Sunday, September 12, 2004 The Constitution: A living document? Looking beyond the text a matter for debate By Ray Cooklis Enquirer staff writer America, it is said, has a living Constitution.. In fact, the notion is so ingrained it has become a cliche. ClichÃ© junior high students lug home civics textbooks with that. title
Have You Driven U.S. Route 98 Along the Gulf of Mexico? We are planning to drive U.S. Route 98 from Carrabelle, Florida, to Mobile, Alabama, hoping for great views of the Gulf of Mexico. Is this a good idea, or are there too many stop signs and traffic lights? HTTY.
State Highway 99 (SH 99, the Grand Parkway) is a proposed 180+ mile circumferential scenic highway traversing seven counties and encircling the Greater Houston region. The project has been shown on governmental planning documents since the early 1960's.On the west side of Houston, the Grand Parkway is open from US59S (Sugar Land) to I-10W (Katy) to US290 (Cypress). On the east side of Houston, the Grand Parkway is open from I-10E (Mont Belvieu) south to FM1405 (Baytown).Portions of the Grand Parkway are toll facilities and you must have an electronic tag, Harris County EzTag, TxTAG or NTTA TollTag, to use the road.Other segments are under construction, from US290 (Cypress) to SH249 (Tomball) to I-45N (Spring) to US59N (New Caney) - these are set for opening in late 2015.or information on this or to discuss toll collection issues their website is www.fbctra.com or call 855-999-2024. TxDOT, through their toll operations division, TxTAG, operates the portions of the Grand Parkway Segments D and E on the west from south of I-10W to US290 and on the east side from I-10E to FM1405.