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Anna Johnson Dupree (1891–1977), business owner and philanthropist; Les Eaves, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for White County; former Houston resident [35] Gary Elkins, politician [36] Tilman J. Fertitta, businessman and reality TV personality; Nobia A. Franklin (1892–1934), African-American beauty mogul
Pages in category "People from Houston" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 223 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The number of people born outside of the United States in the Houston area increased by 400,000 between 2000 and 2010. [111] In 2014 a total of 4,818 refugees from 40 countries settled in Harris County. That year, of all counties in Texas, Harris County had the largest number of refugee settlements. [40]
James Marion West Sr. (May 2, 1871 – August 24, 1941) was a wealthy Houston, Texas, businessman who substantially influenced the city's development during the early 20th century.
Scaleybark is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line that serves the nearby neighborhoods of Colonial Village, Collingwood, and York Road .
H-E-B Mi Tienda ("My Store") in northern Houston The Supermercado de Walmart store in the Spring Branch area was designed to accommodate Hispanic customers; it opened in 2009 and closed in 2014. In 1991, most Hispanic-owned businesses in Greater Houston were in industries with lower profit margins, such as construction, distribution, and services.
As of 1979 Mack Hanna, a black man from Houston, owned the Standard Savings Association, the only financial institution in the Fifth Ward. [15] In 2011 Jarvis Johnson, a member of the Houston City Council, said "The Fifth Ward is void of jobs. There aren't any commercial grocery stores. There aren't any places where young people can get a job ...
Highland Village Shopping Center is a mixed-use shopping center on Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas.Highland Village was built in the mid-1940s by S.N. Adams and has been owned by Haidar Barbouti's Highland Village Holdings since 1991. [1]