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It would be great to get the Houston article back to at least GA status. Postoak ( talk)

Is there any way to make enclaves on this map for all the places that are enclaved within Houston? NintendoTTTEfan2005 ( talk) 01:35, 14 November 2023 (UTC) reply

I've readded prose about the city ban on sharing food. This time I've included six sources, including the nyt, the guardian, and Reuters. Previously this was removed as "trivial" despite being considered newsworthy by, well, do a search yourself... hundreds of news organizations of all sizes and stripes. Big Money Threepwood ( talk) 05:00, 27 December 2023 (UTC) reply

Pinging @ Magnolia677: as they deleted the sourced content and are the most likely to want to come here and discuss these sources. Big Money Threepwood ( talk) 05:04, 27 December 2023 (UTC) reply

I think we should highlight somehow, that Houston has a very short winter. And most days throughout February and March has a daytime temperature above 22.

kind of bordering a tropical climate. דולב חולב ( talk) 06:07, 1 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Please see Talk:San Antonio PAper GOL ( talk) 08:29, 1 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Regarding the following sentence "Flooding has been a recurring problem in the Houston area, exacerbated by a lack of zoning laws, which allowed unregulated building of residential homes and other structures in flood-prone areas," this is a subject of controversy among urban planners. M. Nolan Gray states in "Arbitrary Lines" that the lack of zoning actually PREVENTED the flooding from being worse. Here's the relevant passage: "To the degree that the damage of Hurricane Harvey was a story of development run amok, this development was almost entirely in Houston’s zoned suburbs, where regulators callously allowed development in floodplains and without sufficient stormwater infrastructure. Ironically, to the extent that Houston’s lack of zoning made infill development easier, non-zoning likely helped to stem the tide of wetlands development and mitigate the damage." Here is his citation for that sentence (written by himself lol): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-04/how-houston-s-zoning-can-help-hurricane-harvey-recovery Sharpie 928 ( talk) 21:50, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

If no one objects, I will add a sentence stating that zoning's roll in Harvey's flooding is disputed after a few days. Sharpie 928 ( talk) 21:57, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

how the hell is there no brief paragraph on the hip hop scene in houston. The atl page has one. Houston is literally one of the most influential cities in hip hop, with one of the richest scenes. 2605:B100:542:6B85:80AE:5FF4:A0D4:E5E ( talk) 22:16, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply