 Founded in 1836, the City of Houston has a population of 1.9 million people and is currently the fourth most populous city in the nation (trailing only New York, Los Angeles and Chicago), and is the largest in the southern U.S. and Texas. The Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Area consists of eight counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller. The metro area's population of 4.8 million is 10th largest in the US. Houston covers 8,778 square miles, an area slightly smaller than Massachusetts but larger than New Jersey. To the northeast of Houston isKingwood, Texas. Kingwood is located just north ofHumble, Tx andAtascocita, Texas You can receiveTexas Water News by visiting WATRnews.com  This site is owned, operated, and is a free service provided by The Texas Network. If you would like to have your site added to this site for a small fee, please Click here. Want more information about the City of Houston, Please visit the cities web site by clicking here. |
