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Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area
Map of the Greater Houston

Common name: Greater Houston
Largest city
Other cities		 Houston
 - Sugar Land
 - Baytown
 - Galveston
Population  Ranked 6th in the U.S.
 - Total 5,628,101 (2007 est. Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U Baytown is a City in Chambers and Harris Counties in the Gulf Coast region of the U "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology See also Metropolitan Statistical Area, Core Based Statistical Area Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasThe United States Census Bureau has defined )
 - Density 630. 3 /sq.  mi.  
243. 4 /km²
Area 10,062 sq. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. mi.
26,061 km²
State(s)  Texas
Elevation   
 - Highest point > 430[1] feet (> 131 m)
 - Lowest point 0 feet (0 m)

Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Office of Management and Budget (OMB is a Cabinet -level office and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The metropolitan area is colloquially referred to as "Greater Houston" and is situated in Southeast Texas, west of the Golden Triangle. Southeast Texas is a subregion of East Texas located in the southeast corner of the U The Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area is defined by the United States Census Bureau as a three-county region in Southeast Texas, east of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown

Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States with a population of 5. See also Metropolitan Statistical Area, Core Based Statistical Area Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasThe United States Census Bureau has defined The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 6 million as of the 2007 U. S. Census estimate. [2][3][4] The population of the metropolitan area is centered in the city of Houston—the largest economic and cultural center of Texas with a population of 2. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. 14 million. [5]

Houston is among the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas. The area grew 25. 2 percent between the 1990 and 2000 censuses—adding more than 950,000 people—while the nation's population increased 13. 2 percent over the same period. From 2000 to 2030, the metropolitan area is projected by Woods & Poole Economics to rank sixth in the nation in population growth—adding 2. 66 million people. [6]

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Geography

An image of the Greater Houston area taken on NASA's Landsat 7 satellite with Galveston Bay and Galveston Island visible towards the bottom of the picture.
An image of the Greater Houston area taken on NASA's Landsat 7 satellite with Galveston Bay and Galveston Island visible towards the bottom of the picture. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Landsat 7, launched on April 15, 1999, is the latest satellite of the Landsat program. Galveston Bay is a large Estuary located along Texas 's upper coast Galveston Island is a Barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast in the United States about 50 miles (80 kilometers southeast of Houston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area has a total area of 10,062 square miles (26,060 km²), 8,929 sq. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census mi. is land area, while 1,133 sq. mi. is water area. ; slightly smaller than Massachusetts and slightly larger than New Jersey. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. [7]

The metropolitan area is located in the gulf coastal plains biome, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland. A biome is a climatically and geographically defined area of ecologically similar climatic conditions such as communities of Plants Animals and Much of the metro area was built on forested land, marshes, swamp, or prairie—all of which can still be seen in surrounding areas. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria In Geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of Wetland which is subject A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water Prairie, from the French prairie ("meadow" "grassland" "pasture" refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically Scenic rolling hills can be seen in the far northern suburbs (Conroe, Magnolia, Willis, etc. ).

Much of the Houston area is very flat, making flooding a recurring problem for its residents.

Geology

Underpinning Houston's land surface are unconsolidated clays, clay shales, and poorly-cemented sands up to several miles deep. Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained Minerals which show plasticity through a variable range of Water content, and Shale (also called mudstone) is a fine-grained Sedimentary rock whose original constituents were Clay minerals or Muds It is characterized by Sand is a naturally occurring Granular material composed of finely divided rock and Mineral particles The region's geology developed from stream deposits formed from the erosion of the Rocky Mountains. Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. These sediments consist of a series of sands and clays deposited on decaying organic matter that, over time, transformed into oil and natural gas. Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of Beneath these tiers is a water-deposited layer of halite, a rock salt. Halite is the Mineral form of Sodium chloride, Na[[chlorine Cl]] commonly known as rock salt. The porous layers were compressed over time and forced upward. As it pushed upward, the salt dragged surrounding sediments into dome shapes, often trapping oil and gas that seeped from the surrounding porous sands. This thick rich soil also provides a good environment for rice farming in suburban outskirts that the city continues to grow into near Katy. Katy is a city located in Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties in the U Evidence of past rice farming is even still evident in developed areas as there is an abundance of rich dark loamy top soil.

