An overview of Houston, TX 2075 The Jewel of the New South

Shadow Run 2072 Houston, TX.

 

Houston fared better than Austin and Dallas Ft/Worth during the conflict with Aztlan.  It is the largest city in Texas; however it is typically looked over.  Due to this, Houston has thrived throughout the years.  It is still the center of the North American space industry and is the home of Ares Space. Ares also has a large presence in central Downtown Houston.  They acquired a large city block near the City Government which houses some of their research facilities and small corporate headquarters.  The Heritage Plaza was taken over by Aztechnology in 2040 and houses one of their Magical Research Facilities and also overseas any Aztechnology goods that pass through the Port of Houston.  Medicarro, a branch of Aztechnology has taken over a large portion of the former Texas Medical Center.  Houston has a vibrant medical industry and some of the most advanced cybernetics, bioware, and surgical technology originates there.  United Oil Industries has a small presence there.  The Williams Archology is located in the Galleria area which is still a bastion of commerce and houses boutiques, the hottest restaurants, nova hot clubs, and hotels. Lockheed, although a major presence in Las Angeles, has a large facility in Houston, next to Ares Space located in Clear Lake.  Lone Star retains the contract for the Houston Metropolitan area and has a large central headquarters located in the down town area. 

Houston also houses one of the largest ports in the CAS; the Port of Houston, that is patrolled by the CAS Navy and houses the W.W. Behrens Naval Station where the bulk of the CAS’s Submarines are based out of.

When the CAS gained its independence the former Ellington Field which was a Joint Reserve Base was renamed and reopened as Chennault Air Force Base.  It is now an active CAS military base and several bomber and fighter groups are housed here including the famed “Flying Tigers” who gained recognition in the Atzlan/Texas conflict.

The tsunami of 2062 that originated from large earthquakes in the Yucatan devastated Galveston Island and flooded the surrounding area.  Houston itself was safe but a lot of the outlying land to the east was reclaimed by nature.  The Port of Houston did receive some damage but by 2075 anything that wasn't repaired was torn down and rebuilt. 

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