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The city is not land-locked. Municipal boundaries can and should expand to the Southeast. The Agile Port may become one of the most influential economic "engines" and source of population growth for the Metroplex over the next 25-50 years. The cargo processing facility for the Port of Houston being developed in rural, mostly unincorporated SE Dallas County will supply the business and residential influx to justify broad annexation by the City of Dallas in Dallas, Kaufman and Ellis Counties.

That's what I thought, too, at first, but after some thought, I decided "envious" is a very appropriate word to describe how the pretentious set in Houston views the pretentious set in Dallas. "Roughnecks" is the weak word in that statement.

Of course, the arrogance of The Dallas Fop Squad would be deflated without such strong reactions from envious Houston Roughnecks. It's a source of admiration and embarassment; Texans can be so serious in their pride. It's funny when people get really pissed off from my-city-is-better cat-fights. ----- It's good that Metroplex municipalities get a jump on planning the accommodation of such a large special needs population. Since DFW and Houston hava about the same population, it's probably fair to say a Houston area evacuation would come close to doubling the special needs population in North Texas. I dont think the article mentioned how many other evacuees from the Coast would also head to the Metroplex, but probably a whole lot. All the whining from organizers only points out the seriour need for some sort of North Texas regional authority. One single entity should organize the Metroplex inventory of facilities capable of temporarily accommodating the high volume of special needs individuals and their families should a catastrophy occur in the Houston area.

I would LOVE it if the future former mayor LaMiller went back to being a reporter.

Houston is so pretty and lush.

This is my favorite quote from that article: It's an error to characterize the people in the Houston area as more charitable during a natural disaster than the people in the Dallas area, or any other similarily populated area. The pep squads representing each city may not want to agree, but there's no difference in the way people respond to a catastrophe based on where they live.

She's from Mesquite.

I'll always need one egg.

Marcello Santos aka Angel Chestnut

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Many folks in Texas just dont know how lucky they are, with all good the TexMex. Three years in Southern California and six years in Atlanta, and I still have to go to Texas to get a decent plate of enchiladas, beans and rice. ---------- You know, though, I like the low country bar-b-que much better than the traditional TX bbq.

I think Underground is much more popular now than it used to be. As a suburban resident of the Atlanta area, I ride MARTA to Centinnel Olympic Park and other downtown/midtown destinations a couple times a month. It's a shame MARTA is so neglected. With all the excitement over the Beltline, you'd think 'they' would take better care of what's already there. The arts scene in Atlanta really is pathetic, but it's slowly getting better. Atlanta is a great place to party. Many areas are very beautiful (I LOVE the woods in my backyard). There's an energy in 'the city' that's hard for other sunbelt cities to match. Basically, though, there's very little that available in Houston that is not equally available in Atlanta. Atlanta is 'hot' right now, and it's going to be 'hot' for a long time, but the regions residents/politicians seem to be ignoring a handful of long range planning issues that could stifle population growth. Just like Houston, though, there's an impressive ability to tackle problems just when it seems nothing can get done.

!!Go Spurs!!

That's a nice looking building.

An interesting twist to the compare/contrast scenerio would include rail accessiblity.

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Trinity Rail Express should run between Galveston and Fort Worth.

That I live in Atlanta does not explain how I know so much about Dallas and The Nasher Scuplture Collection.

I live in Atlanta.

I think the scene you describe - walking through the peaceful and lush park, then spending time in the Rothko Chapel - is one of the best "art experiences" there is. It feels good, it looks good, I love it. I would have the same discussion, but apparently you would not. I think it's great to see museum quality, high art when looking around at the mall. For decades, Northpark has been widely acknowledged as one of the country's best shopping malls. Only in Dallas can you go to the mall and compare original works of art to their pictures in art books.

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The pieces displayed in the mall from the Nasher collection are sculptures or giant multi media wall hangings. It's not like there's an Impressionist painting next to the Taco Bell. The pieces shown in the mall are purposefully selected by a curator. Non-art fanatics probably wont really notice the importance of the 'weird looking thang' at the mall, but a unique, barely noticeable reverance is given to the ambiance of the shopping mall. The pieces displayed in Northpark Mall are as suited to that environment as the Rothko Chapel is to its park. I remember the first time I went to Northpark, I was an art student at NTSU. All I knew was that it was big mall and thought it strange my painting class friends, from Dallas, wanted to go there after visiting the museum. So whatever and everything, but I did a classic double take when I saw a giant Warhol hanging on the wall. I thought it was cool to see a copy of something like that in a mall, but was kinda blown away to learn it was the original. Years later, I still think it's incredible. And it has only gotten better since the mall now has an acre+ park for outdoor displays. That, to me, is what makes NorthPark the best mall in Texas.

In a nut shell, that it! "They" call it an Agile port. I'm hoping the Agile Port in Dallas along with the Sea Port in Houston will become the primary routing destination of exports from the North American Midwest and Great Plains. Much of the inventory floated down the Mississippi to embark through New Orleans could very easily end up on a train to Dallas then onto a ship in Houston.

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