Dufferin Medical Clinic & Walk-In

; Refurbishment plans Protestant 50 Houston Texas Business Directory In 1900 after Galveston was struck by a devastating hurricane efforts to make Houston into a viable deep-water port were accelerated the following year the discovery of oil at the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont prompted the development of the Texas petroleum industry in 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt approved a $1 million improvement project for the Houston Ship Channel by 1910 the city's population had reached 78,800 almost doubling from a decade before African Americans formed a large part of the city's population numbering 23,929 people which was nearly one-third of Houston's residents, Astrodome Skylights Houston is located 165 miles (266 km) east of Austin 112 miles (180 km) west of the Louisiana border and 250 miles (400 km) south of Dallas. . Niger-Congo languages of West Africa (Ibo Kru and Yoruba) 0.15%. 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.

San Antonio Landmarks and monuments Spring An additional obvious legacy is that of Roman Catholicism At the end of Spain's reign over Texas virtually all inhabitants practiced the Catholic religion and it is still practiced in Texas by a large number of people the Spanish missions built in San Antonio to convert Indians to Catholicism have been restored and are a National Historic Landmark. The Laura the first steamship ever to visit Houston arrived in January 1837 on January 1 1837 the town comprised twelve residents and one log cabin; four months later there were 1,500 people and 100 houses the city was granted incorporation by the state legislature on June 5 1837 and was made as the temporary capital of Texas at this time drunkenness dueling brawling prostitution and profanity began to become a problem in early Houston.