At times Houston’s “suburbs” appear destined to reach from San Antonio to New Orleans and from Dallas to Cancun. Our city appears to know no bounds. Yet when I first moved to Houston upon entering Rice University in 1966, our city seemed to stop roughly at the current location of Loop 610. What a difference […]
Past the easternmost boundaries of Houston lies the ancient Neches River, where various settlements formed along the banks long before our region’s towns, highways, and industries emerged. This “ideal place for a town” became Tevis Bluff…
To read the full text of this article by Debbie Z. Harwell that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
To read the full text of this article by Hilda Lopez that appeared in the Spring 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
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