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Porter Springs, also known as Porter's Springs, is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 50 in 2000.
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Houston County was one of 46 entirely dry counties in the state of Texas, until voters in a November 2007 special election legalized the sale of alcohol in the county. Houston County was the first new county created under the nine-year Republic of Texas on June 12, 1837. The original boundaries of Houston County also included all of present-day ...
The seven floor 701 Jail has 4,144 inmate beds. The 701 Jail, originally a five-story building to be used as a cold storage warehouse, [15] opened in the late 1920s. The Houston Terminal Warehouse and Cold Storage Facility was constantly occupied throughout its history.
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In 1930, the community sponsored a contest, asking participants to select a new name for the community. Ruth Tucker submitted the name "Austonio", a portmanteau of Austin and San Antonio; the name was chosen as the community's new name. A post office was established in 1932 and remained in operation until 1971.