Today’s Headlines

• Austin’s MetroRail Reaches Capacity Causing Delays on First Day of SXSW Music
• Houston Mayoral Candidate Chris Bell Promises 200 Miles of New or Rebuilt Sidewalks in First Term
• Big Government Proposals in Austin Threaten State’s Urban-Based Prosperity (Morning News)
• Task Force Suspects the Way Dallas Does Historic Preservation Needs to Change (Morning News)
• Developing Trend in Houston Retail: Small Parking in the Back (Swamplot)
• Gov Abbott Names Rep Tyron Lewis of Odessa Chair of All-White Transpo Commission (TAG Houston)
• Registration Opens for Neighborhoods USA Conference in Houston May 20 – 23

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