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Yes, after reading this story, I would have to say that I don't believe he's a moron at all. I agree with Timmy Chan that the guy was trying to get a little "go away" money from Blackhorse. We saw two similiar cases up near the Woodlands area. Once, when Augusta Pines was just developing its project off Kuykendahl, an adjacent landowner erected a big sign on Kuykendahl announcing a "Hog Farm and Slaughterhouse coming soon". It went on like this for a few months and then quietly the sign disappeared. I'm guessing the landowner got what he wanted from the developer. This past year, on Gosling Road, while the Woodlands began developing their last new village called Creekside Park, an adjacent landowner decided to outfit his property also on Gosling to look like a paramilitary camp, complete with guns on the mailbox (pointing at the cars whizzing by), mannequins dressed up in camoflauge gear posed on the ground pointing fake guns at the cars whizzing by, pup tents set up in the front yard with little flags, big handpainted signs announcing the sale and purchase of guns, knives and swords along with the announcement of an airsoft & BB gun range to be opening soon. It was pretty hilarious looking and got more so as the days went by. We all figured the owner was out to gouge the Woodlands, their next-door neighbor now, for some "go away" money because the Woodlands would not want potential buyers of half-million dollar & up homes driving past the gun place. It must've worked, because before the Woodlands signage went up, this property owned by the adjacent landowner was suddenly cleaned up almost overnight with not a trace of what had been there. Amazing...

Thanks, Chris! I'm surprised that it's not as detailed as the last PASA report, but then again, a LOT of those details turned out to be incorrect facts or assumptions, so it's just as well.

Thanks for the info, Chris! Your link isn't working for me, do you have any way to access the report online? Thx!

I second the vote for KHOU. I just have to change the channel anytime Art Rascon comes on. I'm sorry, maybe he's great as an undercover reporter working without a script, but a big part of being a news reader is being able to actually read the news and I've never seen or heard ANYONE screw up so many words as Art Rascon. Sorry Art, I'm sure you're a good reporter but a news reader? I just don't think so. I'll take Greg Hirsch and Lucy Noland any day of the week.

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Yeah, I think when Hassler opened, it was also at capacity and soon had to had T-buildings.

I think there are a few errors on their interactive map, Bach. When you highlight the word "schools", the school shown in the middle is Metzler Elementary. Yes, it's a school, but it's zoned to Klein ISD. None of Creekside Park is zoned to Klein, they will all be zoned into Tomball. Also, there is a school shown on the north side of the Gosling Road entrance. It should be shown to the south. It is a private school that I believe goes up to 8th grade or soon will, called the Cunae International School. Also, the church shown to the north side of the Gosling Road entrance should also be shown to the south side. It is the future site (now just a wooded lot) of Woods Edge Church, currently located in the Woodlands. What is the difference between "multi-family homes" and "apartments" on this map? Townhomes, condos?

Let's hope the next PASA report is more factual than the last one. Thanks for the heads up on that, I look forward to seeing that. Also, I had heard years ago that the land Krimmel sits on was originally purchased by Klein, not for a school site, but for a district-wide natatorium. Guess those plans changed along the way somewhere. Be sure to let me know when the PASA report comes out, will you?

Makes you wonder why they built Krimmel all by itself, with no high school nearby. Also, why they built Krimmel so close to Hildebrandt, which does share their fields with its' connecting high school, Klein Oak. Weird.

Ummm, NO. I can only hope you're joking. Why not just name it Eversole High then? UGH! On a related note: Has anyone else driven past Krimmel and thought that it looked a lot like a minimum security prison, complete with a stadium to rival Klein Memorial and tons of tennis courts? Do most intermediate schools nowadays get all this?

update on Creekside Park

Tomball gets okay to annex Hooks Airport.

Del Lago is having a liquidation sale.

Isn't Hap running again for Mayor of Tomball? How many terms has he been there? Just curious.

"I used to live in Tomball and traveled 2920 frequently going towards I-45....wasn't much back there but alot of trailer homes anyway...." " a lot of trailer homes"? along 2920 & Kuykendahl? I don't think so....

Ahhh, Ultraman was hilarious! Thanks for the memory!

list of mobility projects and their status in The Woodlands area

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down. 2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice. 3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that. 4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In." 5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso. 6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Smuggling Diamonds" 7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy." 8. Don t use any punctuation 9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk. 10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat with a serious face. 11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go." 12. Sing Along At The Opera 13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme 14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day. 15. Five Days In Advance , Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood. 16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, "Rock Bottom" 17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!" 18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling "Run For Your Lives,They're Loose!!" 19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go." 20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity.....Send This E-mail To Someone To Make Them Smile. ...It's Called Therapy

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I attended a "Street of Dreams" in The Woodlands a few years ago with some of my girlfriends. Every person that goes gets to keep a scoreboard to mark their favorite interior designer, builder, landscaper, etc. George Weaver won hands down, by an overwhelming margin. His company builds GORGEOUS homes!

"Does Galveston wish to grow and fulfill what would seem to be its inevitable, God and geographically given destiny to be a coastal mecca for the 4MM people that live within a one hour drive?" Interesting question, I never really thought of Galveston's potential future development plans as any kind of God-given destiny, but whatever... Seriously, F.M. 3005, is it in the plans to be seriously upgraded to multi-lanes before all this takes place?

It kinda has a Hill Country type look to it, with all the beautiful wood and stone. This campus will help instill a lot of pride in the lucky students zoned to it. Good job!

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video from KHOU broadcast yesterday regarding Allstate

I second that, Congrats to the Bobcats!! Great job with the Harlingen South game today! Way to bring home the State Championship guys!!