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7. Washington Heights Walmart, Yale St. at Koehler, West End. “Hasn’t even been built yet, but already it’s made . If this Walmart hadn't caused such a kerfuffle, we wouldn’t even have had this award category — right? The mere has exposed of with how development in our city takes place and the attitudes of our elected officials (and what they talk about in their to ). But even if this Walmart does get built as planned, it will still be the best — for the way it opened a lot of people's eyes."

6. Northline Commons Walmart, Store #4526, 4412 North Fwy. at Crosstimbers. “Opened just a few months ago, with a inside, and it’s real close to the Heights! Makes the Sawyer Heights Target a little less crazy.”

5. Supermercado de Walmart, 7960 Long Point, Spring Branch. “The first of its kind. All those bright colors. Now your groceries are available in Spanish!"

4. Crosby Walmart Supercenter, Store #522, 14215 FM 2100. “The upgraded Walmart in Crosby from a few years back was a good addition too. It helped anchor a whole new strip center next door, bringing in some good tax revenue to a small town. It looks like they were finally able to get someone to anchor the old strip center — which is always the difficult part of a Walmart upgrade.”

3. Angleton Walmart Supercenter, Store #527, 1801 N. Velasco St. “For the sheer grotesque joy to be had people-watching."

2. Pearland Walmart Supercenter, Store #872, 1919 N. Main St., Pearland. “Should be in the running because they actually did some good in the neighborhood. They vacated their small original store on one side of Hwy. 35 and moved into the larger already vacated Kmart storefront on the opposite side of the road. In turn, the Pearland Independent School District moved into the smaller empty Walmart site. Win-win. No haters out there.”

1. Dunvale Walmart Supercenter, Store #2066, 2727 Dunvale Rd. at Westheimer “The lines are ridiculous. But I do have to give them kudos for really cleaning up their act. It’s actually quite decent now. I no longer fear going there after dark.”

The official nominees for the 2010 Walmart of the Year are . . .

You’ve got 4 votes to spend in this category: You can cast one of them in a comment at the bottom of this post, another in an , another from Twitter, and another on the wall of . (All the rules for voting are spelled out .) If you want to help your favorite candidate win, start a campaign! The voting ends for this and all categories of the 2010 Swampies at 5 pm on Monday, December 27th.

Here comes the storm! That would be Category 5 of the Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate. This award will go to the nominee Swamplot readers consider to be Walmart of the Year.

Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design

Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design

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