This place in Freeport, Texas has been in the news a lot ever since the Supreme Court ruled that cities may bulldoze people’s homes or businesses to make way for private development. In this case, a marina. The city plans to build one right at the center of this image, around the bend of the Old Brazos River, unless other legal challenges are made.
“Retailers such as Target, Home Depot and Bed, Bath & Beyond have thus far managed to keep the eminent domain issue under the radar — and sidestep a prickly public relations problem — even as these companies continue to expand their footprint into more urban residential areas where prime retail space isn’t always easily found.” CNN via Daily Rotten
“Gore said Western Seafood’s 30,000-square-foot processing facility, which sits on the 300-by-60-foot tract, would be forced to close if the land were seized. That facility earns about $40 million annually, and Western Seafood has been in business in Freeport since 1946, he said.” Houston Chronicle
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