The Houston region is generally earthquake-free. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer While the city of Houston contains over 150 active surface faults (some have estimated as many as 300 active faults[8]) with an aggregate length of up to 310 miles (500 km),[9][10] the clay below the surface precludes the buildup of friction that produces ground shaking in earthquakes. In Geology a fault, or fault line, is a planar rock fracture which shows evidence of relative movement These faults generally move at a smooth rate in what is termed "fault creep. "

Components of the metropolitan area

Counties

There are 10 counties in the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan statistical area (MSA) defined by the U. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced S. Census. [11] They are listed below with population figures as of the 2007 U. S. Census estimates. [12][13]

Combined Statistical Area

In addition to the 10 counties in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA, the U. Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Brazoria County is a County in the US state of Texas located on the Gulf Coast within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan Galveston County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Liberty County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Waller County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Chambers County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Austin County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area San Jacinto County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. S. Census Bureau defines a Combined Statistical Area, which adds 2 more counties to the area. These are: [14]

This Combined Statistical Area encompasses 12,475 sq. Matagorda County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Walker County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 61758 mi. of area. 10,830 sq. mi. is land while 1,645 sq. mi. is water.

Cities and towns

Main article: List of cities and towns in Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown MSA

There are four "principal" cities defined by the U. This is a complete list of all incorporated cities towns and villages in the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area defined by the U S. Census as of 2003. [15] Population figures are within the city limits as of the 2006 U. ----The term city limits (or city boundary) refers to the defined boundary of a City. S.  Census estimates. [16]

Economy

Port of Houston
Port of Houston

Among the 10 most populous metropolitan areas in the US, Houston ranked first in employment growth rate and second in nominal employment growth. Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U Baytown is a City in Chambers and Harris Counties in the Gulf Coast region of the U "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. The Port of Houston is the Port of Houston Texas, the fourth-largest city in the United States. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [17] In 2006, the Houston metropolitan area ranked first in Texas and third in the U. S. within the category of "Best Places for Business and Careers" by Forbes. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly [18]

The Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown MSA's Gross Area Product (GAP) in 2005 was $308. 7 billion, up 5. 4 percent from 2004 in constant dollars—slightly larger than Austria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Only 28 nations other than the United States have a GDP exceeding Houston's GAP. [19] Mining, which in Houston is almost entirely oil and gas exploration and production, accounts for 11 percent of Houston's GAP—down from 21 percent as recently as 1985. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body The reduced role of oil and gas in Houston's GAP reflects the rapid growth of other sectors—such as engineering services, health services, and manufacturing. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale [20]

The area's economic activity is centered in Houston, the county seat of Harris County. Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Houston is second to New York City in Fortune 500 headquarters. Please do not add the complete list of fortune 500 companies The list is copyrighted by Fortune which makes money by selling the content The city has attempted to build a banking industry, but the companies originally started in Houston have since merged with other companies nationwide. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money Banking, however, is still vital to the region.

Houston is a major port and financial center for oil companies. The Port of Houston is the Port of Houston Texas, the fourth-largest city in the United States. Houston's energy industry is a world powerhouse (particularly oil), but biomedical research, aeronautics, and the ship channel are also large parts of the city's industrial base. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Biomedical research (or experimental medicine) in general simply known as medical research, is the Basic research or Applied research conducted For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" The Houston metropolitan area comprises the largest petrochemical manufacturing area in the world, including for synthetic rubber, insecticides, and fertilizers. Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of Petroleum or other Hydrocarbon origin Elastomer Synthetic rubber is any type of artificially made Polymer material which acts as an Elastomer. An insecticide is a Pesticide used against Insects in all developmental forms Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant The area is also the world's leading center for building oilfield equipment. An oil field is a region with an abundance of Oil wells extracting Petroleum (crude oil from below ground

Much of metro area's success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy man-made ship channel, the Port of Houston. Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of Petroleum or other Hydrocarbon origin The Port of Houston is the Port of Houston Texas, the fourth-largest city in the United States. [21] Because of these economic trades, many residents have moved to the Houston area from other U. S. states, as well as hundreds of countries worldwide. Unlike most places, where high gas prices are seen as harmful to the economy, they are generally seen as beneficial for Houston as many are employed in the energy industry. This page is about the physical properties of gas as a state of matter Baytown, Texas City, Clute, and Galveston also have major ports and chemical plants. Baytown is a City in Chambers and Harris Counties in the Gulf Coast region of the U Texas City is a city located in Galveston County Texas, a county in the U Clute is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. Galveston also has the largest cruise ship terminal in Texas (and the 12th-largest in the world) and is a recreational area for people in the region.

Sugar Land is home to the second-largest economic activities and third-largest city in the metropolitan area. Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U Sugar Land has the most important and booming economic center in Fort Bend County. Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U The city holds the Imperial Sugar (its namesake), Nalco/Exxon and Western Airways headquarters. Imperial Sugar is a major US Sugar producer and marketer based in Sugar Land Texas with refining operations in California, Georgia Engineering firms and other related industries have managed to take the place as an economic engine.

See also: List of companies in Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown MSA

Health Care Industry

Houston is home to the largest medical center in the world (Texas Medical Center)[22] employing over 73,000 workers and treating 5 million patients a year from all over the world. This is an incomplete list of major companies or subsidiaries headquartered in Houston Texas and the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area The Texas Medical Center, with one of the highest densities of clinical facilities for patient care basic science and Translational research of any location is the largest Galveston is home to one of only two national biocontainment laboratories in the United States. [23]

Culture

Houston's concentration of consular offices ranks third in the nation, with 86 countries represented. Many of these countries are in Latin America and South America, including Mexico. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Houston has a sizable Hispanic community, with the third-largest Hispanic and third-largest Mexican-American populations in the United States, including over 400,000 illegal immigrants. Hispanics also have large population bases in a number of suburbs, most notably Pasadena and Rosenberg, whose Hispanic populations make up the majority of these cities. Pasadena ( is a City south of Houston in Harris County Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Rosenberg is a city located in the US state of Texas within Fort Bend County and is part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Greater Houston is also home to a large and growing Asian-American population, including one of the largest Vietnamese-American community in the U. S.

CNN/Money and Money magazine have recognized cities in the Greater Houston area the past three years as part of its 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. In 2005, Sugar Land, southwest of Houston in northeast Fort Bend County, was ranked 46th in the nation, and one of only three Texas cities among the Top 100. Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U In 2006, the magazine recognized Sugar Land again, this time as the third best city on its list. [1][24] Also making the 2006 list were League City (65th) in northern Galveston County and The Woodlands (73rd) in southern Montgomery County. League City is a city in Galveston County in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Galveston County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area The Woodlands is not a Census-designated place (CDP and large master-planned community of Montgomery and Harris counties in the U Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. In 2007, another Houston suburb, Friendswood made the list ranked 51st in the nation. Friendswood is a city in Galveston and Harris Counties in the U It should be noted that the 2006 list only includes cities with at least 50,000 residents and that the 2007 list contains only cities with less than 50,000 residents.

Greater Houston is widely noted for its ethnic diversity and strong international community. The Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network ranks Houston as a Gamma World City (minor world city), and also one point shy of being a Beta World City (which would make Houston a major world city). Houston ranks with six points, the highest in the Gamma category along with Washington, D.C., Boston and its cross-state arch rival, Dallas. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D

Transportation

Highways

State Highway 288 looking north to Downtown Houston
State Highway 288 looking north to Downtown Houston

Houston’s freeway system includes 575. State Highway 288, or SH 288, is a north-south highway in the southeastern portion of the U Downtown Houston is the largest Business district of Houston, Texas, United States. 5 miles (926. 2 km) of freeways and expressways in the 10-county metro area. [25] The State of Texas plans to spend $5. 06 billion on Houston area highways between 2002 and 2007. Houston freeways are heavily traveled and often under construction to meet the demands of continuing growth.

The Greater Houston area has a hub-and-spoke freeway structure with multiple loops. The hub-and-spoke distribution paradigm (or model or network) is a system of connections arranged like a chariot wheel in which all traffic moves along The innermost is Interstate 610, forming approximately a 10-mile (20 km) diameter loop around downtown. Interstate 610 (abbreviated I-610) is a Freeway that forms a loop around the downtown sector of city of Houston Texas. The roughly square "Loop 610" is quartered into "North Loop," "South Loop," "West Loop," and "East Loop. " The roads of Beltway 8 and their freeway core, the Sam Houston Tollway, are the next loop, at a diameter of roughly 25 miles (40 km). Beltway 8 ( BW8) the Sam Houston Parkway, along with the Sam Houston Tollway, is a Beltway around the city of Houston Texas, A proposed highway project, State Highway 99 (The Grand Parkway), would form a third loop outside of Houston. State Highway 99, also known as the Grand Parkway, is a Texas Highway, which opened its first section in 1994. Currently, the completed portion of State Highway 99 runs from just north of Interstate 10, west of Houston, to U.S. Highway 59 in Sugar Land, southwest of Houston, and was completed in 1994. In the US state of Texas, Interstate 10 is the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 59 is named the Lloyd Bentsen Highway, after Lloyd Bentsen, former U Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U The next portion to be constructed is from the current terminus at U. S. Highway 59 to State Highway 288 in Brazoria County. State Highway 288, or SH 288, is a north-south highway in the southeastern portion of the U Brazoria County is a County in the US state of Texas located on the Gulf Coast within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan Freeways also include the Westpark Tollway, which runs from U. S. Hwy 59 to Texas Hwy 99 and the Fort Bend Parkway, which runs from U. S. Hwy 90-A to Texas Hwy 6 in Missouri City.

