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HCTRA came into being in September 1983 after Harris County voters approved a $900 million bond referendum by a 7–3 margin to release up to $900 million in bonds to create two toll roads – the Hardy Toll Road and the Sam Houston Tollway – to improve the regional mobility and reduce traffic congestion in the Greater Houston area, an area known for rapid population growth.
Jersey Village is in Texas's 7th congressional district. As of 2018, Lizzie Fletcher represents the district. [25] The United States Postal Service operates the nearby Fairbanks Post Office at 7050 Brookhollow West Drive in an unincorporated area. [26] The zip code is 77040. Postal addresses in Jersey Village are designated as "Houston, Texas."
The Sagemont area houses the Sagemont Church. It built a 170-foot (52 m) Christian cross at Beltway 8 at Interstate 45, the largest roadside cross in Houston. [15] It was first established in 1966 as a mission of the Pasadena church First Baptist Church. Its current church building, 118,000 square feet (11,000 m 2) large, opened in 2012. This ...
Near Northwest is a 16-square-mile (41 km 2) district located in Harris County, Texas, [1] partly within the city limits of Houston and partly in an unincorporated area. [2] [3] It is governed by the Near Northwest Management District, with its headquarters at the White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine Dr, Houston, Texas.
Colony Ridge is a collection of subdivisions in unincorporated Liberty County, Texas, United States. It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Downtown Houston. [1] The Colony Ridge subdivisions have been developed by Colony Ridge, LLC, led by brothers John Harris and William Trey Harris.
1600 Smith Street (previously named Continental Center I and also known as Cullen Center Plaza [4]) is a 51-story, 732-foot (223 m) office tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It served as the headquarters of Continental Airlines prior to its merger with United Airlines , [ 5 ] and at one point also served as the headquarters of ...
The international bus services from East End Houston were established in the 1990s. [61] Greyhound Bus Lines and Autobuses Americanos maintain services at a bus station next to the Magnolia Park Transit Center. On December 1, 2023, Greyhound moved its remaining services from Midtown to the Magnolia Park bus stop. [62]
The University of Houston is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. [12] [13] [14] The third-largest university in Texas, the University of Houston has nearly 40,000 students on its 667-acre campus in southeast Houston. [15]