  Yes arteries do carry blood away from the heart. They do this to feed the smaller tubes such as veins and capilaries. Then these smaller tubes transport blood to the bod â¦ y to give it oxygen and the nutrients it needs.
Walker County, Texas. Walker County is a county located in the east central section of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 67,861. Its county seat is Huntsville.
Walker County has the highest number of state prisons and jails of all of the counties in Texas. Several TDCJ prisons for men, including the Byrd Unit, the Goree Unit, the Huntsville Unit, and the Wynne Unit, are in the Huntsville city limits. The Holliday Unit, a transfer unit, is in Huntsville.