Further information: List of highways in Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown MSA

Mass transit

METRORail in Downtown Houston
METRORail in Downtown Houston

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, provides public transportation in the form of buses, trolleys, and lift vans. This is a list of highways in the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. METRORail is the Light rail line located in Houston Texas ( U Downtown Houston is the largest Business district of Houston, Texas, United States. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Texas (METRO operates Bus, Light rail, future Commuter rail, and METROLift (paratransit service in

METRO began running light rail service (METRORail) on January 1, 2004. METRORail is the Light rail line located in Houston Texas ( U New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Currently the track is rather short—it runs about 8 miles (13 km) from Downtown Houston to the Texas Medical Center and Reliant Park. The Texas Medical Center, with one of the highest densities of clinical facilities for patient care basic science and Translational research of any location is the largest Reliant Park (formerly the Astrodomain) is a complex in Houston Texas named after the energy company Reliant Energy. Still the Red Line is traveled by about 45,000 people daily, giving it the second highest ridership per track mile in the nation. METRO's various forms of public transportation still do not connect many of the suburbs to the greater city, causing Houstonians to rely on the automobile as a primary source of transportation. Prior to the opening of METRORail, Houston was the largest city in the United States devoid of a rail transit system by a very large margin.

Following a successful referendum held locally in 2004, METRO is currently in the beginning design phases of a 10-year expansion plan to add five more sections to connect to the current rail system. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita An 8. 3 mile (13. 4 km) expansion has been approved to run the service from Uptown (the Galleria area) through Texas Southern University, ending at the University of Houston campus. Texas Southern University is one of the largest historically black universities in the United States. The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research

Airports

Houston's largest airport (and Texas's second-largest), George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is located in north Houston. George Bush Intercontinental Airport is an International airport in the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving the Greater Houston Continental Airlines is headquartered in Downtown Houston. Continental Airlines Inc ( is a United States certificated air carrier. Downtown Houston is the largest Business district of Houston, Texas, United States. The southeast of Houston has William P. Hobby Airport, the second-largest commercial passenger airport. William P Hobby Airport is a public Airport located 8 miles (13 km) southeast of the Central business district of Houston, Texas Houston's third-largest airport is Ellington Field, which houses several National Guard and Air National Guard units, as well as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center's fleet of jets that are used to train astronauts. Ellington Field is a joint civil-military Airport located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of downtown Houston, within Harris County in For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and The Lyndon B Johnson Space Flight Center ( "JSFC") is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's center for Sugar Land, southwest of Houston, has the Sugar Land Regional Airport. Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County along the Gulf Coast region in the U Sugar Land Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use Airport located in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas, United States Sugar Land Regional is the fourth-largest airport in the metropolitan area and the only general reliever airport in the southwest sector.

Intercity rail

Amtrak provides intercity rail service to the Houston station. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Houston Amtrak station is a train station in Houston, Texas, United States served by Amtrak, the U

Intercity bus

Greyhound Bus Lines operates services from five bus stations in the City of Houston:

In addition, Greyhound operates services from two stops [5]:

Greyhound also operates services to stops within other cities in the Greater Houston area, including:

Politics

Historically, politics in the Greater Houston area are divided between the Republican and Democratic parties. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 59 is named the Lloyd Bentsen Highway, after Lloyd Bentsen, former U The Houston Amtrak station is a train station in Houston, Texas, United States served by Amtrak, the U The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Alvin is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Citgo Petroleum Corporation (or Citgo) is a United States -incorporated Venezuela -owned refiner and marketer of Gasoline, lubricants Petrochemicals Angleton is a city in and the County seat of Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan Baytown is a City in Chambers and Harris Counties in the Gulf Coast region of the U This article is about a city in the US state of Texas For the Intel processor see Intel Core 2. "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. Katy is a city located in Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties in the U Exxon is a brand of fuel sold by ExxonMobil. History Exxon formally replaced the Esso, Enco, Prairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. Rosenberg is a city located in the US state of Texas within Fort Bend County and is part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Sealy is a city in Austin County, Texas, United States, within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Metropolitan Area. Texas City is a city located in Galveston County Texas, a county in the U La Marque (formerly Lamarque) is a city in Galveston County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. [26]

