Category: Incomplete lists Image File history File links Portal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Houston,_Texas. ... Nickname: Bayou City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area    - City 1,558 km²  (601. ... This article documents the history of Houston, Texas. ... Bill White, mayor of Houston as of 2006 Founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, Houston is one of the fastest growing major cities in the United States and the largest without zoning laws. ... Houston is a multicultural city with a thriving international community supported by the nation’s third largest concentration of consular offices representing 77 nations. ... Downtown JPMorgan Chase Tower In the 1960s, Downtown Houston comprised of a modest collection of mid-rise office structures, but has since grown into one of the largest skylines in the United States. ... Downtown Houston Downtown Houston is Houstons largest business district. ... Uptown Houston Uptown Houston, or the Uptown District, is mainly centered around the the Galleria, the largest and most prestigious shopping mall in Houston. ... Skyline of Texas Medical Center The Texas Medical Center is the largest and one of the most famous groups of medical institutions worldwide. ... Street signs in Midtown Houston are distinct from the plain green signs seen in most of Houston Another example of a Midtown street sign Midtown Houston is a district southwest of Downtown Houston, Texas, bordered by the Montrose area and U.S. Highway 59. ... Montrose is known for its tattoo parlors and bars Montrose, also known as Neartown, is an area in west-central Houston, Texas. ... The Houston Museum District is an area of Houston, Texas. ... Upper Kirby is a commercial district in Houston, Texas. ... Picture of Greenway Plaza Skyline Greenway Plaza is a master-planned development off of U.S. Highway 59 in Houston, Texas, five miles (8 km) west of Downtown Houston and three miles (5 km) east of Uptown Houston. ... Rice Village is a shopping district in Houston, Texas. ... A street sign indicating Westchase For the community near Tampa , see Westchase, Florida. ... The Greater Greenspoint District—known as the downtown of Houstons north side—is a 12-square-mile area bordered by the Hardy Toll Road to the east, Airtex to the north, Veterans Memorial to the west, and West Road to the south. ... Acres Homes, Texas is a wooded area northwest of the city of Houston. ... Addicks is an area of Houston that was formerly its own community. ... Aldine was once a town, but now a small portion of the area is in the corporate limits of Houston, in Harris County, Texas. ... Alief is an area in Harris County that is mostly within the city limits of Houston, Texas. ... Braeburn is a group of subdivisions in southwest Houston, Texas along Brays Bayou west of Hillcroft Avenue and south of the Sharpstown community. ... A sign marking Braeswood Place Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Houston, Texas. ... Clear Lake City is a master-planned community located in southeast Harris County, Texas. ... Genoa Township was a township located about 15 miles south-east of Houston, Texas. ... Harrisburg was founded before 1825 on the east shore of the Buffalo Bayou in present-day Harris County, Texas, on land belonging to John Richardson Harris. ... A sign at the entrance to the Houston Heights A Victorian house seen in the Heights Houston Heights, often nicknamed The Heights, is a large community located in northwest-central Houston, Texas. ... Independence Heights known to many nowdays as simply Studewood was originally northeast of Houston, TX in an area now within the Houston city limits, bounded on the south by Thirtieth Avenue, on the north by Crosstimbers, on the west by Yale Street, and on the east by Airline Drive in... Inwood Forest is a community of 1,200 homes in near-northwest Houston, Texas. ... Kingwood Kingwood is a 14,000-acre (57 km²) master-planned community located in northeast Houston, Texas. ... Maplewood Maplewood is a community in Houston, Texas. ... The Memorial area of Houston, Texas is a wealthy distict west of the Galleria. ... A sign indicating Meyerland Meyerland Plaza The Meyer Library of the Houston Public Library system Meyerland is a 6000-acre community in southwest Houston, Texas, outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8. ... Northshore is a community in the far eastern city limits of Houston, Texas immediately north of the Houston Ship Channel, east of Interstate 610. ... Oak Forest is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... River Oaks is heavily wooded and has Houstons most expensive homes River Oaks is an affluent community located in the geographic center of Houston, Texas. ... Sharpstown is a master-planned community in southwest Houston, Texas. ... The South Park community of Houston, Texas is a broad post-World War II development in the south-central area of the city, just south of MacGregor Park (from which it gets its name) and the 610 Loop. ... Spring Branch is a community in west-northwest Houston, Texas, roughly bordered by Clay Road and U.S. Highway 290 to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and Interstate 610 to the east. ... Sunnyside is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. ... When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its founders—John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen—divided it into political geographic districts called wards. ... One of Bellaires two water towers, commemorating the citys little league team Bellaire is a city located in Harris County, Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. ... Bunker Hill Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Hedwig Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Hilshire Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Hunters Creek Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Piney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas. ... Southside Place is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Spring Valley is a city located in Harris County, Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,611. ... A sculpture with the logo of the city of West University Place An electronic sign in the center of West University Place West University Place, often called West University or West U for short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land... The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. ... Aldine Independent School District is a school district based in Houston, Texas. ... Alief Independent School District is a school district that is based in southwest Houston, Texas. ... Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD) is a school district based in League City, Texas. ... Crosby Independent School District is a public school district based in Crosby—an unincorporated area of northeastern Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... The Fort Bend Independent School District, also Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a school district system in the U.S. state of Texas based in the city of Sugar Land. ... Galena Park Independent School District is a school district based in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. ... Huffman Independent School District is a public school district based in Huffman—an unincorporated area of northeastern Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Humble Independent School District is a school district based in Humble, Texas. ... The Katy Independent School District is a public school district in the state of Texas. ... New Caney Independent School District is a public school district based in New Caney—an unincorporated area of southeastern Montgomery County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... North Forest Independent School District is a school district based in northeast Houston, Texas. ... Pasadena Independent School District is a school district that is based in Pasadena, Texas. ... Sheldon Independent School District is a public school district based in Sheldon—an unincorporated area of eastern Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Spring Independent School District is a school district based in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. ... Spring Branch Independent School District is a school district based in Hedwig Village, Texas, including a portion Houston located in the western part of the city and several small municipalities known as the Memorial Villages, including Hedwig Village and Spring Valley. ...