bought the station and brought in Chip Moody from Dallas to be her co-anchor, but a fair amount of the time he was here, he was actually off air due to treatment for cancer.
I think it may have been a lack of consistency overall. Steve Smith was moved around after being one of the main anchors for a while, but later returned probably about the time they hired Marlene McClinton and Sylvan Rodriguez (RIP). Then there was this weird period where it seemed as if a few of the stations swapped people or randomly added people it seemed. KHOU hired Rick Sanchez. KPRC hired Terry Anzur - both co-anchoring single newscasts each, iirc. Ginger Casey (RIP) moved from KRIV to KHOU, Craig Weber moved from KHOU to KRIV, Melvin Epps moved from KHOU to KPRC, Dave Dickson went from KRIV to KPRC and I'm sure there were still others...
What I always thought was interesting is that they (IMO) didn't hit their rhythm until about 5 years after the purchase. WFAA had always been the crown jewel in the Belo group, but if you watch the clips of all of their stations from that time, KHOU consistently looks the most contemporary and up to date, especially when 1989 (that 5 year mark) hits and all of the pieces are in place for success. That, however, is another story.
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15 hours ago, hindesky said:
He said the building is at 20 floors with 25 more to go.
That would make it 45 stories. Were some floors added or is that just an estimate? Just curious...
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Copa America fan fest planned for Houston - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
"Houston is hosting three matches for the South American Football Confederation — known as CONMEBOL for the Spanish abbreviation of its name — Copa America tournament in June and July. It’s the first time the competition is returning to the Bayou City since 2016. In addition to the multiple local games, the city will host a fan festival on June 30 as part of the tournament.
The festival will take place at Discovery Green downtown and will feature activities for people of all ages, said Chris Massey, vice president at the Harris County Houston Sports Authority. The free event will have three main zones: an area with multiple screens to watch out-of-market matches, an interactive gaming area and a beer garden for a more relaxed environment. Additionally, the festival will include food trucks, inflatables, DJs, music and other entertainment."
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Citizens Medical Center breaks ground on ICU expansion project | Business | victoriaadvocate.com
"Citizens Medical Center broke ground on its intensive care unit expansion project Wednesday morning, with a sizeable crowd of community leaders and hospital staff in attendance.
The expansion is an $11.7-million project that will take 16 months to complete. It will add 14 new ICU beds and a new patient-friendly infusion bay."
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Parts of this site are currently built out. The "Towers" section appears to the next slated for development.
The Towers unveiled at Frisco Station - Dallas Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
"Called The Towers, this district will have up to five office buildings, adding potentially up to 3 million square feet to the project. It will be located between Warren Parkway and John Hickman Parkway, east of Gaylord Parkway, within walking distance of The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ headquarters and training facility.
An exact timeline of when construction could start on The Towers was not known."
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"The San Antonio City Council voted on Thursday to convey the Cenotaph to the Texas General Land Office, one of the partners in the $400 million Alamo revamp plan. The forthcoming Plaza de Valero and the alleyway behind the future Alamo Visitors Center and Museum have also come under the state's purview.
In conveying the land, the Alamo Trust will be able to use state funds for operations and management."
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Piles of old oyster shells could bring back an entire reef ecosystem (houstonlanding.org)
"This time, however, the company, along with the Nature Conservancy of Texas, Texas Sea Grant and the Halili family of Pier 6 Seafood and Oyster House and the San Leon Oyster Festival, are working together to restore a public reef in the first ever private industry, public conservancy oyster partnership in Texas.
And unlike the private reefs, there will be no oyster harvesting at Rett Reef. Once the reef hopefully bounces back, it’ll be used solely for sport fishing and oyster habitat. "
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7 Blocks Of Downtown Houston Are Slated To Go Car-Free For Good (bisnow.com)
"The board of the Downtown Redevelopment Authority, a Downtown Houston+ affiliate, on April 9 approved a contract with engineering firm Walter P Moore and its subconsultants for the project, the release says. The design and engineering phase follows the basis of design, which zeroes in on the themes of safety, accessibility and placemaking.
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At least the existing building will get some use for the time being.
Former Statesman building to be temporary home to art ‘experiences’ | KXAN Austin
"AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time in years, people will be welcome again at the former home of Austin’s daily newspaper. The former Austin American-Statesman building in south Austin will host “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” and “Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience.”
According to a press release about the event, moving versions of paintings by the two famed artists are projected onto walls and the ground."
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Jones on Main in downtown Houston sells to Florida firm (houstonchronicle.com)
"The Wideman Co., an Orlando-based real estate firm, paid an undisclosed, all-cash price for the complex on April 30, the company said. The acquisition includes the JPMorgan Chase Bank Building, a 34-story, 794,000-square-foot tower at 712 Main as well as its companion building, the Great Jones Building, a 10-story, 95,000-square-foot tower at 708 Main.
Wideman plans to renovate much of the vacant offices in the complex while retaining its historic character, retail spaces and one of downtown's first food halls, Finn Hall. The buildings were constructed in stages in about 1908, 1929 and the 1950s."
