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Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost entirely within the city of Houston. [4]
East of Main Street and Interstate 69, south of Interstate 45, and west of Texas State Highway 35 (Spur 5) International Management District: Alief and Little Saigon: Westpark Tollway to the north, Beltway 8 to the east, Bissonnet Street and Bellfort Street to the south, Texas State Highway 6 to the west Memorial Management District Memorial City
Ted Poe U.S. Representative - served as Harris County Chief Prosecutor and Judge before becoming Congressman representing Texas' 2nd Congressional District in 2005 Chris Snyder - MLB catcher, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles; active from 2004 - 2013
As of June 2016, two portions of State Highway 99 have been completed: a 14.5-mile segment completed in April 2008 that runs from Interstate 10 in Mont Belvieu to Business State Highway 146 in Baytown, east of Houston; and a 71-mile segment completed between August 1994 and March 2016 that runs from Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 in Sugar Land ...
US 59 travels from the U.S.–Mexico border in Laredo, TX to the U.S.–Canada border near Lancaster, MN. 35 miles of US 59 have been designated and dual signed as I-69/US 59 northeast of Downtown Houston. [7] 28 miles of US 59 have been designated and dual signed as I-69/US 59 southwest of Downtown Houston.
In September 1983, county voters approved a referendum by a 7–3 margin to release up to $900 million in bonds to create two toll roads, the Hardy Toll Road (basically a reliever for I-45 between downtown Houston and Montgomery County) and the Sam Houston Tollway, which would be the main lanes of the Beltway. Shortly after the referendum, the ...
Almost all of Oak Forest is located in Houston City Council District C. [10] [11] A small portion is in council district A. [12] [11] The Houston Fire Department operates Station 13 Oak Forest at 2215 West 43rd Street; Station 13 is part of Fire District 31. [13] Houston Fire Station 13, 1976 Fire Station 13, 1950
As a result, the old 7th essentially became the new 2nd district, while a new 7th was created in the western portion of Harris County, home to Houston. Previously, Harris County had been divided between the 8th and 22nd congressional districts. The new 7th stretched from downtown Houston through its fast-growing west side (including the ...