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Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890 – via Internet Archive. Complete guide to Houston, Texas, Houston: Dealy & Baker, 1895, OL 23290102M; Young, Samuel Oliver Dr. (1912), A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912, Houston, Tex: Press of Rein & sons company, OL 23348484M
History of Texas. The city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas was founded in 1837 after Augustus and John Allen had acquired land to establish a new town at the junction of Buffalo and White Oak bayous in 1836. Houston served as the temporary capital of the Republic of Texas. Meanwhile, the town developed as a regional transportation and ...
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 30,503,301 inhabitants. Texas was originally divided into ...
In March 1890, the U.S. Attorney General launched a suit in the Supreme Court against Texas to determine ownership of a disputed 1,500,000-acre (6,100 km 2) plot of land in Greer County. Determined to meet personally with the Attorney General, Ross and his wife traveled to Washington, D.C. , where they visited President Benjamin Harrison at the ...
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Houston's freeway system includes 575.5 miles (926.2 km) of freeways and expressways in the 10-county metro area. The State of Texas plans to spend $65 billion on Houston area highways by 2025. Houston freeways are heavily traveled and often under construction to meet the demands of continuing growth.
Houston County, Texas. The Houston County Courthouse in Crockett is located at the intersections of Texas State Highway 21 and U.S. Highway 287. / 31.32°N 95.43°W / 31.32; -95.43. Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,066. [1]