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When HOV lanes were designed many years ago, it was to encourage carpooling by giving drivers with multiple passengers a dedicated lane to whip in and out of Houston. For the most part, it has been successful (until a Metro bus breaks down on the lane, which we’ve seen way too many times), but now the Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority is looking to open HOV lanes to one-passenger vehicles, for a price.

Remember City Councilwoman Anne Clutterbuck's idea about running the University light rail line along the north side of the Southwest Freeway between Mandell or Dunlavy and Edloe? The one that would reportedly require the demolition of between 50 and 75 homes and part of Chew Park? Yeah, well, Clutterbuck says she's sorry for any confusion, but she didn't really mean she wanted to send the rail line through any neighborhoods — what she would like...

So you've managed to coexist with MetroRail for nearly two years without running into the train? Congratulations. Now you might be electrocuted: