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East Texas is the region where the Deep South meets the Southwest. On its eastern border, it is virtually indistinguishable from neighboring Louisiana: it rises from the Gulf of Mexico in a series of low, shelving beaches, marshes, and bayous, mounting to form thick stands of oak-pine forest along the Sabine River and northward to the Red River, the border with Oklahoma. Along the way, the piney woods are dotted with farms and small cities such as Nacogdoches, Tyler, Lufkin, and Longview.
But the presence that dominates much of East Texas lies in the southern reaches: Houston, largest city by far in Texas and one of the largest in the United States. What began as a small parcel of land on Buffalo Bayou purchased by two New York entrepreneurs has become a world-class metropolis whose importance reaches literally as far as the Moon. Houston is a gigantic, sprawling, barely-contained explosion of a city: a major shipping port, the energy capital of the United States, home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other city but New York, and headquarters of NASA.
To the southeast, on the Gulf itself, is the gracious and much more sedate port of Galveston. Continuing up the coast, the so-called "Golden Triangle" of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange is an important oil producing area: Spindletop in Beaumont was the first major American oil field, and its discovery in 1901 caused a major boom to the area, the state of Texas, and the entire United States.
Articles
Latest news for Houston Texas from Houston Business Journal
Parking Spot adds second Hobby airport location
Feb 9, 2012 8:23 pm
The Parking Spot, a national airport parking company, said Thursday it has opened its second location at Hobby Airport, adding 1,200 parking spaces for travelers. The company, which has locations at ...
Black Walnut plans new Memorial location
Feb 9, 2012 8:00 pm
The Black Walnut Cafe is planning to open a new restaurant in the former Ottos Barbecue site along Memorial Drive. The new 5,500-square-foot restaurant is slated to open in September. There are curr...
House approves STOCK Act barring insider trading by lawmakers
Feb 9, 2012 6:05 pm
Legislation that clearly states insider trading by members of Congress is illegal sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives in a 417-2 vote Thursday. The only two no votes on the Stop Trading ...
Bank deal yields $287M to Texas homeowners, $141M to state
Feb 9, 2012 6:04 pm
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Thursday the state and federal governments $26 billion settlement with five large U.S. banks yielded $428 million for Texas with $287 million targeting homeown...
World Petrochemical Conference hits Houston March 27-29
Feb 9, 2012 5:33 pm
IHS Chemical has scheduled the World Petrochemical Conference for March 27 through March 29, 2012, at the Hilton of the Americas Hotel in Houston. This years 26th annual gathering will focus on the i...
MetroCorp Bancshares stock soars to new highs
Feb 9, 2012 5:26 pm
Shares of MetroCorp Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: MCBI), on the heels of a strong run-up so far in February, took off to stratospheric heights Thursday. The Houston-based bank holding companys shares reac...
Oak Park Trails residents to protest new Aldi store
Feb 9, 2012 5:11 pm
Aldi Inc.s purchase of 2.5 acres of land for a new discount food store at Oak Park Trails and Mason Road has area residents up in arms. Residents in the Oak Park Trails Home Owners Association are or...
Harris County employers invited to apply for CDC healthy workplace program
Feb 9, 2012 5:02 pm
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier this year that Harris County was selected for its National Healthy Worksite Program, and now, the county is accepting employer applicat...
Houston records nations second-highest retail job growth
Feb 9, 2012 4:58 pm
Houston added 6,700 retail jobs between 2010 and 2011, the second-highest retail job increase in the U.S. Although Houston was beat by New York City, which added 11,300 jobs in the same time period, ...
Charles Dickens: struggling capitalist at heart
Feb 9, 2012 2:55 pm
Charles Dickens is remembered for being a champion of the socialist cause by using his intricately woven novels to spell out the hardships of the common man in Victorian-era England. But after hearin...
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