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For years the fate of a seemingly-abandoned car lot off the Southwest Freeway near Hillcroft has been a topic of conversation among commuting Houstonians. The seven-acre dealership site at 6737 Southwest Freeway, previously owned by late-Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams, is now up for lease by Colliers International. The site has continuously been tended to by Adams' KSA Industries. A handful of classic cars were parked in the showroom of the former Southwest Lincoln-Mercury dealership for what seemed like years until they disappeared a few months ago, only to reappear again according to Swamplot. Sometimes the vintage cars changed, and...

One Houston neighborhood is ”boiling” mad after someone dumped a bunch of leftover crawfish into a creek. It happened Sunday in the Oak Forest area along Rosslyn Road near Bethlehem Street. “It’s just garbage,” said neighbor Scott Szabo. Crawfish and other food dumped into the creek has resulted in a soupy mess. “It’s rotting food waste,” said Szabo. Szabo shared with us his concerns from atop what neighbors call “turtle bridge.” “These critters don’t eat corn on the cob, they don’t eat onions, they don’t eat lemons, they don’t eat dead carcasses of other animals like this,” said Szabo. We’re...

If given the chance to move anywhere in the world, a striking number of Houstonians — 67.1 percent — said they would stay in Space City. It’s an impressive figure, given that more often than not, people who move to Houston do so reluctantly, said Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and author of the Kinder Houston Area Survey. But soon after people get here, he said, they find reasons to stay. “They often say at the beginning, ‘Yuck, the job is there. We’ll go for a couple of years,’” Klineberg said, describing a common...

Today is the first of May and the popular Hamilton Pool in Dripping Springs is opening for the season. The Central Texas swimming hole opened Monday for Texans and visitors to cool off for the summer until it closes again on September 30. While the views of the pool remain the same, a few housekeeping changes have been made since last season. With two drownings last summer, Travis County Parks officials installed a life jacket kiosk at the pool entrance where visitors can borrow life jackets in a variety of sizes at no extra charge, according to the preserve's website. Furthermore,...

Shopping doesn’t have to be fancy. You can find exactly what you’re looking for (and everything you didn’t know you needed) at these 9 amazing flea markets in Texas. 1. Bussey's Flea Market (Schertz) Flickr/Christie M. Yelp/Christie M. Not only is this one of the largest flea markets in Texas, but it's also one of the largest in the entire country. With over 500 vendors selling various items from handmade dream catchers to retro knick-knacks, everyone is guaranteed to find a treasure to take home. Plus, there are tons of food and beverage stands to keep you fueled up for...