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The deal comes two days after concerned Heights-area residents voiced their opposition to the project to the Houston City Council. Property owner The Ainbinder Co. holds 24 acres in the area and plans a retail development anchored by the Supercenter. Mayor Annise Parker said she and Councilman Ed Gonzalez, whose District H includes the Heights area, plan to form a committee of nearby residents and businesses through which the community can articulate its concerns.  

A funny thing happened after Keiji Asakura suggested the creation of a vegetable garden in the middle of the concrete corridor and skyscraper canyon that is downtown Houston. It actually came to fruition — with a swiftness that stunned the landscape architect and the nonprofit group that shared his vision. Within three weeks, seeds, plants and container pots had been donated, city officials had hopped on board, and a nascent garden had sprouted outside the 25-story Bob Lanier Public Works Building.  

The Federal Transit Administration has given an environmental green light to Metro's planned University light rail line, an 11.3-mile, double-track span that will connect the Hillcroft Transit Center on the city's southwest side with the central University of Houston campus. The successful environmental review clears the way for Metro's continued work on design, engineering, utility coordination and other pre-construction matters. Metro acting president and CEO George Greanias described the approval a  

1. Everyone's wrapped up in the Astros' race for the pennant. Possible, we guess.  

Did you know that blacked-out or barred windows and 24-hour massage parlors are "red flags" that human trafficking may be afoot? Nor did we. If you want to heighten your human trafficking awareness, all you need to do is hop on a bus with the Houston Rescue & Restore Coalition.  

As the 136th annual Rain Day celebration approaches, Mayor Blair Zimmerman hopes for rain, or he'll lose his hat- literally. And this time, he's challenging another mayor. This year, Zimmerman is betting Annise Parker, mayor of the city of Houston, Texas, that on July 29, it will rain in Waynesburg.  

Wal-Mart Stores has placed 16 acres of land in the Washington Avenue corridor under contract, company spokeswoman Kellie Duhr confirmed Thursday. The deal comes two days after neighborhood residents voiced their opposition to the project to the Houston City Council. The property owner, the Ainbinder Co., holds 24 acres in the area and plans a retail development anchored by the Supercenter.  

Mayor Annise Parker said Wednesday the city of Houston will not be approving a Centerpoint Energy rate increase that would mean a $5.53 a month hike for residents using 1,000 kilowatt hours of energy during that period. Not acting would mean the rate increase would go into effect Wednesday. CenterPoint received about $200 million for the Department of Energy in the form of a stimulus grant with about $150 million of that going toward accelerating installation of the new metering system in order to hav  

Meteorologists at the National Weather Service studied radar, atmospheric conditions and weather fronts to come up with their forecast, but they did not consider Waynesburg's reputation. July 29 has been rainy in Waynesburg in 111 of the past 135 years. So when you factor in that statistic, the probability for precipitation has to skyrocket, according to Waynesburg Mayor Blair Zimmerman.