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The properties are distributed across Harris County. There is a concentration in "Downtown Houston", defined as the area enclosed by Interstate 10 , Interstate 45 , and Interstate 69 . More than 100 are in the "Houston Heights" neighborhood whose borders are, approximately, Highway I-10 on the South, I-610 on the North, 45 on the East and ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the reservoir in 1952 to provide a refuge for migratory waterfowl, a public fishing lake and a fish hatchery. It opened in 1955 as the Sheldon Wildlife Management Area. The hatchery closed in 1975, and the land began to revert naturally to forest, ponds and marshes.
The Harris County Commissioners closed the poor farm in August 1958. [38] In 2014, no more burials were allowed to occur at the Oates Road facility due to overcapacity. [39] By 2013 the county was building a second potter's field due to overcapacity at the first. [38] Harris County Eastgate Cemetery had started operations in 2014. [39]
Stafford is partly in Fort Bend County and partly in Harris County. Residents pay property taxes to their respective counties. [15] Harris County Precinct One, headed by Commissioner Rodney Ellis, serves the section of Stafford in Harris County. [32] [33] Much of Stafford is in District 26 of the Texas House of Representatives.
Parks operated by the government of Harris County include W.E. "Bill" Crowley Park, James Driver Park, Dow One Park, and Gerber Park. [26] Crowley Park, operated by Harris County Precinct One, is located in East Aldine. It was named after W.E. "Bill" Crowley, who was the General Superintendent for Roads and Bridges for Precinct Four of the county.
The second map shows a partition of the counties into 12 regions of Texas, as defined by the Texas comptroller. The table, further below, reports currently listings by county, updated frequently. [a] Regions are defined by the Texas State Comptroller, who has partitioned the state into 12 regions for economic performance reporting, as shown here.
Highlands is located within Harris County Precinct 3; as of 2008 Ken Jones heads Precinct 3. [23] The United States Postal Service operates the Highlands Post Office at 608 Main Street. [24] Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Baytown Health Center in Baytown for ZIP code 77562.
Galena Park is within District 6 [21] of the Texas Senate; as of 2011, Mario Gallegos, Jr. was the representative. [22] Galena Park was within Texas's 29th congressional district; as of 2019, Sylvia Garcia represented the district. [23] The United States Postal Service operates the Galena Park Post Office at 1805 Clinton Drive. [24]