The Houston Chronicle has a fun photo spread on some old towns that were swallowed up by an ever expanding Houston.
It helps explain many of the names of neighborhoods and highways around the city.
It reminds me that one of the many aspects of municipal government that we did not get into this semester was extra territorial jurisdiction, which refers to the rules related to annexation - something Houston has done since its inception in 1836.
Some related stories:
- Annexation Plan - Houston.
- Control in the ETJ.
- Katy plans to talk with Houston about annexation.
