The Memorial area of Houston, Texas is a wealthy distict west of the Galleria. Within its boundaries is the area called "The Villages", which includes the cities of Bunker Hill Village, Hedwig Village, Spring Valley, Hilshire Village, Piney Point Village, and Hunters Creek Village. These independent cities operate autonomously of Houston and have joint fire and police coverage. Downtown Houston Nickname: Bayou City; Space City; H-Town Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... Bunker Hill Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Hedwig Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Spring Valley is the name of some places in the United States of America: Spring Valley, Arizona Spring Valley, California Spring Valley, Illinois Spring Valley, Kentucky Spring Valley, Minnesota Spring Valley, New York Spring Valley, Nevada Spring Valley, Ohio Spring Valley, Wisconsin Spring Valley, Texas Spring Valley is also the... Hunters Creek Village is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ...

The surrounding parts of Houston in Memorial are called the "Near Villages".

A number of celebrities live within Memorial. Among them are Astros Lance Berkman, Roger Clemens and Jeff Bagwell, Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander, Basketball star Steve Francis, Continental Airlines CEO Larry Kellner, and former president George H.W. Bush. Hilary Duff also grew up in Memorial before relocating to California. William Lance Berkman (born February 10, 1976 in Waco, Texas) is a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros. ... William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed The Rocket, is among the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. ... Jeffrey Robert Bagwell, born May 27, 1968, is an American Major League Baseball player and long-time first baseman for the Houston Astros. ... Steve DeShawn Francis, formerly known as Stevie Franchise now self-described Steve-O (born February 21, 1977 in Silver Spring, Maryland), is an NBA basketball player. ... Continental Airlines (IATA: CO, ICAO: COA, and Callsign: Continental) (NYSE: CAL) is an American airline. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born June... Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and pop music singer. ...

Pupils in the Memorial area attend schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District. 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. ...

	Houston
Districts	Chinatown | Downtown | Greenspoint | Greenway Plaza | Midtown | Museum District | Texas Medical Center | Upper Kirby | Uptown | Westchase
Communities	Aldine | Alief | Clear Lake | East End | Genoa Township | Houston Heights | Inwood Forest | Kingwood | Maplewood | Memorial | Parkway Village | Shadowlake | Sharpstown | Spring Branch
Historic "wards"	First Ward | Second Ward | Third Ward | Fourth Ward | Fifth Ward | Sixth Ward
Neighborhoods	Acres Homes | Afton Oaks | Braeburn Valley | Braeswood Place | Boulevard Oaks | Briar Forest | Briar Meadow | Briargate | Briargrove | Clinton Park | Denver Harbor | East Houston | Eastwood | Fondren Southwest | Garden Oaks | Garden Villas | Gufton | Houston Gardens | Highland Village | Kashmere Gardens | Larchmont | Memorial Park | Meyerland | Montrose | Morningside Place | Oak Forest | Old Braeswood | Pleasantville | Rice Village | Rice Military | River Oaks | Riverside | St. George Place | Settegast | South Main | South Park | Southampton | Southgate | Sunset Terrace | Sunnyside | University Place | Westbury
"Island" cities	Bellaire | Bunker Hill Village | Hedwig Village | Hilshire Village | Hunters Creek Village | Piney Point Village | Southside Place | Spring Valley | West University Place

Flag of Houston, Texas - From: http://fotw. ... Downtown Houston Nickname: Bayou City; Space City; H-Town Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... There are two Chinatowns in Houston, Texas. ... Downtown Houston is Houstons largest business district. ... 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. ... The Texas Medical Center is the largest and one of the most famous groups of medical institutions worldwide. ... Aldine was once a town, but now is an incorporated area located in Houston, Harris County, Texas. ... Alief is an area in Harris County that is mostly within the city limits of 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. ... Houston Heights, often nicknamed The Heights, is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... Kingwood is a 14,000-acre master-planned community located in northeast Houston, Texas. ... The Second Ward is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... The Fifth Ward is the area of Houston, Texas north of Buffalo Bayou, east of U.S. Highway 59 and in the Inner Loop. ... Map of Texas showing Houston File links The following pages link to this file: Houston, Texas Categories: GFDL images ... Acres Homes, Texas is a wooded area northwest of the city of Houston. ... Afton Oaks is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. ... A sign marking Braeswood Place Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Houston, Texas. ... Boulevard Oaks is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. ... Garden Villas is a subdivision in Houston, Texas, United States. ... Memorial Park is the name of a park in Houston, Texas. ... A sign indicating Meyerland Meyerland is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... Montrose (often The Montrose) is the name of a neighborhood and also an area in Houston, Texas. ... Rice Village is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... River Oaks is an affluent community located in the geographic center of Houston, Texas (halfway between Downtown and Uptown). ... Settegast is a fast growing area located in northeast Houston, Texas outside 610 Loop. ... The South Park neighborhood of Houston, Texas is a broad post-World War II development in the southern-central area of the city, just south of MacGregor Park (from which it gets its name) and the 610 Loop. ... Westbury is a neighborhood in the southwest part of Houston, Texas. ... 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. ... West University Place, often called West University or West U in short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area and Harris County. ...