Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 1887 a new well at Franklin and LaBranch revealed a large natural reservoir, and a total of fourteen wells were added by 1891. [2] The city took over the plant in the early 20th century when it found that the Houston Water Works was mixing bayou water into the drinking supply. [3] In 1903, one water pipe was obstructed by a three-foot eel.
Plaque describing the Water Wall. The architects' design for the Waterwall was to be a "horseshoe of rushing water" opposite the Transco (now Williams) Tower. The semi-circular fountain is 64 feet (20 m) tall, to symbolize the 64 stories of the tower, and sits among 118 Texas live oak trees. The concave portion of the circle, which faces north ...
The city sold Sheldon Lake to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for use as a waterfowl sanctuary and public fishing site. The City of Houston annexed the Lake Houston area and a 22.5 miles (36.2 km) canal in 1956. [2] [3]
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second ...
Lake Livingston is a reservoir located in Piney Woods in Houston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties in east Texas, United States.Lake Livingston was built and is owned and operated by the Trinity River Authority (TRA) of Texas under contract with the City of Houston for water-supply purposes. [1]
Two Houston homeowners are seeking answers after a municipal water tank burst, flooding their homes. With insurance claims denied and the utility district citing government immunity, they may need ...
PDF maps of the City of Houston - City of Houston official website Full map of city limits Archived 2019-05-23 at the Wayback Machine; Printable map of Houston city limits, limited purpose annexation, and extraterritorial jurisdiction "Super Neighborhoods Map." (." City of Houston. "Annexations in Houston Or How we grew to 667 square miles in ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!