Texas
An activist plans to test Texas’ ‘In God We Trust’ law with signs in Arabic
Posted on · A law requires schools to display signs with "In God We Trust" on them if they are donated, but it doesn't mention a required language.
Tag: signs
Houston Matters
How Do AMBER And Silver Alerts Work?
Posted on · You're probably familiar with AMBER Alerts and even Silver Alerts. But what Blue Alerts? And how do these programs work -- and how effective are they?
News
Is It Legal To Post Homemade ‘No Parking’ Signs In Front Of Your House?
Posted on · "If the sign has been put up by someone other than the City of Austin, then no," said Eric Bollich, managing engineer for the Austin Transportation Department; they're not legitimate
Houston Matters
Documenting and Preserving Houston’s Blue Tile Signs
Posted on · Perhaps you’ve seen them in an old Houston neighborhood — address numbers inlaid on the curb in front of a house, featuring blue tiles on a white background? Well, Houstonian Joey Sanchez definitely has. He’s launched Blue Tile Project, an effort to document all these relics and to make it an official symbol/font for Houston. […]
Houston Matters
Documenting and Preserving Houston’s Blue Tile Signs
Posted on · Perhaps you’ve seen them in an old Houston neighborhood — address numbers inlaid on the curb in front of a house, featuring blue tiles on a white background? Well, Houstonian Joey Sanchez definitely has. He’s launched Blue Tile Project, an effort to document all these relics and to make it an official symbol/font for Houston. […]
Houston Matters
Making Art Out of Neon
Posted on · We learn about the Neon Gallery, which makes custom neon signs and art.
Houston Matters
Why Some Houston Roads Don’t Have Billboards
Posted on · One of the prettier drives into downtown Houston is from the south, via Highway 288. One reason for that â no billboards. Weâll talk with Anne Culver, the Executive Director of Scenic Houston, about ordinances in place that address billboards, and how and why the number of billboards in Houston has, in fact, dropped significantly […]