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506:'s Johnson Space Center (JSC) is an important pillar of the area economy. As of 2010 the center itself employs 3,000 civil servants and 12,000 engineering contractors. Businesses around this core include a broad range of high-tech development enterprises. JSC manages more than $ 4 billion annually in
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Houston the area had following demographic statistics in 2000. The total population of the area was approximately 141,980. The median household income was approximately $ 64,742 (US). The
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Parks, offers primitive access to natural habitats for numerous species. These sites are all part of the larger Great Texas
Coastal Birding Trail. Other major area parks include Harris County Clear Lake and Bay Area parks, Clear Creek Nature Park (League City) and Challenger 7 Memorial Park
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Seabrook Classic Cafe. (Not that we don't cling to nostalgic memories of those last two places, but there's better food to be found in Clear Lake now.)"
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Houston (a Houston "superneighborhood" including Clear Lake City, Johnson Space Center, and surrounding areas), the Clear Lake area of Pasadena, and other geographies as well.
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462:, to support residential growth near the new NASA facility. Some of the communities around Clear Lake reoriented toward aerospace-related industries. Still tourism and recreation remain core industries of the area today.
863:. 25 (65%) of the district's schools were ranked as "exemplary" (the highest ranking) and the rest were ranked as "recognized". For comparison, 29% of all schools in Texas rated by the TEA were ranked as "exemplary".
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used much of the area as a cattle range. Toward the end of the century small farming and fishing communities developed. Railroads grew up near the area as well connecting the nearby commercial centers of
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2022:. The Arts Alliance at Clear Lake. Archived from
1932:. Clear Creek Community Charities. Archived from
1911:. League City Heritage Foundation. Archived from
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2047:"Column: ENCORE! Arts and Entertainment"
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2499:Naylor, June (2006). "The Gulf Coast".
2460:A Marmac Guide to Houston and Galveston
2020:"Come See What's Behind the Blue Doors"
1972:. Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre
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1996:. Clear Lake Symphony. Archived from
1757:. San Jacinto College. Archived from
1591:"Who will build the next spacecraft?"
907:, Seabrook) and the Performance Cup.
3049:Geography of Galveston County, Texas
1956:"Galveston Bay Cruising Association"
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352:History of the Galveston Bay Area
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1909:"Annual Oak Tree Festival"
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1539:"BAY AREA HOUSTON ECONOMY"
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1434:"Grande Dame of the Gulf"
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1725:"Biotechnology Program"
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1703:"U.S. Census website"
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1705:. U.S. Census Bureau
1665:Johnson Space Center
1613:"Bioscience/Biotech"
1360:OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
1278:Chang (2006), p. 187
1258:Texas Beyond History
972:Space Center Houston
882:Festivals and events
536:Texas Medical Center
516:Space Center Houston
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1228:"About the Chamber"
1049:Religion in Houston
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905:Lakewood Yacht Club
850:San Jacinto College
732:Taylor Lake Village
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1755:"Campus Locations"
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1328:LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS
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2449:978-1-4000-0719-6
2421:. Lonely Planet.
2403:978-0-7627-3867-0
2318:Houston Chronicle
2296:Houston Chronicle
2231:Houston Chronicle
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2174:"Bay Area Museum"
2162:on 7 August 2011.
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