Despite the bad economy, long awaited development on the corner of highways 6 and 288 may be set to begin. From Mayor Martin's Blog:
Jerry Argovitz and his Manvel Town Center at the Northwest corner of SH288 and SH6 have received the City of Manvel’s consent for their MUD and are proceeding with drainage approval, development agreements and possibly a TIRZ or a 380 agreement. They want to have everything in place when the time is right to begin.
See Manvel Town Center.