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The George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB), opened on September 26, 1987, [2] is located on the east side of Downtown Houston, Texas, United States.. The center was named for internationally recognized entrepreneur, engineer, civic leader, philanthropist and Houstonian George R. Brown (1898–1983).
Texas portal; Medicine portal; TIRR Memorial Hermann (the four initials stand for "The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research") is a 134-bed rehabilitation hospital, rehabilitation and research center, outpatient medical clinic and network of outpatient rehabilitation centers in Houston, Texas that offers comprehensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy services to rehabilitate ...
Construction started on January 1, 1853, when Bremond and House broke ground in Houston. Track-laying of the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) [3] gauge railroad began in early 1856. By July 26 tracks had reached the 25-mile (40 km) point, at Cypress. The railroad company name was changed from G&RR to H&TC on September 1, 1856.
Carrabba's Italian Grill (or simply Carrabba's) is an American restaurant chain featuring Italian-American cuisine. It is owned and operated by Bloomin' Brands , and headquartered in Tampa, Florida .
KPRC (950 kHz) is a commercial radio station in Houston, Texas.It has a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. KPRC broadcasts mostly conservative talk radio shows and is the home base for the nationally syndicated Walton & Johnson and The Jesse Kelly Show.
The restored depot of the former International-Great Northern Railroad in Rockdale, Texas I-GN station in San Antonio, Texas, built in 1908.It was bought in 1988 and restored by the San Antonio City Employees Federal Credit Union.
R. J. Reynolds, founder Share of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, issued 15 March 1906. The son of a tobacco farmer in Virginia, Richard Joshua "R. J." Reynolds sold his shares of his father's company in Patrick County, Virginia, and ventured to the nearest town with a railroad connection, Winston-Salem, to start his own tobacco company. [3]
The Galveston, Henderson and Houston Railroad was granted its charter on 7 February 1853. Named for its main destinations, Galveston, Houston, and Henderson, construction of the road began in 1857 and service between Virginia Point, Texas and Houston was available about two years later. This section of road over the coastal plain was both flat ...