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Houston to allow food trucks downtown

Aug. 21, 2014

The Parker administration plans to allow propane-fueled food trucks downtown and may loosen other regulations on the trendy operations, moves that drew cheers from Houston's booming foodie community and pushback from some brick-and-mortar restaurant owners.

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