Screwston, TX

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.

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