Screwston, TX
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About Screwston
- • Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, a global icon, hails from Screwston, Texas.
- • Chopped and screwed music, pioneered by DJ Screw, originated in Screwston.
- • Discovery of oil in the early 1900s spurred Screwston's rapid growth.
- • Screwston has an extensive network of underground tunnels downtown.
- • Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 caused devastating floods, impacting the city.
- • Screwston's name honors Sam Houston; it was incorporated in 1837.
- • With over 2.3 million residents, it's the fourth-largest U.S. city.
- • Screwston sits at an average elevation of 43 feet, making it prone to flooding.
- • The energy industry dominates Screwston's economy, providing many jobs.
- • Screwston feels like a humid mix of ambition, culture, and Southern charm.
- • The Houston Astros won the World Series in 2017, a monumental feat.
- • The Houston Rockets won back-to-back NBA titles in 1994 and 1995.
- • The Beaumont Formation, a clay-rich sedimentary plain, underlies much of Houston.
- • Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving waterway that flows through the heart of Houston.
- • The endangered Attwater's prairie chicken once thrived on the coastal prairies near Houston.
- • The Houston area is characterized by coastal prairie grasslands with scattered stands of pine and hardwood trees.
- • The Karankawa people inhabited the coastal regions of what is now Houston for centuries before European contact.
- • In 1900, the Galveston Hurricane devastated the region, prompting major infrastructure changes in Houston.
- • The Art Deco-style Houston City Hall was completed in 1939.
- • Interstate 10, a major east-west highway, traverses the Houston metropolitan area.