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Houston hosted Super Bowl VIII in 1974, Super Bowl XXXVIII 30 years later in 2004, and Super Bowl LI in 2017 (making it the only Texas city to host the Super Bowl three times), the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, the 1981, 1986, 1994 and 1995 NBA Finals (The hometown Houston Rockets winning the latter 2), 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Super ...
The Houston Heights, one of the earliest planned communities in Texas, is located 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Downtown Houston.A National Geographic article says "stroll the area's broad, tree-canopied esplanades and side streets dotted with homes dating from the early 1900s and you may think you've landed in a small town."
FM 225 runs from Texas State Highway 21 (SH 21) and County Road 780 in Douglass with U.S. Route 79 (US 79) in Henderson. FM 225 was designated on June 11, 1945, from US 79 in Henderson southward 39.4 miles (63.4 km) to the community of Legg's Store. On September 30, 1955, FM 225 was extended east to SH 21, replacing FM 2111.
Efforts to construct a bridge over the Houston Ship Channel were stymied until the Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA) was able to do so as a toll facility in the late 1970s. As a result, the section of Beltway 8 from I-10 to SH 225 on the east side of Houston was removed from the state highway system on July 24, 1978. [ 8 ]
1907 Sanborn map showing the location of the Carnegie Library and Houston Lyceum. Julia Ideson Building in Downtown. The Houston Public Library system traces its founding to the creation of the second Houston Lyceum in 1854. [2] [3] The lyceum was preceded by a debating society, a special-interest mechanics' lyceum, and a circulating library ...
The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily newspaper for Austin, the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas.It is owned by Gannett Co., Inc.. The distribution of the following The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, and USA TODAY international and national news, but also incorporates strong Central Texas coverage, especially in political reporting.
Galveston Athletic Club, Galveston, Texas, U.S. 6 ND 3–1 (2) William McNeill ND 4 9 Apr 1900 22 years, 9 days Galveston Athletic Club, Galveston, Texas, U.S. 5 ND: 3–1 (1) Jim McCormick ND: 15 21 Mar 1900 21 years, 355 days Galveston Athletic Club, Galveston, Texas, U.S. 4 Loss 3–1 Klondike Haynes: TKO: 5 (6) 6 May 1899 21 years, 36 days
The home was called the Swisher Home and was built in 1852 by John Swisher, an Austin businessman who had also fought with Sam Houston and the Republic of Texas treasurer. [22] The Swisher Home had a history ( General Robert E. Lee had visited, among other guests), and Dr. Scott appreciated the house; however, as he began to draft the plans to ...