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Houston Texas Business Directory Houston Texas Business Directory; Houston contains few naturally-formed lakes Lake Houston an 11,854-acre (4,797-hectare) reservoir located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Downtown was created by damming the San Jacinto River in the 1950s to create a dependable long-term supply of drinking water the lake is owned and operated by the City of Houston. Besides supplying water to the city the lake is also a central feature of the Kingwood community and serves as a recreational destination, Harvey (2017) Main articles: Texas Revolution Convention of 1836 Texas Declaration of Independence Treaties of Velasco and Republic of Texas. . 6.1 Books Barker Three community college districts exist with campuses in and around Harris County the Houston Community College System serves most of Houston the northwestern through northeastern parts of the county are served by various campuses of the Lone Star College System while the southeastern portion of the county is served by San Jacinto College the Houston Community College and Lone Star College systems are within the 10 largest institutions of higher learning in the United States, Rice University located near the Museum District and Texas Medical Center is a private tier-one research university and the most selective institution of higher education in Texas. The South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility Unit a parole confinement facility for males operated by Global Expertise in Outsourcing is in downtown Houston west of Minute Maid Park.

. . . 142 Harold Dutton Jr. Democratic 1984 East Houston and Northshore area 1.2 Mexican Texas The Gulf Building now called the JPMorgan Chase building is an Art Deco skyscraper Completed in 1929 it remained the tallest building in Houston until 1963 when the Exxon Building surpassed it in height Designed by architects Alfred C Finn (designer of the San Jacinto Monument) Kenneth Franzheim and J.E.R Carpenter the building is seen as a realization of Eliel Saarinen's acclaimed second-place entry to the Chicago Tribune Tower competition Restoration of the building was started in 1989 in what is still considered one of the largest privately funded preservation projects in American history. 1.3 Republic of Texas, 6.2 Genocide concentration camps and slave labour, By 2005 USA Today referred to Houston as "the dining-out capital of the nation." Houstonians ate out at restaurants more often than residents of other American cities and Houston restaurants have the second lowest average prices of restaurants of major cities. Tex-Mex cuisine and Louisiana Creole cuisine are very popular in Houston Many Mexican cuisine restaurants in Houston have aspects that originate from Texas culture. . .