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Actor Jim Parsons On His Houston Roots, His New Netflix Film, And COVID-19

Houston Matters

Posted on December 10, 2020 · Listen to Houston Matters' full-length interview.

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Actor Jim Parsons On How Houston Shaped His Career (Dec. 10, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 10, 2020 · On Thursday's show: Actor Jim Parsons discusses his lead role in The Boys in the Band and how Houston shaped his career. Plus, we preview the 2021 Texas Legislature.

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Downtown Hotel Renamed To Honor The ‘Mother Of Houston’

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 18, 2019 · The C. Baldwin Hotel gets its name from Charlotte Baldwin Allen, the woman often credited as 'the mother of Houston.'

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Could The Woodlands Become Its Own City?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on June 7, 2018 · What would possible incorporation mean for The Woodlands -- and would it protect the planned community from annexation by Houston or Conroe?

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City In A City: Course Explores How Houston Enclaves Forged Their Own Identities

Maggie Martin

Posted on October 4, 2017 · A new course explores how areas and developments within Greater Houston have forged their own unique identities -- and even governments -- over the years.

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Quality Hill: A Tour of Houston’s First – and Forgotten – Upscale Neighborhood

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 20, 2017 · It turns out the area around Minute Maid Park was once known as Quality Hill, and that was Houston’s first upscale neighborhood.

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