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Pages in category "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is a major public transportation agency based in Houston, Texas, United States. It operates bus , light rail , bus rapid transit , HOV and HOT lanes, and paratransit service (under the name METROLift) in the city as well as most of Harris County .
Magnolia Estates - northeast Harris County; Primrose at Heritage Park - northwest Harris County; Sierra Meadows; The Retreat at Westlock The complex, in the SH249/1960 area, [4] has 166,762 square feet (15,492.7 m 2) of space, and has 140 units. Residents may be aged 65 or older. HCHA completed its plans for the project in April 2015.
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is the region-wide voluntary association of local governments in the 13-county Gulf Coast Planning Region of Texas. The organization works with local government officials to solve problems across the area. H-GAC was founded in 1966.
HCTRA came into being in September 1983 after Harris County voters approved a $900 million bond referendum by a 7–3 margin to release up to $900 million in bonds to create two toll roads – the Hardy Toll Road and the Sam Houston Tollway – to improve the regional mobility and reduce traffic congestion in the Greater Houston area, an area known for rapid population growth.
In 1911, there was a campaign persuading voters to approve a $1.25 million bond to raise money for dredging the waterway. The campaign was successful and voters approved the bond issuance and creation of the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District that is called Port of Houston Authority (POHA) today.
The village is within the Memorial Villages Water Authority. [16] Laverne Coller said that, as paraphrased by Gia Gustilo of the Houston Chronicle, "seems to attract professionals perhaps" because Hedwig Village has its own police force. [8] Harris County Precinct Three, headed by Steve Radack as of 2008, serves Hedwig Village. [17]
The Harris County Commissioners closed the poor farm in August 1958. [38] In 2014, no more burials were allowed to occur at the Oates Road facility due to overcapacity. [39] By 2013 the county was building a second potter's field due to overcapacity at the first. [38] Harris County Eastgate Cemetery had started operations in 2014. [39]