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Event Information:
Locals
with proudly claim that there is no
other city like Houston, Texas for
partying on New Year's Eve. The best
bars and clubs in the city do a
range of massive parties and host a
number of events for all people in
search of an unbelievable night out
to see out the old year and bring in
the new. Popular events include
Viennese new year at Zilkha Hall,
New Year's Eve extravaganza at Touch
of Elegance, Light it up at the
George R Brown convention center.
There are also the ever popular New
Years Eve cruises.
The
biggest party and celebration,
coupled of course with spectacular
fireworks is at at Discovery
Green in downtown Houston, with a
countdown and fireworks off the top
of the George R. Brown Convention
Center. More than 25,000 people
showed up for this celebration at
the New Year's Eve event.
Houston New Year's Eve fireworks,
events and parties.
Houston is the fourth-largest city
in the United States of America, and
the largest city in the state of
Texas. According to the 2010 U.S.
Census, the city had a population of
2.1 million people within an area of
656.3 square miles (1,700 km2).
Houston is the seat of Harris County
and the economic center of
Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, the
fifth-largest metropolitan area in
the U.S. with over 6 million people.
Houston was incorporated in 1837
under the ward system of
representation. The ward designation
is the progenitor of the nine
current-day Houston City Council
districts. Locations in Houston are
generally classified as either being
inside or outside the Interstate 610
Loop. The inside encompasses the
central business district and many
residential neighborhoods that
predate World War II. More recently,
high-density residential areas have
been developed within the loop. The
city's outlying areas, suburbs and
enclaves are located outside of the
loop. Beltway 8 encircles the city
another 5 miles (8.0 km) farther
out. Voters rejected efforts to have
separate residential and commercial
land-use districts in 1948, 1962,
and 1993. Consequently, rather than
a single central business district
as the center of the city's
employment, multiple districts have
grown throughout the city in
addition to downtown which include
Uptown, Texas Medical Center,
Midtown, Greenway Plaza, Memorial
City, Energy Corridor, Westchase,
and Greenspoint.
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