Southeast Houston

Deer Park since it was founded in 1892 by Simeon H. West, had it's up and really low downs having a population of 40 people in 1922.  And here again the oil industry rescues a small town outside of Houston when Shell Oil breaks ground on a new refinery in 1928.  Twenty years later the citizens incorporated Deer Park's territory.   Visit their website to learn more.

Pasadena, founded in 1893.  Pasadena is the 2nd largest city in Harris County on the southeast side of Houston.  The oil boom between 1917-1920 saw an expansion of growth for Pasadena as it became a part of oil and gas industry.  Learn more about Pasadena by click the link below.

Clear Lake was the first master planned community in Houston, located in the southeast end of town.   This was a part of Houston driven by Exxon and Friendswood Development.  Then with the establishment of NASA and the Johnson Space Center, Clear Lake became a place for Astronauts  and others with the expansion of our space program to live close to work.  Check out things to do while in the Clear Lake area.

  Simply translated "the Port", La Porte is the 4th largest city within Harris County. Much like other areas around the city of Houston, La Porte is heavily populated with oil and gas industry professionals, along with Pasadena and Galveston to name a couple. La Porte remains to be another growing city near Houston. Learn about things to do in La Porte with the link below.