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  2. Sims Bayou - Wikipedia

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    Sims Bayou is a 23-mile (37 km) bayou that flows within Houston in a primarily west to east movement. Its origin is in Southwest Houston near Missouri City, Texas, and terminates in Manchester, Houston approximately seven miles east of Downtown Houston, where it feeds Buffalo Bayou as a major tributary.

  3. Addicks Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    The six bellwether plaintiffs received awards for decreased real property values, damaged or destroyed personal property, and costs for the owners being displaced. [26] Total compensation for the around 10,000 upstream property owners who suffered government-induced flooding could reach or exceed $1.7 billion before interest. [ 27 ]

  4. Brays Bayou - Wikipedia

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    In 1836, Houston was founded upstream Buffalo Bayou at the confluence with White Oak Bayou. Harrisburg would remain the region's primary trade center until after the American Civil War, when economic momentum shifted to Houston. Other early settlements along Brays Bayou included Riceville, founded in 1850, and Alief, founded in 1861.

  5. Buffalo Bayou - Wikipedia

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    Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving river which flows through Houston in Harris County, Texas.Formed 18,000 years ago, it has its source in the prairie surrounding Katy, Fort Bend County, and flows approximately 53 miles (85 km) east through the Houston Ship Channel into Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. [2]

  6. Lake Livingston - Wikipedia

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    Lake Livingston is a reservoir located in Piney Woods in Houston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties in east Texas, United States.Lake Livingston was built and is owned and operated by the Trinity River Authority (TRA) of Texas under contract with the City of Houston for water-supply purposes. [1]

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    A vision of property with a fun extra has landed on the real estate market in Houston, Texas, for $6.95 million. The custom, primary estate sports five bedrooms and six bathrooms and has a very ...

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    Commercial real estate has beaten the stock market for 25 years — but only the super rich could buy in. Here's how even ordinary investors can become the landlord of Walmart, Whole Foods or Kroger

  9. Geographic areas of Houston - Wikipedia

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    The area was annexed into the city of Houston in 1979. League City, just south of this area, is home to a few water-side resorts. To the northeast is the 14,000 acres (57 km 2) master-planned community of Kingwood, which was annexed by the city of Houston in 1996. Kingwood is the largest master-planned community in Harris County.