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Photos: Houston Botanic Garden Blooms At A Former East Side Golf Course

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on September 18, 2020 · The 132-acre garden opens today amid a growing movement to create more green spaces for entertainment, conservation, and storm water management throughout Houston.

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Houston Botanic Garden To Open In 2020

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 8, 2018 · Construction will begin next year on the site now occupied by the city-owned Glenbrook Park Golf Course. Houston is currently one of only two major U.S. cities without its own botanical garden.

Tags glenbrook golf course houston botanic garden Houston parks Mayor Sylvester Turner trees for houston

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Residents Fight Against Future Houston Botanic Garden

Florian Martin

Posted on May 25, 2016 · They want to keep Glenbrook Golf Course as their neighborhood green space.

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Houston Closer To Getting A Botanic Garden And Renovated Golf Course

Florian Martin

Posted on January 25, 2016 · Nonprofits’ fundraising milestones were part of contracts with the city.

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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ERCOT names a new CEO, the week in politics, and the state’s oldest library (Aug. 17, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 17, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: The agency in charge of regulating the Texas energy grid hires a new CEO, we discuss the week in politics, we get answers to your questions about bugs, and we visit the state's oldest library.

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Could Harvey recovery have been more equitable? (Dec. 8, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 8, 2021 · On Wednesday's show: A local group says emergency efforts before, during, and after Harvey were unfair to people of color.

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How Flood Projects Can Do More Than Just Prevent Floods (Jan. 14, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 14, 2021 · On Thursday's show: What Houston-area representatives said during the impeachment proceedings, the secondary benefits of flood control projects, and what the new legislative session might mean for the oil and gas industry.

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New Bike Trail Will Highlight Nature Areas Along Houston’s Sims Bayou

Gail Delaughter

Posted on December 7, 2020 · The trail is the longest segment constructed at one time in the extensive Bayou Greenways network. It will link three Houston parks and connect neighborhoods in the southern part of the city.

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