Houston city map
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Houston map
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The city of Houston has a strong mayoral form of municipal government. Houston is a home rule city and all municipal elections in the state of Texas are nonpartisan as its mentioned in Houston map. The City elected officials are the mayor, city controller and 16 members of the city council. The current mayor of Houston is Annise Parker, a Democrat elected on a nonpartisan ballot whose second term in office will expire at the end of 2013. Houston mayor serves as the city chief administrator, executive officer, and official representative, and is responsible for the general management of the city and for seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced. The original city council line-up of 14 members (nine district-based and five at-large positions) was based on a U.S. Justice Department mandate which took effect in 1979. At-large council members represent the entire city. Under the city charter, once the population in the city limits exceeded 2.1 million residents, two additional districts were to be added. The City of Houston official 2010 census count was 600 shy of the required number; however, as the city was expected to grow beyond 2.1 million shortly thereafter, the two additional districts were added and the positions filled during the August 2011 elections. The districts are labeled A through K while the at-large positions are numbered 1 through 5.
Houston downtown map
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Downtown Houston is the largest business district of Houston, Texas, United States. Downtown Houston, the city central business district, contains the headquarters of many prominent companies as its mentioned in Houston downtown map. There is an extensive network of pedestrian tunnels and skywalks connecting the buildings of the district. The tunnel system is home to many fast food restaurants, shops and services. Downtown Houston was the original founding point of the city of Houston. After the Texas Revolution, two New York real estate promoters, John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen purchased 6,642 acres (2,688 ha) of land T.F.L. Parrot (John Austin widow) for $9,428. The Allen brothers first landed in the area where the White Oak Bayou and Buffalo Bayou meet, a spot now known as Allen Landing. Gail Borden, Jr., a city planner, laid out wide streets for the town.
Houston Texas - USA map
Houston on Texas - USA map shows the location of the city of Houston on the Texas - USA map. This map of Houston in Texas - USA will allow you to easily plan your travel in Houston in Texas - USA. Houston on map of Texas - USA is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
Houston (play /ˈhjuːstən/) (Alibamu: Yosti) is the largest city in the state of Texas, and the fourth-largest city in the continental USA. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of 656.3 square miles (1,700 km2) as its shown in Houston Texas - USA map. In 2006, the Houston metropolitan area ranked first in Texas and third in the U.S. within the Category of “Best Places for Business and Careers” by Forbes magazine. A succession of skyscrapers were built throughout the 1970s—many by real estate developer Gerald D. Hines—culminating with Houston tallest skyscraper, the 75-floor, 1,002-foot (305 m)-tall JPMorgan Chase Tower (formerly the Texas Commerce Tower), completed in 1982. It is the tallest structure in Texas, 10th tallest building in the United States and the 30th tallest skyscraper in the world, based on height to roof. In 1983, the 71-floor, 992-foot (302 m)-tall Wells Fargo Plaza (formerly Allied Bank Plaza) was completed, becoming the second-tallest building in Houston and Texas.
Houston on world map
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The increased production of the local shipbuilding industry during World War II spurred Houston growth, as did the establishment in 1961 of NASA “Manned Spacecraft Center” (renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1973), which created the city aerospace industry. The Astrodome, nicknamed the “Eighth Wonder of the World”, opened in 1965 as the world first indoor domed sports stadium. Houston has the NFL first retractable-roof stadium, Reliant Stadium (home of the Texans). BBVA Compass Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium for the Dynamo, located in East Downtown (EaDo) and is the first soccer specific stadium in a downtown area in MLS. In addition, Reliant Astrodome, the first domed stadium in the world as its shown in Houston on world map.