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Lighting seems to engulf the buildings of downtown Houston as a clearing storm passes over the area an the setting sun glints off the glass of downtown, as seen from Memorial Parkway. 5/11/03 (Karl Stolleis/Houston Chronicle)

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Oct 9, 2009 - ominous clouds hover over downtown Houston in silhouette

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Houston Texans Vs Dallas Cowboys: A full house crowds Robertson Stadium at the University of Houston as NFL football returns to the Bayou City in the form of a scrimmage between the expansion Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys, August 2, 2002. (Smiley N. Pool/Chronicle)

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The Texas Medical Center and doowntown Houston skyline rise over the Reliant Astrodome.

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The downtown Houston skyline as seen from the 24th floor of the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel Thursday, June 24, 2010, in Houston. ( Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle )

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9/30/03 Houston freeway with the skyline of the city as a backdrop. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle)

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The downtown Houston skyline Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. ( Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle )

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The downtown Houston skyline Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, in Houston. ( Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle )

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Uptown Houston skyline

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04/28/1998 - Mel Chin's Pillars of the Community along Buffalo Bayou, in Sesquicentennial Park.

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Storm clouds are seen over the downtown Houston skyline from the upper deck of Rice Stadium as the Rice Owls face the Baylor Bears during the first half in college football action on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, in Houston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle )

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Niels Esperson Building Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in downtown Houston.

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Houston skyscrapers in downtown Houston,Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009.

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The downtown Houston skyline as seen from the 24th floor of the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel Thursday, June 24, 2010, in Houston. ( Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle )

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Houston skyline as moon rises over the Continental Airlines headquarters, Tuesday, May 20, 2008, in Houston ( Smiley N. Pool / Chronicle )

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The downtown Houston skyline as seen from the 24th floor of the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel Thursday, June 24, 2010, in Houston. ( Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle )

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The downtown Houston skyline as seen from the 24th floor of the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel Thursday, June 24, 2010, in Houston. ( Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle )

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Flood waters block the I-45/I-10 interchange north of downtown after rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison dumped an estimated 28 inches of rain on the area, June 9, 2001.

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Houston Skyline looking east from Sam Houston Park in the foreground. 04/30/2003 (E. Joe Deering/Houston Chronicle). Bank of America Center, One Shell Plaza, Wells Fargo Plaza, Texaco Heritage Plaza. HOUCHRON CAPTION (01/29/2004): Sam Houston Park

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Downtown Houston skyline looking South from the 19th floor of the Harris County Criminal Courthouse in Houston Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. ( Michael Paulsen / Chronicle )

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Storm clouds are seen over the downtown Houston skyline from the upper deck of Rice Stadium as the Rice Owls face the Baylor Bears during the first half in college football action on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, in Houston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle )

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The downtown Houston skyline Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Houston. ( Michael Paulsen / Chronicle )

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Houston City Hall Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in downtown Houston.

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Lightning strikes behind the downtown skyline after strong rains moved through Houston Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. ( Michael Paulsen / Chronicle )

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Downtown Houston skyline looking southwest Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Houston. ( Michael Paulsen / Chronicle )

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