Flag of Houston

Flag of the City of Houston

The flag of Houston is the official flag of the city of Houston. It consists of a large white five-pointed star on a blue background with the city's seal set within the star. The flag was adopted in 1915.

The city seal was adopted in 1840. It depicts a 4-4-0 locomotive, ironically before any railroad reached Houston.^[1]

References

↑ No. 2515, HOUSTON AND THE RAILWAYS. Engines of our Ingenuity

External links

Houston, Texas (U.S.) at Flags of the World

City of Houston

Nickname: Space City

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Business Districts	Downtown Uptown Texas Medical Center Greenway Plaza Energy Corridor Westchase Memorial City Greenspoint See also: List of companies in Houston

Communities	Acres Homes Addicks Alief Almeda Bordersville Boulevard Oaks Braeburn Braeswood Place Brays Oaks Blue Ridge Chinatown Clear Lake City Denver Harbor East Downtown East End East Houston Fairbanks Forum Park Genoa Glenbrook Valley Greater Sharpstown Gulfton Harrisburg Hiram Clarke Houston Heights Independence Heights Inwood Forest Kingwood Link Valley Magnolia Park Mahatma Gandhi District Maplewood Meyerland Midtown Montrose District Museum District Neartown Near Northwest North Shore Northside Oak Forest River Oaks Riverside Terrace South Park Spring Branch Sunnyside Upper Kirby Historic wards First Ward Second Ward Third Ward Fourth Ward Fifth Ward Sixth Ward

Education	State universities University of Houston University of Houston–Clear Lake University of Houston–Downtown Texas Southern University Private universities Houston Baptist University Rice University University of St. Thomas Community colleges Houston Community College Lone Star College San Jacinto College K-12 school districts Houston ISD Aldine ISD Alief ISD Spring Branch ISD Clear Creek ISD Cy-Fair ISD Fort Bend ISD Humble ISD Katy ISD Pasadena ISD Spring ISD Huffman ISD New Caney ISD See: List of colleges and universities in Houston

Government	City Council Fire Mayors Police Politics

History	Battle of San Jacinto Sam Houston Timeline

Neighborhoods	Afton Oaks Brentwood Briargrove Park Briarhills Broadacres City Park Clinton Park Cloverland Corinthian Pointe Cottage Grove Crestwood/Glen Cove Eastwood Garden Oaks Glenshire Highland Village Houston Gardens Idylwood Kashmere Gardens Knollwood Village Lakes of Parkway Larchmont Magnolia Grove Montrose Morningside Place Near North Side Nottingham Forest Old Braeswood Parkway Villages Pecan Park Port Houston Rice Military Richmond Strip Robindell Royal Oaks Country Club Scenic Woods Settegast Shadyside Sharpstown Shenandoah Somerset Green Southampton Southbelt/Ellington Southcrest Southgate Stablewood St. George Place (Lamar Terrace) Sunset Terrace/Montclair Tanglewood University Oaks Village at Glen Iris Walnut Bend Westbury West End West Oaks Westwood (subdivision) Westmoreland Willow Meadows Willowbend Windsor Village Woodland Heights

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Harris County Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Metro Texas United States

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