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"A group of physician investors broke ground last week on the first building of Grand Cypress Medical Pavilions, a 30-acre medical office campus on the northeast corner of U.S. Highway 290 and the Grand Parkway.
The physicians are developing the campus under an entity called North Cypress Land Ventures LLC.
The first phase includes Grand Cypress Doctors Pavilion One, a three-story, 60,000-square-foot multidisciplinary medical office building with a 12,000-square-foot endoscopy surgery center. It is slated to be completed in June 2025 and is 80% pre-leased, according to the group. Anchor tenants include Keller Surgical Specialists, GastroDoxs and USPI/Memorial Hermann Hospital Systems."
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Perkins & Will’s New Space in Historic Tower | Realty News Report
"The new space, on the tower’s 19th floor, has a unique bonus: access to a private 2,200-square-foot roof terrace where the shoulders of the 24-floor Art Deco skyscraper stack back from its central tower.
Completed recently, the two-year project’s 15,300-square-foot footprint blends a core of open plan workstations with a materials library, glass-enclosed multi-media model shop, meeting rooms with adjustable walls, and a series of multi-function spaces. The walls display working drawings and conceptual designs of current projects in the works."
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Given the amount of hype the WNBA has been getting as of late, I keep coming across more and more pieces stating a desire to have the league expand back into the Houston market. The league has expressed an interest in expansion over the next 4 years, though Houston has not appeared in any of those discussions - publicly at least.
February: The WNBA wants to expand, and Houston is the perfect city (chron.com)
Earlier in April: Houston Comets: Travis Scott wants WNBA team back, what are chances? (houstonchronicle.com)
Also earlier in the month, mentioned along the NHL chatter: Houston's Tilman Fertitta renews interest in drawing NHL, WNBA teams to city (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
Editorial in today's Chronicle: Houston needs a new WNBA team | Editorial (houstonchronicle.com)
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Houston developer Al Kashani to bring more filmmaking to Houston (houstonchronicle.com)
"The space, formerly the home of Suniland and Louis Shanks furniture stores, will be divided into two sections.
"We bought it, and we are going to re-purpose that. It is a huge facility, so in the front, we are going to do a home-improvement mall, which is going to be furniture, technology, everything that goes for the home," says Kashani, noting the cost of the renovation will run between $3 million and $4 million. "In the back, we have a 125,000-square-foot warehouse with 35-feet tall ceilings. So it's a perfect fit to put in soundstages.""
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Houston ends bus rapid transit with change to Metro's Silver Line (houstonchronicle.com)
"After confirming that changing buses from arriving at stations every 20 minutes, rather than the current rate of every 12 minutes, would not affect federal funding for the project, Metropolitan Transit Authority board members approved the reduction, along with other changes to bus service in the area. Bus routes are tweaked quarterly, based on current and expected changes in ridership.
The change in bus frequency will occur June 16."
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H-E-B buys Waller County land for distribution campus - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
"The company announced April 25 that it closed on nearly 500 acres in Waller County for the project. The Hempstead site is south of U.S. Highway 290 and east of Highway 6, roughly 50 miles northwest of downtown Houston."
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"St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Cos. is preparing to leave its current office at 3800 Buffalo Speedway after signing a lease for 38,230 square feet of office space at 2200 Post Oak near The Galleria mall. McCarthy, which is building local projects such as the Ismaili Center in the United States, has officed at 3800 Buffalo Speedway since 2016."
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"Rice University landed its largest-ever federal grant for education research this week, according to its president.
The National Science Foundation awarded approximately $90 million to OpenStax, a Rice-founded publisher of educational resources. The money will be invested in SafeInsights, a national cyberinfrastructure hub developed by OpenStax that aims to study learning outcomes and STEM education."
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BELTWAY 35 BUSINESS PARK - Home
May be 6 buildings when all phases complete. Currently 46% leased.
"Greystar Real Estate Partners has completed the first phase of — and secured a full-building lease for — its second industrial business park in Greater Houston.
Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhemsen has signed a 273,480-square-foot lease at Beltway 35 Business Park at 7561 S. Sam Houston Parkway E. just north of Pearland, according to Greystar and CBRE."
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Out at IAH, retaining existing service at HOU.
"Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) will no longer service Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and three other airports as of Aug. 4."
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Choctaw Stadium will undergo multimillion-dollar renovation – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)
"The city of Arlington and the Texas Rangers are partnering on a multimillion-dollar renovation of the outside of Choctaw Stadium.
The Arlington city council approved the project in a vote on Tuesday night, with the plan set to build a range of new shops and restaurants into the exterior of the ballpark."
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Looks like the Tapestry will be the next hotel to try and get Midland City Council approval.
Tapestry Hotel by Hilton to transform downtown Midland building (mrt.com)
"The proposed 93-room boutique hotel will be presented to the Midland City Council in the next couple months, according to a fact sheet provided by Al Escamilla of the Escamilla Media Group. The hotel still needs to receive approval and proper permits from the city.
The property owner of the proposed hotel is LSBrentway LLC, a local family with more than 25 years of business experience in West Texas, according to the fact sheet."
I actually will be heading out to this part of the state in a few weeks and am looking forward to seeing the new version of Centennial Park and a few other things in person.