The city of Houston itself has historically voted Democratic except for its affluent western and west-central portions, including the River Oaks, Westchase, Memorial and Uptown/Post Oak areas, as well as the Kingwood and Clear Lake City master-planned communities on Houston's far northeast and southeast sides, respectively. "River Oaks" redirects here For the city in Tarrant County see River Oaks Texas. For the community near Tampa, see Westchase Florida. Westchase is a district and Edge city located in western Houston The Memorial area of Houston Texas is a wealthy district west of the Downtown Houston and northwest of Uptown Houston. The Uptown District of Houston is located 62 miles (10 km west of downtown and is centered along Post Oak Boulevard Westheimer Road ( Farm to Market For Kinwood Texas see Kinwood Kingwood is a 14000 acre (57 km² Master-planned community located in northeast Houston Texas Clear Lake City is a Master-planned community located in southeast Harris County Texas and is the second-largest master-planned community in Houston&mdashbehind All these areas favor and are almost entirely represented both in Congress and in the Texas Legislature by Republicans. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. Democrats' strongest areas are within Loop 610, and also in the largely poor and minority northern, eastern and southern portions of Houston. Most of these areas have sizable Hispanic populations, though some northern and southern parts of the city have notable African-American communities. Democrats are also stronger the more liberal Montrose neighborhood, which is home to a large artist and LGBT community, and Alief, which houses a sizable Asian-American population. Montrose is a neighborhood located in the Neartown area of Houston Texas. LGBT (also GLBT) is an initialism referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender / transsexual Alief is a community in Harris County, Texas, United States that is mostly within the city limits of Houston Texas. In 2004, every county in the region voted for George W. Bush, despite the city of Houston proper going for John Kerry. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Galveston has long been a staunch Democratic stronghold, with the most active Democratic county establishment in the state. "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. [27].

Houston's suburbs, while heavily Republican, are also politically divided. Such examples:

Houston's two most notable congressional districts are the 7th congressional district, which comprises much of west Houston, and the 18th congressional district, which includes downtown Houston.

United States Congress

Senators Name Party First Elected Level
  Senate Class 1 Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican 1993 Senior Senator
  Senate Class 2 John Cornyn Republican 2002 Junior Senator
Representatives Name Party First Elected Area(s) of Greater Houston Represented
  District 2 Ted Poe Republican 2004 Kingwood portion of Houston, Spring, northeast Harris County (including Baytown, Humble and La Porte), western and southern Liberty County
  District 7 John Culberson Republican 2000 West Houston, Memorial Villages, Bellaire, West University Place, west and northwest Harris County
  District 8 Kevin Brady Republican 1996 Montgomery and San Jacinto counties; northern Liberty County
  District 9 Al Green Democrat 2004 Alief, Southwest Houston, Houston’s Southside, portions of Fort Bend County (Mission Bend, eastern portion of Stafford, northern and eastern portions of Missouri City, county’s entire share of Houston)
  District 10 Michael McCaul Republican 2004 Northwest Harris County; Austin and Waller counties
  District 14 Ron Paul Republican 1996 (also served 1976-1977 and 1979-1985) Galveston, most of Brazoria County (except Pearland), far northern and western Fort Bend County, Chambers County, portions of Galveston County (League City, most of Texas City), Wharton County, and Matagorda County
  District 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democrat 1994 Downtown Houston, Bush IAH, northwest and northeast Houston, inner portions of Houston’s Southside
  District 22 Nick Lampson Democrat 2006 (also served 1997-2005) most of Fort Bend County (Sugar Land, Rosenberg, western and southern portions of Missouri City), northern Brazoria County (including Pearland), portions of Galveston County (La Marque), southeastern Harris County (Clear Lake City, NASA Johnson Space Center, Ellington Field, southern and central Pasadena, Deer Park)
  District 29 Gene Green Democrat 1992 East Houston, northern Pasadena, Galena Park, Channelview (all Harris County)

