Most of us complain and acknowledge the homeless crisis, but don’t do anything about it, even when it’s in our own neighborhood. This is normal. Nobody really cares until it’s in their backyard.

I’m a fan of shoot ‘em up movie and one liners. It can be anything you like.

I have a house I am renting out, got tiles, carpet and blinds done. The countertop guy came, we worked out a price and he wanted $5K up front for the stone. Was supposed to be a 3-4 day job, he showed up 2 days late, ripped out all the counters then ghosted me. I worked really hard for that money and this guy just takes it. Yes it’s my fault for not getting a receipt or invoice but he said its gonna be emailed to me. What I don’t get is he has a business card with his name and business, fb page and his WhatsApp has his face. What can I do at this point?

For example. I45 is a traffic jam every day. Hardy runs parallel to it and is almost never backed up. The city argues that opening the tolls would result in lost revenue. But how much potential revenue in the form of economic activity is lost from traffic jams?

It's less about WHERE and more about WHEN. One can find parking in hard-to-find areas at the right time and can potentially struggle in so-called 'easy' areas at the wrong. It's why, in Houston, the answer to, "how long does it take to drive from x to y?" is answered with "well, what time are you leaving?"

Talk about whatever's on your mind. Be excellent to each other. Just looked for apts and saw that a 400sf studio in my current building is going for $1925. I pay $1270 for a 480sf. Been here since 2011. It’s rent controlled. I guess I’m stuck here til I’m dead.

I'm working on a project where I need to find fair-use footage of "old" Houston. Mainly 1970's footage of skyline views, people walking on the street, news coverage, etc. I started digging around in various library websites and of course Youtube, but I'm a little stuck! Any recommendations would be appreciated.

The question behind the question - I've lived here for fifteen years seen and done just about everything. I'm halfway through two weeks off, bored out of my mind and can't motivate myself to get out.

In the last six months or so I've lost count of the number of times I've been on the El (always the Red Line) and it feels like we're on a boat or something. The driver seems to be hitting the gas and then the brake over and over and unable to just keep a constant speed. There have been a couple times it's gotten so bad I've had to get off and wait for another train because I felt a little motion sick - and I don't get motion sick!

If you didn't want to go the route of elected officials then you could organize and circulate an initiative, get enough signatures, and get it on the ballot. Get people to vote directly.

i just noticed lotus gaming is closed south Houston-clear lake and Gerard's gaming went down during covid. also south houston - Webster area. i get these kinds of shops are a effort of love not necessarily profit but i've literally gone to both places several times tyring to get a dnd game night going with zero success. i've called, showed up in person, offered to dm for free, even posted on their facebook site. it is radio-silence. the question is where's the profit? well, face book ads/eyes maybe? dice, mini's, maps. tokens, food and drink?

Parents may be looking forward to their kids returning to school this fall — but they’re probably not so excited about the daily challenges around transportation. Not only do most kids need to be dropped off and picked up from school, they need to get to soccer games, tutoring lessons, play dates, and so on. For working parents who have their own schedules to maintain, all this juggling — and driving — can be hugely stressful.

I've lived here my entire life, the acclimated thing is complete bs, it's hot as shit every summer. Even as a kid I remember how we all played video games indoors the entire summer until it was night time. It's been hot, its still hot, and it'll be hot again next year.

The People! The diversity is wonderful. When my son was 12, I let him computer-research where we would eat that Friday night - with a caveat - we could not repeat a ethnic restaurant until we completed them all. It took over a year - every Friday night different. The people are so nice. if anyone says differently, you can bet they aren’t very nice themselves. Hurricane Harvey brought out the best in people helping their fellow Houstonians.

My nephew is in kindergarten and his hair has been cut by a classmate twice. The teacher & the principal have been ignoring my sister's calls and meeting requests. I feel like pulling him from school and letting this go will be the right thing, but the staff from this school are deliberately ignoring the parents. Other parents have told my sister that they have been ignoring physical and verbal damage between students.

If there's one thing Houston is known for, it’s definitely the traffic. As the fourth largest city in the United States, Houston is no stranger to traffic issues. You won’t believe how much time we actually spend in traffic. I've always wondered how Huston traffic is so terrible.

In between the beltway and and interstate 610. What are the some of the best neighborhoods?. Spring Valley, on I-10 and Bingle. The police will give you a ticket for going a mile over 30.

I have no idea what’s normal and what’s not…I think the rate is 23¢/kwh. I know it’s summer and the AC is blasting, but is this normal for 1 person and occasional guest?? The secondary drain of our AC has been leaking which indicates a clog, but that was recently fixed. Would this affect its efficiency?

Internet imageMy parents are visiting this week and I been researching best Houston BBQ places. Truth, Killen’s, Corkscrew, Pit Room, and Gatlin’s are common recommendations. "All of them are top 5 percentile awesomest bbqs out there and unless you eat bbq all the time, probably cant tell the difference between those places except for the sauces", they say.

After Powell's speech in Jackson Hole, U.S. stocks have fallen for two consecutive trading days. The U.S. economy has not yet felt the pain of interest rate hikes, U.S. stocks have felt in advance. Now the market's main concern is where the Fed's rate hikes will end.