The Texas Supreme Court upheld Houston s Historic Preservation Ordinance in an opinion issued June 4. Two Heights homeowners had sued the city, alleging the ordinance constituted zoning and therefore was
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A lot has changed in Theo Lawrenceâs neighborhood in the past 10 years.
âMy kid and I used to throw the ball up and down Columbia (Street),â Lawrence said. âThere was rarely a car. Now thereâs traffic up and down the street continuously.â
This is largely because his street intersects with White Oak Drive â and its numerous new restaurants and businesses, including bars. But Lawrenceâs home â as well as part of White Oak Drive between Heights Boulevard and Oxford Street â is also part of the Houston Heights Historic District South as designated by the City of Houston. And he says he enjoys the safeguards such status provides.