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.
The Houston County Courthouse in Crockett is located at the intersections of Texas State Highway 21 and U.S. Highway 287. The Houston County Museum is located in a restored railroad depot south of Crockett.