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Understanding Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ)

Posted: July 30, 2025

Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZs) are an impactful yet often misunderstood tool driving infrastructure improvements and economic development across Houston and throughout the State of Texas. In simple terms, a TIRZ is a special zone where increases in property tax […]

Building Resilience: The Future of Flood Control in a Growing Region

Posted: July 24, 2025

In the wake of increasingly frequent and severe weather events, Greater Houston’s future depends on how effectively we prepare, respond, and adapt. From Hurricane Harvey to more localized but still damaging storms, the cumulative impact of flooding is not just […]

The Right Size: Rethinking Density in Master Planned Communities

Posted: July 7, 2025

The final panel of our 2025 QPD Symposium tackled one of the most loaded concepts in modern land development — Density. “We don’t say the Z-word,” Chris Browne of EHRA Engineering joked at the start, referring to zoning, and “the […]

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