Texas Legislature

Texas Senate

District Name Party First Elected Area(s) of Greater Houston Represented
  3 Robert Nichols Republican 2006 Northern and western Montgomery County (including Conroe), San Jacinto County
  4 Tommy Williams Republican 2003 Southern Montgomery County (including The Woodlands), Kingwood, Liberty County, Chambers County, far eastern portions of Baytown
  6 Mario Gallegos Democrat 1995 Houston Ship Channel, eastern portions of Houston, Jacinto City, Galena Park, northern Pasadena, western portion of Baytown
  7 Dan Patrick Republican 2007 Memorial Villages, Memorial/Spring Branch area, Addicks Reservoir, Northwest Harris County
  11 Mike Jackson Republican 1999 Northern and central Brazoria County, southeastern portions of Houston and Harris County, the Galveston County mainland, and all areas roughly north of SH 87 on Galveston Island. Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison usually known as Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22 1943) is the senior United States Senator from John Cornyn III (born February 2 1952) is the junior United States Senator from Texas. Lloyd "Ted" Poe (born September 10, 1948) is a Republican Politician currently representing Texas's 2nd congressional district John Abney Culberson (born August 24, 1956) American Politician, is a Republican congressman from Texas, representing Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is a Republican Politician from the state of Texas. Alexander N "Al" Green ( September 1, 1947) is the US The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Michael T McCaul (b January 14 1962, Dallas Texas) is an American lawyer and politician who currently is the Republican Sheila Jackson-Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American politician The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Nicholas Valentino Lampson, usually known as Nick Lampson (born February 14, 1945) is an American politician from the state of The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Raymond Eugene "Gene" Green (born October 17, 1947) is a Democratic Politician and a U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Robert Nichols (born 25 November 1944) is the Republican senator for the 3rd District in the Texas Senate. Thomas David “Tommy” Williams (born 17 December 1956) is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing District 4. Mario Valentin Gallegos Jr (born 8 September 1950) is a Democratic politician in the U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Dan Patrick (born Dannie Scott Goeb 4 April 1950) is a Texas State Senator, broadcaster, author and conservative radio J Michael “Mike” Jackson (born 20 August 1953) is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 11th District. State Highway 87 or SH 87 runs for 2494 miles between Galveston Texas (at a terminus shared with Interstate 45 and Spur 342) to U
  13 Rodney Ellis Democrat 1990 Downtown Houston, Texas Medical Center, southwest and northeast Houston, Houston’s Southside, northern portions of Missouri City, Stafford
  15 John Whitmire Democrat 1983 Northwest Houston, Bush IAH, southern portion of Humble, eastern Harris County
  17 Kyle Janek Republican 2002 Meyerland, Bellaire, West University Place, much of Katy area, far west Houston, Barker Reservoir, portions of Fort Bend County (Sugar Land and southern Missouri City) southern Brazoria County, the area of Galveston Island south of SH 87, entire Bolivar Peninsula, and Port Arthur. Rodney Glenn Ellis (born 7 April 1954)Rodney Ellis is currently serving in his sixth term in the Texas Senate from Houston The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. John Harris Whitmire (born 1949) is the longest-serving of current members of the Texas State Senate representing District 15, which includes much The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Kyle Janek, MD (born January 10, 1958) is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate having represented District State Highway 87 or SH 87 runs for 2494 miles between Galveston Texas (at a terminus shared with Interstate 45 and Spur 342) to U
  18 Glenn Hegar Republican 2006 Austin, Waller and Wharton counties; western Fort Bend County

