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On January 28, 2019, in the Pecan Park area in the East End district of Houston, [ 1 ] Houston Police Department (HPD) officers initiated a no-knock raid on a house, killing the two homeowners, a husband and wife: Dennis Wayne Tuttle and Rhogena Ann Nicholas. [ 2 ] They were aged 59 and 58, respectively. [ 3 ]
The facility opened on September 13, 1982, and had the capacity to house around 4,000 inmates. [17] After the opening of the 1200 Jail on January 23, 2003, the former Franklin facility was no longer used as a jail. [11] Currently the HCSO's Crime Scene Unit, Emergency Dispatch Center(EDC), Warrants and A.F.I.S is housed in the building. [19]
Contents. Wards of Houston. When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its founders— John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen —divided it into political geographic districts called " wards ". [citation needed] The ward system, a precursor to today's City Council districts, was a common political tool of the ...
In a triangular area between Veterans Memorial Drive, State Highway 249, and Interstate 45 North. 8. Westbranch. West. Along Beltway 8 south of Jersey Village. 9. Addicks / Park Ten. West. Includes the entirety of Addicks Reservoir and a small area between the reservoir and Interstate 10 west.
The Fourth Ward lost prominence due to its inability to expand geographically, as other developments hemmed in the area. [1] Mike Snyder of the Houston Chronicle said that local historians traced the earliest signs of decline to 1940, and that it was influenced by many factors, including the opening of Interstate 45 and the construction of Allen Parkway Village, [3] a public housing complex of ...
90001471 [1] Added to NRHP. September 18, 1990. The Houston City Hall building is the headquarters of the City of Houston 's municipal government. Constructed during 1938 and 1939, the City Hall complex is located on Bagby Street on the western side of Downtown Houston. It is surrounded by the Houston Skyline District and is similar in design ...
The University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is a four-year state university, located within the historic First Ward. Founded in 1974, it is one of four separate and distinct institutions in the University of Houston System. UHD has an enrollment of 12,900 students—making it the 13th largest public university in Texas and the second-largest ...
The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest municipal police department, serving the fourth-largest city in the United States.