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I love that The Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife awarded her a citation for her yard last spring. That's nothing to sneeze at (no pun intended). Good for her and I hope her new attorney brings it and the fact that her native plantings require less water than her snoopy neighbor's over chem/fertilized manicured yards to the judge's attention . Hey, doesn't the state over-rule the county, snicker? I knew some folks in a HOA in Katy and they were snippy about someone's back patio hanging plants being seen over their wooden fence from the street. Sounds like Houston is against anything alive and healthy.

I'm also having trouble with neighbors. Our rural HOA was organized soley for road maintainance after many moved in so a deed restriction search wouldn't prove much use. I used to be HOA president but resigned from the organization due to several idiots turning nazi wanting to impose their rule on everyone whether the majority wanted it or not. Folks, this is back roads country not suburbia. One neighbor is after us for everything under the sun (i.e. Mr. M's friend's election sign, a judge, umm get a clue!) because it's somehow our fault for them not being able to sell their home --- never mind they don't have a front door so guests have to enter through the garage and it would most likely be a vacation home during this stock market bust era. We aren't breaking any "rules" but if they push me, I've got two old recliners that would look lovely on the front porch and cans ready for recycling that would be nice tucked in and around a nice crop of "native" weeds!