Tomball, Texas

Tomball, Texas (Harris and Magnolia Counties) is located just north of Houston along State Highway 249. It is approximately 28 miles northwest of Houston and has a rich history. The town has been around for over 90 years and is named after State Senator Thomas Ball who helped establish Tomball as a railroad center. Tomball was first known as a railroad town, but that was to soon change with the...

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The Woodlands, Texas

The Woodlands, Texas (Harris and Conroe Counties) is located along I-45, about 25 miles north of Houston in Montgomery county. Nestled in 27,000 acres of forest, The Woodlands is one of the original master planned communities in the nation and is located just minutes from Bush Intercontinental Airport. From its inception in 1974, The Woodlands has held steadfast to its concept of blending nature...

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Spring, Texas

Spring (Harris County) is off Interstate Highway 45 twenty miles north of Houston in north Harris County. The area was originally inhabited by the Orcoquiza Indians, who were first visited by Spaniards in 1746. In the 1820s some of Stephen F. Austin’sqv colonists settled nearby. In 1836 the General Councilqv of the Provisional Governmentqv included the area in the municipality of...

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Katy, Texas

Katy (Harris County) is located about 25 miles west of downtown Houston on the Interstate 10 Energy Corridor. Katy is the hub of three counties: Harris County, Fort Bend County and Waller County. The highly educated workforce, large labor pool, and abundant utilities make the Katy area prime for business growth. The area is serviced by two major transportation thoroughfares (I-10 and the Grand...

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Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas (Harris County) is located in southeast Texas on I-10, about 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. It lies at the head of Galveston and is connected with the bay and the gulf by the Houston Ship Channel. Founded by the Allen brothers in August 1836 as a riverboat landing, the city is named for Sam Houston, a hero of the Texas Revolution. Houston was the capital of the Republic of Texas...

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Cypress, Texas

Cypress (Harris County) is on U.S. Highway 290 twenty miles northwest of Houston in northwestern Harris County. Various Atakapan Indian tribes once inhabited the area, but they quickly died out when white settlers moved into the area. German immigrants began settling along Cypress Creek in the 1840s near where some Anglo-Americans were already ranching. In the 1980s many of the original settler...

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