Houston Living

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Think You're Safe if You're Not in the 100 Year Fl...
16 April, 2010| Safety & Security, Houston Living
About 70% of the 2300 homes that flooded in west Harris County last April were not in the mapped floodplain and 65% of the are that flooded during Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 were not in the mapped... read more
Talking about going "Green". Wow.
15 April, 2010| Green Living, General, Houston Living
April 15, 2010 9:42 AM PDT New Delhi stadium gets 1-megawatt solar roof by Candace Lombardi < height=29 src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20002584-54... read more
"Working" together can help stabilize Houston Texa...
15 April, 2010| International Real Estate, General, Houston Living
 Nancy Furst WORKING Hey, buddy, can you spare a work share? By L.M. SIXEL Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle April 14, 2010, 10:06PM Like many suppliers of equipment to the oil and gas in... read more
Now, this could be "harmful" to Harris County Texa...
15 April, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
 Nancy Furst Valero seeks tax exemption By MATTHEW TRESAUGUEHOUSTON CHRONICLE April 14, 2010, 9:36PM One of the nation's largest oil refiners is seeking a tax exemption from Texas that... read more
APRIL-2010 Newsletter by Kimberly Clinton
13 April, 2010| Home Buying, Home Marketing, Houston Living
Welcome to the most current Housing Trends eNewsletter. This eNewsletter is specially designed for you, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the marke... read more
Help for Haiti
13 April, 2010| General, Houston Living
Recently, it was my great privilege to meet two doctors from the battlefront of the Haitian relief effort.  My thanks to Reverend John Collier for coordinating this unique opportunity. ... read more
My Vegetable Garden is Potted!
13 April, 2010| Green Living, Houston Living
In the past, I've dealt with various issues with my garden.  There have been worms of various colors and sizes, beetles, fungus, and on and on.  This spring, the garden all went in pots.&nbs... read more
This should be good for Houston Texas Real Estate...
13 April, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
 Nancy Furst Apache to buy Mariner for $2.7 billion. Houston-based Apache Corp. said it will buy deepsea oil and gas explorer Mariner Energy for $2.7 billion in an effort to extend its operatio... read more
A COSTLY WONDER - Astrodome - Houston Texas Real...
12 April, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
 Nancy Furst A COSTLY WONDER Dome debt likely to haunt Harris County By CHRIS MORANCopyright 2010 Houston Chronicle April 12, 2010, 11:48PM More than a decade after its professional foot... read more
Hurricane chief looks at coast's -( effect on Hous...
11 April, 2010| International Real Estate, General, Houston Living
 Nancy Furst Hurricane chief looks at coast's highs, lows If Ike Dike is built, he says, it must withstand nature’s worst By ERIC BERGERHOUSTON CHRONICLE April 10, 2010, 10:47PM More tha... read more
The Tanglewood - Houston's Mid Rise Galleria/Tangl...
10 April, 2010| High-Rises & Condos, Luxury Homes, Houston Living
The Tanglewood, built in 2001 by Hanover, is a beautiful, well maintained, centrally located midrise in the desirable Galleria/Tanglewood area.The 66 unit condominium building is located on the corner... read more
Flowchart to Determine if You Should Buy an Ipad -...
10 April, 2010| General, Houston Living
Flowchart to Determine if You Should Buy an Ipad April 6th, 2010 09:12 am The Ipad came out on Saturday, and if you weren't one of the 3 million people standing in line at the Apple store to get o... read more
Halliburton planning to buy Boots & Coots - Housto...
10 April, 2010| International Real Estate, General, Houston Living
 Nancy Furst Halliburton planning to buy Boots & Coots By MONICA HATCHERHOUSTON CHRONICLE April 10, 2010, 12:55AM Oil field services giant Halliburton said late Friday it would buy... read more
Alternative Health Care in the Houston, Texas area
10 April, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, International Real Es...
 Nancy FurstInteresting Concept -- An insurance alternative to believe in Christians rely on each other to pay medical bills By MOISES MENDOZAHOUSTON CHRONICLE April 9, 2010, 9:41PM When... read more
Saving NASA Spaceflight - what you can do
8 April, 2010| General, Education, Houston Living
If you live in the Clear Lake area like me, many of your friends and even family are affiliated with NASA and its contractors.  With the recent federal budget proposal cutting the Constellation p... read more