Discover Spring Texas

May 24, 2012

Memorial Day tax savings

If you are needing a new appliance or maybe just some energy saving light bulbs for your Spring Texas home, then this weekend is the weekend to go shopping. Numerous stores are running Memorial Day Weekend sales and if you buy an Energy Star qualified product there is no state of Texas sales tax.  The majority of stores run their […]
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May 21, 2012

Blackberries in Season

Last Sunday on my way home from showing homes in the Woodlands, I stopped off at Neal’s Berry Market to check on this year’s crop of blackberries. With the rain we’ve had this year I was hoping the crop was going to better than last year’s small crop. According to the Neals’, they are experiencing a  bumper […]
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May 6, 2012

Houston on list of fastest growing cities in America

Where are the fasterst growing cities in America?  According to Forbes.com, four (Austin, Dallas-Ft.Worth, Houston, and San Antonio) of the ten fastest growing cities in America are in the beautiful state of Texas.  Why Texas?  Low taxes and inexpensive real estate attract businesses and along with those businesses come jobs. Powered by health care and energy, Houston […]
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April 25, 2012

Crime Reports for Spring Texas

When working with buyers relocating to the Spring Texas area, I am typically asked “What’s the crime like in Spring Texas?” That’s a loaded question because the National Association of Realtors code of ethics prohibits Realtors which includes me from directly answering the question. What I am permitted to do is to provide a source where you can […]
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April 19, 2012
Old Town Spring Crawfish Festival

Bugs, Beer, Bands – Old Town Spring Crawfish Festival 2012

It wouldn’t be spring time without the annual and popular Old Town Spring Crawfish Festival that now extends over 2 weekends. Enjoy your fill of over 25 tons of delectable crawfish, listen to live rock, zydeco, country, blues and bluegrass music as it is performed on 3 stages, and party with 150,000 of what will soon become […]
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March 14, 2012

Garage Sales

It really doesn’t matter whether you call them Garage Sales or Yard Sales, they both represent an opportunity for you to purge your closets and sale unwanted items.  But don’t go grabbing your markers to make your garage sale signs without first checking your subdivisions deed restrictions.  As the deed restrictions of many Spring Texas subdivisions prohibit garage sales. In the […]
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February 28, 2012
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What’s in a name? – T.C. Jester

The story behind the names of the streets of Spring Texas. T.C. Jester is a main South – North street through Spring.  It connects F.M. 1960 to F.M. 2920 and runs through the subdivisions of Olde Oaks, Terranova West, Spring Creek Oaks, and WindRose. T.C. Jester was named after T.C. Jester. He was a pastor at […]
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February 1, 2012

How did Spring Texas get its name?

In the 1870s, railroad workers were laying tracks from South Texas into Houston.  After a harsh winter, the railroad workers finally reached the area during spring time.  The railroad workers were so excited winter was over they named the area “Camp Spring”. In 1873, Camp Spring was platted and became a settlement.  Later “Camp” was dropped from […]
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