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.
Harris County is one of 10 counties in the Houston region, which is located on the upper Gulf coastal plain of Texas. Harris County's population as of July 1, 2013 was 4,336,853, the largest county in Texas by population.