With much of the US undergoing a broad revulsion against Confederate statues in the days since the Charlotesville clashes, it was only a matter of time before someone took matters one step too far. This happened today when a Houston man was arrested on allegations he tried to plant explosives at the statue of Confederate officer Richard Dowling in Hermann Park, according to Chron.com citing law enforcement officials.
With the US shale industry producing at near-record levels as oil prices languish around $50 a barrel, cities in oil-dependent states like Texas are resorting to increasingly creative means to compensate for the shortfall left by falling energy revenues, including selling off public assets, like Houston just did.
There is seemingly no end to the growing problem of commercial real estate vacancies across the country. And while we've spent a lot of time talking about the largest markets of New York and San Francisco, Houston, one of the hardest hit markets from the collapse of oil prices, is also in the midst of its own real estate collapse. In fact, per a recent Q1 market update from NAI Partners, commercial vacancies in Houston have just reached a 22-year high.
If seeing a Super Bowl in person is on your “Bucket List”, this is the year to go. That’s the upshot of ConvergEx's annual review of prices associated with the event.
The get-in price of ticket in Houston is currently $2,019, well less than last year’s $2,900 minimum cost. Average ticket prices are also lower than 2016, at $4,417 versus $6,007 last year.
A real life scene straight out of Alfred Hitchcock’s horror flick ‘The Birds’ appeared on a Houston highway on January 19th. A large flock of black birds oblivious to humans in speeding cars were spotted smashing into car windshields in Houston, Texas. The strange phenomenon has been occurring more frequently recently. Alfred Hitchcock said of his 1963 horror masterpiece ‘The Birds’ that “It could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made!” This could be a warning for Houston to prepare for the worst and board up, or for its residents to get the hell out of town.