A new anthology of articles about Houston from the journal of the Rice Design Alliance is a sweeping historical overview, a civic memoir, and a municipal self-help guide.

And the border was declared secure. What does this mean for immigration laws?
It was a bad year to be a tree in Texas. The drought alone claimed half a billion trees, and now eminent domain threatens a 100-year-old oak planted by one of the founders of League City.
December 20, 2011 | by Sonia Smith
A Dallas soccer team burns up the competition.
Should the Astros join the Rangers in the American League West?
The beloved Texas chain opens a location on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
April 6, 2012 | by Jason Cohen
The Dallas councilman and former interim mayor tries to make a municipal case out of controversial call in the Skyline-Southlake Carroll football game.
December 16, 2011 | by Jason Cohen

