Southside Place is a city in west central Harris County,Texas,United States. The population was 1,835 at the 2020 census.
Tomball is a city in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas,a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 12,341 at the 2020 U.S. census. In 1907,the community of Peck was renamed Tomball for local congressman Thomas Henry Ball,who had a major role in the development of the Port of Houston.
Downtown is the largest central business district in the city of Houston and the largest in the state of Texas,located near the geographic center of the metropolitan area at the confluence of Interstate 10,Interstate 45,and Interstate 69. The 1.84-square-mile (4.8 km2) district,enclosed by the aforementioned highways,contains the original townsite of Houston at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou,a point known as Allen's Landing. Downtown has been the city's preeminent commercial district since its founding in 1836.
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.
The geographic areas of Houston are generally classified as either being inside or outside Interstate 610,colloquially called "the Loop". The Loop generally encircles the central business district and the "island cities" of West University Place,Southside Place,and a portion of Bellaire.
Sunnyside is a community in southern Houston,Texas,United States,south of Downtown Houston.
Third Ward is an area of Houston,Texas,United States,that evolved from one of the six historic wards of the same name. It is located in the southeast Houston management district.
Independence Heights is a community in Houston,Texas,bordered by 40th Street east of N. Main and 40th Street west of N. Main to the north,Yale Street to the west,the 610 Loop to the south,and Airline Drive to the east. The Super Neighborhood boundary created by the City of Houston is bordered by Tidwell to the north,Shepherd Drive to the west,the 610 Loop to the south,and Interstate 45 to the east.
Edgar Gregory-Abraham Lincoln Education Center (GLEC) is a K-8 school located at 1101 Taft in the Fourth Ward area of Houston,Texas,United States. Gregory-Lincoln is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and has a fine arts magnet program that takes students in both the elementary and middle school levels. Originally built in 1966 as Lincoln Junior and Senior High School,it later operated as Lincoln Junior High School until Gregory Elementary School merged into it in 1980,forming Gregory-Lincoln. The school moved into its current building in 2008;the rebuilding was delayed due to concerns that U.S. Civil War-era graveyards would be disturbed by the rebuilding process.
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.
James D. Ryan Middle School was a secondary school located in Houston,Texas,United States. The Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan,a magnet middle school,now occupies the campus.
East End Houston,managed by the East End District (EED),is a district in eastern Houston,Texas,United States,located between the eastern edge of downtown to the Port of Houston and South to Hobby Airport. The District is home to Houston's early history and industry and is the site of Harrisburg,the seat of government for the Republic of Texas in 1836. East End Houston consists of many different ethnic groups,including Hispanic,Asian,White,and African American. Latinos make up more than half of the 100,512 residents,The area includes two of Houston's oldest Hispanic neighborhoods,Magnolia Park and Second Ward.
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.
Houston Community College (HCC),also known as Houston Community College System (HCCS),is a community college system 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.
Project Row Houses is a development in the Third Ward area of Houston,Texas. Project Row Houses includes a group of shotgun houses restored in the 1990s. Eight houses serve as studios for visiting artists. Those houses are art studios for art related to African-American themes. A row behind the art studio houses single mothers.
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.
Charles Brandon Creighton is an American attorney and politician from Conroe,Texas,who is a Republican member of the Texas Senate from District 4,and a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 16.
Sagemont is a neighborhood in far southeast Houston,Texas,south of Beltway 8.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is seeking a third term in office. Primary elections will take place on March 5,2024. If needed,runoff elections will take place on May 28,2024.
