The Townhouses Are Coming: Headlines July 3 to 10

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Townhouse being clad with Tyvek and EIFS [Houston Independent Media Center]

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Friday July 10

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Shriners will keep hospitals open: Galveston facility to reopen in a few weeks [Houston Chronicle] "The hospital in Galveston, meanwhile, is expected to reopen in a few weeks, said Douglas Maxwell, the fraternal group's new CEO."

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Thursday July 9

The Woodlands' to fund Lake Houston improvements: Deal is part of annexation agreement [Houston Chronicle]

City Council OKs big changes in sign ordinance [Houston Chronicle] "The ordinance, which applies to signs on the premises of businesses that go up only after Sept, reductil online. 1, diminishes the maximum allowable height and square footage of signs by nearly half in certain cases, Where can i but reductil, eliminates roof signs and regulates electronic displays, among other more specific rules that will apply to shopping centers or other multi-tenant locations."

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Monday July 6

Busting brothels a difficult task Neighbors lament clubs' presence; police say it takes time to build a case [Houston Chronicle] "Jones rallied neighbors to support authorities closing the Penthouse Club at Westheimer and Winrock in January but says another topless bar, an adult bookstore and "massage parlors" remain nearby."

FEMA's Ike recovery mission nears end: Its biggest unfinished job is repairing UTMB [Houston Chronicle] "About 2,800 households, mostly in Orange and Galveston counties, reductil belgique, remain in mobile homes or other temporary housing provided by FEMA. Harris said FEMA personnel check with each family at least once a month to ensure they are working to obtain permanent housing. Reductil For Sale, All of the temporary homes must be vacated by April 2010, he said."

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Sunday July 5

Green Building-A Developer Gets It Right [Houston Independent Media Center] "Building as usual is coming to an end and one developer in Houston is getting it right. The Redus Group out of Florida has looked into the future and seen - well - there isn't one."

Stimulus pulls languishing road projects out of idle: Plans for new bridges and wider streets have waited years for funds [Houston Chronicle] "The Grand Parkway segment is estimated to cost $607 million, and some think that won't be money well spent. 'There are no people out there, reductil slimming tablets,' said Robin Holzer, chairwoman of the Citizens' Transportation Coalition."

Saturday July 4

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Friday July 3

Urbing the 'burbs Battle cry outside the Loop: The townhouses are coming. The townhouses are coming! [Houston Chronicle]

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For undeveloped land, those rules are great; elsewhere, they're a mixed bag, reductil slimming drug. Critics note that inside the Loop, some neighborhoods grew dense without the infrastructure to support all their new residents, Reductil For Sale. Less open land made the streets prone to flooding. Narrow streets and sidewalks can't support the new traffic they bear. Reductil deaths, And there's not enough parking for visitors. (The new proposal would require more visitor parking than the old rules, but critics say it's still not enough.)

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