Rice University,officially William Marsh Rice University,is a private research university in Houston,Texas,United States. It sits on a 300-acre (120 ha) campus adjacent to the Houston Museum District and the Texas Medical Center.
Sienna,formerly known as Sienna Plantation,is a census-designated place and master-planned community located in Fort Bend County,Texas,United States. It is mostly in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of Missouri City with the remainder in the ETJ of Arcola. The population was 20,204 at the 2020 census,up from 13,721 at the 2010 census.
Sheila Jackson Lee was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district,from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of the Democratic Party and served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council before being elected to the House. She was also co-dean of Texas's congressional delegation.
The University of Houston is a public research university in Houston,Texas,United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College,a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in the first decades of the 20th century. In 1934,HJC was restructured as a four-year degree-granting institution and renamed University of Houston. In 1977,it became the founding member of the University of Houston System. Today,Houston is the fourth-largest university in Texas,awarding 11,156 degrees in 2023. As of 2024,it has a worldwide alumni base of 331,672.
Texas Southern University is a public historically black university in Houston. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Austin College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Sherman,Texas. Chartered in November 1849,Austin College remains the oldest institution of higher education in Texas to be operating under its original charter and name as recognized by the State Historical Survey Committee. About 1,300 students are enrolled at the college.
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9,1995,Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk),during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights.
Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston,located west-southwest of Downtown. Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45,Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan,anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line. Midtown is bordered by Neartown (Montrose) to the west,the Museum District to the south,and Interstate 69 to the east. Midtown's 325 blocks cover 1.24 square miles (3.2 km2) and contained an estimated population of nearly 8,600 in 2015.
Eddie Bernice Johnson was an American politician who represented Texas's 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party.
Tarleton State University is a public research university with its main campus in Stephenville,Texas. It is a founding member of the Texas A&M University System and enrolled over 15,000 students in the fall of 2022. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston,Texas,United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston. The Fourth Ward is the site of Freedmen's Town,which was a post-U.S. Civil War community of African-Americans.
Charlene Drew Jarvis is an American educator and former scientific researcher and politician who served as the president of Southeastern University until March 31,2009. Jarvis is the daughter of the blood plasma and blood transfusion pioneer Charles Drew.
Borris L. Miles,is a Democratic politician from Texas. He has represented District 13 in the Texas Senate since winning election in November 2016. He is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives,where he represented District 146,which encompasses parts of Harris County,Texas,including Sunnyside,Houston,and Third Ward,Houston.
Denver Harbor is a historic community located in eastern Houston,Texas,United States near the Houston Ship Channel. The community,bounded by Wallisville Road,the Union Pacific Railroad,and the Port Terminal Railroad Association,was first settled in the 1890s and platted in 1911 and 1913. The community includes many historic bungalow and cottage homes.
Houston Community College, also known as the Houston Community College System (HCCS),is a community college that operates community colleges in Houston,Missouri City,Greater Katy,and Stafford in Texas. It is notable for actively recruiting internationally and for the large number of international students enrolled,over 5,700 in 2015. Its open enrollment policies,which do not require proficiency in English,are backed by a full-time 18-month English proficiency program and remedial courses.
Jarvis Diallo Johnson is an American entrepreneur and politician currently serving in the Texas House of Representatives. A Democrat,he has represented the 139th district since 2016 and previously served on the Houston City Council.
The Christina Melton Crain Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for females in Gatesville,Texas. The prison is along Texas State Highway 36,3 miles (4.8 km) north of central Gatesville. The unit,with about 1,317 acres (533 ha) of space,is co-located with the Hilltop Unit,the Dr. Lane Murray Unit,and the Linda Woodman Unit. Nearby also is the Mountain View Unit,which houses all Texas female inmates on death row. Crain Unit's regular program houses around 1,500 women,and it is one of Texas's main prisons for women. Female prison offenders of the TDCJ are released from this unit. With a capacity of 2,013 inmates,Crain is the TDCJ's largest female prison.
Jolanda Felicia Jones is an American attorney,politician,and television personality,as well as a former city councilor and heptathlete. Jones,a Democrat,is currently a member of the Texas House of Representatives,representing the 147th district. She was sworn in on May 18,2022.
Sylvester Turner is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party,Turner was the 62nd mayor of Houston from 2016 to 2024 and was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 to 2016.
George Washington Baines was an American politician,Baptist preacher,journalist,slaveowner,and educator. He was a co-founder,professor of natural science,and the third president of Baylor University,while the university was located in Independence,Texas,during the American Civil War.