Texas House of Representatives

District Name Party First Elected Area(s) of Greater Houston Represented
  12 Jim McReynolds Democrat 1996 San Jacinto County
  13 Lois Kolkhorst Republican 2000 Austin County
  15 Rob Eissler Republican 2002 The Woodlands, southern Montgomery County
  16 C. Glenn Allen Hegar Jr (born 25 November 1970) is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 18th District. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Brandon Creighton Republican 2006 Northern and central Montgomery County (including Conroe)
  18 John Otto Republican 2004 Liberty County, southeastern Montgomery County
  23 Craig Eiland Democrat 1994 Galveston, Texas City, Bolivar Peninsula, Chambers County
  24 Larry Taylor Republican 2002 Hitchcock, La Marque, Santa Fe, Dickinson, League City, Friendswood (all in Galveston County)
  25 Dennis Bonnen Republican 1996 Southern Brazoria County (Lake Jackson, Angleton, Freeport)
  26 Charlie Howard Republican 1994 Sugar Land
  27 Dora Olivo Democrat 1996 Eastern Fort Bend County (including Rosenberg, most of Missouri City, county’s share of Houston)
  28 John Zerwas Republican 2006 Wharton and Waller counties, western Fort Bend County
  29 Mike O'Day Republican 2007 Matagorda County, part of Brazoria County (Pearland, Alvin)
  126 Patricia Harless Republican 2006 Champions/FM 1960
  127 Joe Crabb Republican 1992 Kingwood, Lake Houston, Crosby, Wallisville
  128 Wayne Smith Republican 2002 East Harris County (Baytown, Deer Park, La Porte)
  129 John Davis Republican 1998 Southeast Harris County (Clear Lake City, NASA Johnson Space Center)
  130 Corbin Van Arsdale Republican 2002 Northwest Harris County (including Tomball and Cypress-Fairbanks areas)
  131 Alma Allen Democrat 2004 Outer portions of Houston’s Southside
  132 Bill Callegari Republican 2000 West Harris County (including county’s share of Katy and unincorporated western parts of the Katy area)
  133 Jim Murphy Republican 2006 West Houston, western portion of Memorial/Spring Branch, part of the Energy Corridor
  134 Ellen Cohen Democrat 2006 Inner western portions of Houston (including Meyerland, River Oaks and Memorial Park), Texas Medical Center, West University Place, Bellaire, Southside Place
  135 Gary Elkins Republican 1994 Parts of northwest Harris County (including Jersey Village) and southeastern segments of the Champions/FM 1960 area
  136 Beverly Woolley Republican 1994 Memorial Villages and surrounding areas
  137 Scott Hochberg Democrat 1992 Southwest Houston (including Sharpstown, Westwood and Fondren Southwest)
  138 Dwayne Bohac Republican 2002 Northwest Houston and parts of the Memorial/Spring Branch area north of I-10, Addicks Reservoir
  139 Sylvester Turner Democrat 1988 North Houston and Aldine west of I-45
  140 Kevin Bailey Democrat 1990 North Houston and Aldine east of I-45
  141 Senfronia Thompson Democrat 1972 Northeast Houston, Bush IAH, Greenspoint, southern portion of Humble
  142 Harold Dutton, Jr. Allen Craig Eiland (born April 4, 1962) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 23 The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Charles F Howard, known more commonly as Charlie Howard, is an American politician and has been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since Dora Olivo is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 27th District since 1997. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. For the late singer Mama Cass née Ellen Cohen see Cass Elliot. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Gary Elkins (born 4 May, 1966 in Wallingford) was an English football player most notable for the unusual statistic of his having Scott Hochberg (born October 2, 1953) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives representing District 137 in southwest Houston The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Senfronia Calpernia Thompson is a well known civil rights leader and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 141st District since The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Democrat 1984 East Houston, Northshore
  143 Ana Hernandez Democrat 2006 East Houston within Loop 610, Houston Ship Channel, Galena Park, Jacinto City, northern Pasadena
  144 Robert Talton Republican 1992 Southern Pasadena, far southeast Houston
  145 Rick Noriega Democrat 1998 Inner southeastern portions of Houston (mainly east of I-45), South Houston (not part of the city of Houston)
  146 Borris Miles Democrat 2006 Inner portions of Houston’s Southside
  147 Garnet Coleman Democrat 1990 Downtown Houston, inner southeastern portions of Houston (mainly west of I-45)
  148 Jessica Farrar Democrat 1994 Northwest Houston mainly within Loop 610 (including Houston Heights)
  149 Hubert Vo Democrat 2004 Far west Houston, Alief, unincorporated portions of Katy area east of Fry Rd, Barker Reservoir
  150 Debbie Riddle Republican 2002 Northern Harris County (Spring, Klein, northern Humble)

Sports teams

Listing of sports teams in the Greater Houston area:

Professional teams

Major Professional Sports Teams

Club Sport Founded League Venue
Houston Texans Football 2002 NFL Reliant Stadium
Houston Astros Baseball 1962 MLB Minute Maid Park
Houston Rockets Basketball 1967 NBA Toyota Center
Houston Comets Basketball 1997 WNBA Toyota Center
Houston Dynamo Soccer 2005 MLS Robertson Stadium

Other Professional Teams

Club Sport Founded League Venue
Houston Aeros Hockey 1994 AHL Toyota Center
Bay Area Toros Baseball 2007 CBL Robinson Stadium
Houston Takers Basketball 2006 ABA John H. Reagan HS
Galveston Tidalwave Football 2008 IIFA Galveston Island Convention Center
Houston Energy Football 2001 WPFL The Rig
Houston Wranglers Tennis 2005 WTT Westside Tennis Club

College and university sports

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Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Toyota Center is the name of several arenas in the United States Toyota Center (Houston in Houston Texas is home to the Houston Rockets Toyota Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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The Continental Baseball League, based in Addison Texas, is a professional independent baseball organization located in the U Robinson Stadium is a Baseball stadium located in Texas City Texas. The Houston Takers are an American Basketball Association (ABA team in Sugar Land Texas. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 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The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. Both schools were also once part of the Southwest Conference. This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC see Southwestern Athletic Conference Texas Southern University, which is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, plays in Division I-AA. Texas Southern University is one of the largest historically black universities in the United States. "Southwestern Conference" redirects here For the former major conference in Texas and Arkansas see Southwest Conference; for the Ohio High School Conference Houston Baptist University currently plays in NCAA Division 1 as an independent in its first probationary year as part of their readmission into Division 1. Houston Baptist University (commonly abbreviated HBU is a private Baptist institution founded in 1960 Rice and Houston Baptist are widely noted for their student-athlete graduation rates, which number at 91% for Rice (tied for highest in the nation courtesy of a 2002 Sports Illustrated issue on best college sports programs) and 80% for HBU.

