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Texas Medical Center and Hermann Park

Texas Medical Center and Hermann Park

With over 106,000 employees, the vast Texas Medical Center – the largest medical center in the world, with 54 institutions covering more than one thousand acres – has long been a catalyst for residential development. Living by the Texas Medical Center The Texas...
Lone Star College

Lone Star College

Lone Star College remains committed to providing high quality academic transfer and workforce education that is affordable and close to home in the greater Houston area. When the coronavirus struck, Lone Star College was able to move 70,000 students to online classes...
Friendswood

Friendswood

Friendswood’s reputation for traditional values, quality education, and excellent housing attracts new families into the community each year. Friendswood takes pride in its premier lifestyle and low crime rate, which offers its citizens the best in beautiful...
Missouri City

Missouri City

Home to large and popular master-planned communities including Riverstone and Sienna Plantation, Missouri City has a rich history that dates back to 1853, when Texas first railroad began operating and two real estate investors purchased four square miles of land...
Uptown, Sharpstown and Tanglewood

Uptown, Sharpstown and Tanglewood

Uptown is the term that Galleria area boosters have worked to establish for the entire neighborhood surrounding Houston’s most iconic shopping mall. Living in the Uptown area of Houston Whether you call it Uptown or simply the Galleria area, it’s arguably the city’s...