The article focuses on a 2007 increase in commercial development projects located in unusual areas in Houston, Texas, which has been seen as a result of the city's lack of zoning laws which control development. A discussion of a controversy which has developed in the city over the proposed ...
killing dozens of people. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said damage from Hurricane Harvey would likely reach 150 billion to 180 billion U.S. dollars.
Texas. The park land is actually owned by the United States; however, the United States, through the Army Corps of Engineers, leases the land to Harris County for use as a multi-purpose public park. Harris County is divided geographically into...
HOUSTON STRONG: A WORLD SERIES RING, BUT IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH A LACK OF ZONING LAWS?Getlan, BradyUniversity of Baltimore Journal of Land & Development
This paper analyzes the effects of zoning and restrictive covenants on single-family housing prices in and around Houston, Texas. The calculation of a hedonic price index reveals that higher prices are paid for homes in neighborhoods with either type of land-use control than for comparable houses...