The Houston Chronicle has an interesting story about an ongoing eminent domain case where the city of Houston is seeking to comdemn property for the benefit of a politically influential developer [HT: Instapundit]:
When finished, the .09-acre patch of land near the Galleria will be the city’s smallest park. Too small even for a basketball court, Post Oak Lane Park might be big enough for a game of horseshoes, a few benches and greenery.
Using its power of eminent domain, the city of Houston seized the land for the park from brothers James and Jock Collins last year. Officials claimed there was a “public necessity” for the park in the Uptown area, despite the fact that a much larger one