New Water Quality Report. This report provides an updated analysis of bacteriological water quality data for Orange Countyâs recreational waters and includes data on sewage spills and related ocean, harbor and bay water closures.
Houston County was the first new county created under the 9-year Republic of Texas on June 12, 1837. The original boundaries of Houston County also included all of present-day Anderson and Trinity Counties, and portions of present-day Henderson and Polk Counties.
It is bordered by the city of Pearland on the east, south, and west. To the north in Harris County is the city of Houston. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km 2), all of it land.