NCAA Division I college athletics

School Founded Nickname Conference
University of Houston 1927 Houston Cougars Conference USA
Houston Baptist University 1960 Houston Baptist Huskies Independent
Prairie View A&M University 1876 Prairie View A&M Panthers Southwestern Athletic Conference
Rice University 1912 Rice Owls Conference USA
Texas Southern University 1947 Texas Southern Tigers Southwestern Athletic Conference

Events

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Houston Baptist University (commonly abbreviated HBU is a private Baptist institution founded in 1960 NCAA Football Championship Sub-Division independent schools are four-year institutions in the United States whose football programs are not part of a football Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System "Southwestern Conference" redirects here For the former major conference in Texas and Arkansas see Southwest Conference; for the Ohio High School Conference William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. Texas Southern University is one of the largest historically black universities in the United States. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Texas Southern University is one of the largest historically black universities in the United States. "Southwestern Conference" redirects here For the former major conference in Texas and Arkansas see Southwest Conference; for the Ohio High School Conference The most notable is the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which is the world's largest livestock exhibition and rodeo event. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, also called Rodeo Houston is the world's largest livestock exhibition as well as the world's largest Rodeo event Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food Rodeo (ˈroʊdioʊ or /roʊˈdeɪoʊ/ is a sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States Other events of importance to Greater Houston include the Shell Houston Open (PGA Tour), the Houston Marathon, and the Texas Bowl college football bowl game. The Shell Houston Open is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Houston Marathon is an annual Marathon held every January in Houston, Texas. The Texas Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I FBS College football Bowl game that has been held for the first time in 2006 in Houston Houston has also played host to two Super Bowls (VIII) and (XXXVIII), the 2005 World Series, the 2004 MLB All-Star Game, and the 2006 NBA All-Star Game. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl VIII was an American football game played on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the National Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the The 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League The 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 75th playing of the midseason exhibition Baseball game between the all-stars of the American League The 2006 NBA All-Star Game was played on Sunday February 19, 2006 at the Toyota Center in Houston Texas, home of the Houston Rockets Houston has also played host to various high school and college sporting events, including the Big 12 Championship Game and will host the 2011 NCAA Men's Final Four. See also Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament The Big 12 Championship Game is a College football game held by the Big 12 Conference each year The 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament will involve 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division Houston was also considered a candidate for the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ in Northwestern Montgomery County near the borders with Grimes County and Walker County. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Grimes County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 23552 Walker County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 61758 USGS Richards (TX) Topo Map, UTM 15 229939E 3389282N (NAD27). Topozone. com. Last accessed January 5, 2007. Note: Texas Almanac, 1988-1989. Edited by Elizabeth Cruce Alvarez, Robert Plocheck, lists San Jacinto county: Altitude (ft): 74-386. However, there are multiple points in San Jacinto County and Montgomery County higher than 386 ft (118 m). San Jacinto County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area.
  2. ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 to 2007 Population Estimates
  3. ^ Current Population Estimates. Houston Population Estimates, July 2006 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
  4. ^ http://www.houston.org/blackfenders/09AW001.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2006-01.csv
  6. ^ http://www.houston.org/blackfenders/09AW005.pdf
  7. ^ City of Houston eGovernment Center
  8. ^ Mapping Active Faults in the Houston area Using LIDAR. Richard Engelkeimer, Shuhab Khan, Carl Norman. University of Houston.
  9. ^ Faults in Parts of North-Central and Western Houston Metropolitan Area, Texas. Earl R. Verbeek, Karl W. Ratzlaff, Uel S. Clanton. U. S. Geological Survey.
  10. ^ Principal Active Faults. Houston Area, Texas. U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1984.
  11. ^ http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List1.txt
  12. ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 to 2007 Population Estimates
  13. ^ http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2006-01-48.xls
  14. ^ http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2006-01-48.xls
  15. ^ http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro_general/List2.txt
  16. ^ http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2006-04-48.csv
  17. ^ Microsoft Word - 10A W001 Employment Comparisons.doc
  18. ^ Best Places For Business And Careers - Forbes.com
  19. ^ http://www.houston.org/blackfenders/02CW001.pdf
  20. ^ http://www.houston.org/blackfenders/15AW001.pdf
  21. ^ Overview of the Port of South Louisiana
  22. ^ Industry Guide: Health Care | Greater Houston Partnership
  23. ^ [http://www.utmb.edu/gnl/ University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston National Laboratory - Home Page
  24. ^ Best Places to Live 2006 - Money Magazine
  25. ^ http://www.houston.org/blackfenders/11BW001.pdf
  26. ^ Election result maps
  27. ^ :: The Galveston County Democratic Party Online - www.DemocratsWin.com ::

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