More stories about Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

• Breaking Through the Language Barrier

  Going back to school to learn Spanish can pay big dividends in the field

• State Farm Pulls Back In Texas

• Installing a Split Column

  During a recent remodeling project in Houston, we demolished a structurally defective balcony that had been supporting the corner of a roof. In its place we installed an 18 1/2-foot-long 4x4 steel post that extends from the soffit down to ground level.

• GSA Regional Field Office Building

• Ike Recovery: Worries and Finger-Pointing

• Pain in the Energy Capitol

  TALK ABOUT SPIRIT OF SURVIVAL. Whether battling hurricanes as recently as Ike or working through the recession and regional financial collapse of the 1980s, Houston always seems resilient. However, difficult market conditions over the next 18 to 24 months will require intense navigation through a...

• A Year After Ike, Scars and Controversy Remain

• Defense Mechanisms Protecting New Orleans (and Houston?)

• After the Storms

  HOUSTON— Mayor Bill White has faced some huge issues since taking office in 2004.

• Houston Count Grows

  Houston—Marvy Finger is about to change this city's skyline as the longtime developer nears completion on One Park Place, the city's first luxury high-rise apartment building in more than four decades.