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    of Houston annexed about 725 acres (293 ha) of land in the Acres Homes area in 1967. In 1974 the city annexed another 1,469 acres (594 ha) of Acres Homes...
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    Houston Acres is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 507 at the 2010 census. Houston Acres is located...
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    Greater Houston. An incomplete list is provided below: Acres Homes Addicks Afton Oaks Aldine Alief Almeda Atascocita Audubon Place Avenida Houston Avondale...
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    Houston (/ˈhjuːstən/ ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near...
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    total passenger traffic as of 2022 IAH covers 10,000 acres (40 km2) of land and has five runways. Houston Intercontinental is one of the largest passenger...
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    house to the University of Houston System for use as the chancellor's residence. The three-storey house, which sits on 1.82 acres (7,400 m2) of land, was...
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  • students. The university's campus, which is primarily in southeast Houston, spans 894 acres (3.62 km2), with the inclusion of its two instructional sites located...
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    acre-feet (490 million cubic meters) of storage during large rainfall events and cover a total land area of 26,100 acres (106 km2). Greater Houston's...
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    at-large council seats. The 1977 annexation added 3,174 acres (1,284 ha) of land to the Houston city limits. At the time, under a Texas law established...
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    service from Houston Hobby to Mexico and Central and South America on October 15, 2015. The William P. Hobby Airport covers 1,304 acres (528 ha), and...
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  • became one of the most ethnically diverse areas in Houston. In 1861, Reynolds Reynolds claimed 1,250 acres (5.1 km2) of land near Brays Bayou. The land was...
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    damage, primarily from catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in the Houston metropolitan area and Southeast Texas; this made the storm the costliest...
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    University of Houston System and has a campus that spans 40 acres (16 ha) in Downtown Houston with a satellite location, UHD-Northwest in Harris County...
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    Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in Harris County, Texas, near Houston. It encompasses 419.2 acres (169.6 ha) only about...
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    Kingwood is a 14,000-acre (57 km2) master-planned community located in northeast Houston, Texas, United States. The majority of the community is located...
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    Houston, the most populous city in the Southern United States, is located along the upper Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of...
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    Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas. Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the U.S. Senator from Texas, U.S. Representative...
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  • Houston black soil extends over 1,500,000 acres (6,100 km2) of the Texas blackland prairies and is the Texas state soil. The series is composed of expansive...
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    Hurstbourne Acres is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,811 at the 2010 census, up from 1,504 at...
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    Renaissance theme park." As of 2017, the festival sits on 55 acres of land, and offers over 200 acres of camping facilities to patrons. The festival regularly...
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    In the U.S. state of Texas, Houston is the largest city by both population and area. With a 1850 United States census population of 2,396—and 596,163...
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  • Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston, SHSU or Sam) is a public research university in Huntsville, Texas. Founded in 1879, it is the third-oldest...
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    University of Houston–Victoria (UHV) is a public university in Victoria, Texas. It is part of the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 20 acres (8.1 ha)...
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    the center of Houston, Texas, United States. Located within the 610 Loop and between Downtown and Uptown, the community spans 1,100 acres (450 ha). Established...
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    Hickory Hill Highview † Hills and Dales Hollow Creek Hollyvilla Houston Acres Hurstbourne Acres Hurstbourne Indian Hills Jeffersontown Keeneland Kingsley Langdon...
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    Slaughtersville. Established 1805. Merged with Strathmoor Gardens 1991. Sunny Acres separately incorporated 1953; annexed in 1959. Winston Park separately inc...
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    designed to make a difference in Houston's Acres Homes subdivision by collaboratively adopting three local Houston elementary schools "to help support...
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    The Fifth Ward is a community of Houston, Texas, United States, derived from a historical political district (ward), about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast...
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    Hills and Dales* Hillview Hollow Creek* Hollyvilla* Houston Acres* Hunters Hollow Hurstbourne Acres* Hurstbourne* Indian Hills* Kingsley* La Grange Laconia...
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    based in Houston, gave free shotguns to residents. Patrick Swayze Lyle deLaunay Texas portal Garden Oaks, Houston Independence Heights, Houston Acres Homes...
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