Good morning, Houston. Does all this rain make you feel like crap? There may be a medical reason: It's called non-allergic rhinitis, and it can be triggered by changes in air pressure — you know, the kind that accompany bad weather. Rhinitis symptoms are a lot like those that come with allergies: congestion, sinus pressure and post-nasal drip. Decongestants, saline washes and nasal sprays can help, but the only thing that'll really make you......

We're not sure if you've noticed, but it's rained a lot lately. No, really. And the persistent showers are hurting more than our mood: They're also taking a bite out of local businesses. Across the area, people aren't getting concrete poured, they're not getting their lawns mowed, they're not buying plants or playing golf or getting their roofs repaired — and for business owners, that means a tough few weeks. "This weather is killing us,"......

Some news for those of you who commute to and from Brazoria County regularly: TxDOT is considering building 26 miles of toll lanes along Highway 288. The proposal is for two toll lanes in each direction from Highway 59 to the South Loop, three lanes each way from the Loop to the Beltway, and two lanes in each direction from there to County Road 60 near Iowa Colony. There's room: When the South Freeway......

When it comes to highway construction, artistic endeavors might not work quite as planned — take, for example, the new Galveston causeway, where an undulating side wall is making some people seasick. No kidding. It seems motorists on the causeway are getting queasy watching the wavy wall go by. One of them, Dana Shelby of Tulsa, Okla., told KTRK the wall affected her: "I couldn't even watch it. It did make you seasick," she said.......

Planning to head to Galveston this weekend? You might want to avoid driving onto or off of the island Sunday morning as demolition begins on what's left of the old Causeway. Underwater blasting to demolish the old bridge's piers will begin at 8 a.m. Sunday; traffic on the remaining half of the old Causeway and the completed half of the new one will be stopped while the demolition is under way. If you're a......

Work on the reconstruction of the Southwest Freeway and Spur 527 is proceeding so fast that the project will be finished months ahead of schedule, the Chronicle reports: The contractor will beat December's planned opening by several months. The work should be finished in June or July, said TxDOT spokesman Norm Wigington. He said the new outbound lanes on both U.S. 59 and the spur will probably open one weekend and the inbound lanes......