Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Houston Police Department ( HPD) is the primary municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest municipal police department, serving the fourth-largest city in the United States.
City of Houston Fire Department ( HFD) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Houston, Texas, United States, the fourth largest city in the United States. HFD is responsible for preserving life and property for a population of more than 2 million in an area totaling 654 square miles (1,690 km ...
Memorial City is a commercial district in the Memorial area of Houston, Texas, United States.Located along Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway) between Beltway 8 and Bunker Hill Road, the district is anchored by Memorial City Mall, the nation's 38th-largest shopping mall; Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center; CityCentre, a high-density mixed-use development; and Town & Country Village, a ...
Founded. 1907. Area served. Houston, Texas. Website. www .memorialhermann .org. Memorial Hermann Health System is the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas [1] and consists of 17 hospitals, 8 Cancer Centers, 3 Heart & Vascular Institutes, and 27 sports medicine and rehabilitation centers, in addition to other outpatient and ...
The Houston Public Library system traces its founding to the creation of the second Houston Lyceum in 1854. [2] [3] The lyceum was preceded by a debating society, a special-interest mechanics' lyceum, and a circulating library. The lyceum's library eventually split into a separate institution at the end of the 19th century.
Lifting towers at the port of Houston in the late 19th or early 20th century. The original Port of Houston was located at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou in downtown Houston by the University of Houston–Downtown. This area is called "Allen's Landing" and is now a park. It is the birthplace of the City of Houston.
Houston Lighting & Power Co. ( HL&P ), later named Reliant Energy HL&P/Entex, was the single power and utility company that served Greater Houston of the U.S. state of Texas. It was a subsidiary of Houston Industries (HI, NYSE: HOU), [1] which later was renamed to Reliant Energy (REI). HL&P had a service area of 5,000 square miles (13,000 km 2 ...
www .cfisd .net. The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District ( CFISD, often referred to as Cy-Fair) is an independent school district with its headquarters in Cypress, Texas, United States. [2] Cy-Fair ISD is the largest Recognized school district in the state of Texas with 75 out of 78 campuses receiving an 'Exemplary' or 'Recognized ...