3 : a person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved : instrumentality communicated through the agency of the ambassador. 4 : an establishment engaged in doing business for another an advertising agency. 5 : an administrative division (as of a government) the agency for consumer protection.
Galveston County (/ËÉ¡Ã¦lváµ»stÉn/ GAL-viss-tÉn) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 291,309. Its county seat is Galveston. League City is the most populous city in Galveston County; between 2000 and 2005 it surpassed Galveston as the county's largest city. The county was founded in 1838. Galveston County is part of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,732. Its county seat is Crockett. The county is named for Sam Houston, a president of the Republic of Texas and Governor of Texas. Houston County was one of forty-six prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas, until voters in a November 2007 special election legalized the sale of alcohol in the county.