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Founder and mentor (Jack Swonson) supporting veterans in Houston at St Martins. Great night with Pres Bush, Jim Baker and Capt Cernan.

Houston isn't just an energy city - job growth across the business spectrum.
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/2014/11/see-where-houston-is-adding-the-most-jobs.html

Houston adds over 20,000 health and education jobs last year - Houston Business Journal Pat yourself on the back, Houston. You're doing just fine.

The Houston food desert map hasn't changed much since 2010. We're working to fix that.
http://superhouston.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/houston-desertia/

Houston: Desertia As Montrose residents wrap up a heated debate on the value and intricacies of the proposed new HEB at Dunlavy and Alabama (directly across the street from a Fiesta), in an area that can clearly be ...

5th Ward is not what it used to be. Good things are happening.
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/02/houstons-fifth-ward-redevelopment-efforts-continue.html?page=all

Houston's Fifth Ward redevelopment continues with plans for single-family homes - Houston... A property in the Fifth Ward may be redeveloped for single family homes, as the area once ravaged by Hurricane Ike in 2008 and by crime in the '70s and '80s undergoes a transformation.

I'm not the only one who thinks Houston is the place to be (investors agree):
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/10/22/houston-named-no-1-real-estate-market-to-watch-in.html?ana=e_hstn_bn_breakingnews&u=s1FBWbkJeslTfv0DXO4

Urban Land Institute's Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2015 report names Houston No. 1 market to... One investor interviewed for the report called Houston the "perfect storm for commercial real estate."

The tide is turning.

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/06-30-14-new-houston-grocery-store-to-bring-high-end-goods-into-a-food-desert-with-no-40-ounces-of-trouble-allowed/

houston.culturemap.com

Know any abandoned buildings in Houston? Old warehouses, schools, hospitals, etc could be home to many workforce families.http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/development/unveiling-of-riverside-apartments-set-building-was-once-school-60-20140610

Unveiling of Riverside Apartments set; building was once School 60 - The Buffalo News A renovation project that transformed defunct Buffalo School 60 to a sprawling 68-unit apartment complex will be unveiled Thursday when Riverside Apartments hosts its debut open house.Mayor Byron W. Brown and other area officials will be on hand at 238 Ontario St. to speak during the open ... - The…

Supply and demand hasn't caught up in Houston yet. Housing prices continue to climb. It won't last forever.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Harvard-study-quantifies-the-difficulty-young-5582558.php

Harvard study quantifies the difficulty young adults face in housing market Harvard study quantifies the difficulty young adults face in housing market Tight credit, high unemployment and record levels of student loan debt are moderating growth and keeping young people and other first-time homebuyers out of the market, says the State of the Nation's Housing report released…

Has increased housing density inside the loop been good for the workforce population?

"For every $1,000 reduction in a home's price, noted city Plan- ing Department Director Marlene Gafrick, 5,000 more people can qualify for a mortgage to buy it."

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Development-rules-change-targets-housing-4422075.php

Development rules change targets housing In seeking the first fundamental changes to Houston's development rules in 14 years, city officials stress that the revisions will produce more workforce housing, giving middle-class families an affordable alternative to the suburbs. The proposed changes would allow greater housing density outside L…

Don't just say you want to help the People, do something about it!
http://healthyfoodaccess.org/library/browse/food-deserts-still-causing-problems-houstons-low-income-neighborhoods?destination=node/368

Why selling alcohol is a good thing for Houston:
http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/01/why-houston-changing-its-alcohol-sales-law-help-food-deserts/8065/

Why Houston Is Changing Its Alcohol-Sales Law to Help Food Deserts A complicated geography of churches, produce, and beer.