Local Blog Roundup: Is Galveston the new Hamptons?

If there's one thing we've never heard Galveston compared to, it's The Hamptons. Houston's Clear Thinkers was equally surprised when they encountered this comparison in a New York Times article. We guess it makes sense, since there has been a boom in beach-house building and buying among Houstonians in the past several years. Has the world finally "discovered the Gulf Coast?" We'll see. This blog says that we'd be better off watching for hurricanes, not celebrity vacation homes.

>> Houston's so hot right now. That is, if you're a software developer. Houston Strategies tells us which Gulf Coast city with a heart is number one for how much their software developers earn.

>> Be careful what you wish for. All this downtown rejuvenation is making it more difficult to park, according to the mikemcguff blog.

>> What's more fun than standing in line? Standing in line and new requirements for renewing your driver's license.Publius TX has the info.

>> There are too many trees in Afton Oaks. Off the Kuff blogs about pro-transit candidates and how they might ultimately fare (get it?) against the fair Rep. Culberson.