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Formation
  
September 1966

Founded
  
September 1966

Membership
  
13 counties

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Region served
  
12,444 sq mi (32,230 km)

Type of business
  
Voluntary association of governments

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is the region-wide voluntary association of local governments in the 13-county Gulf Coast Planning Region of Texas. The organization works with local government officials to solve problems across the area. H-GAC was founded in 1966.

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The organization

Based in Houston, the Houston-Galveston Area Council is a member of the Texas Association of Regional Councils. Its service area is 12,500 square miles and contains more than 6 million people in Southeast Texas. H-GAC is the regional organization through which local governments consider issues and cooperate in solving area-wide problems. Through H-GAC, local governments also initiate efforts in anticipating and preventing problems.

H-GAC provides planning programs in most areas of shared governmental concern. All H-GAC programs are carried out under the policy direction of H-GAC’s local elected official Board of Directors. H-GAC is made up of the region's local governments and their elected officials. The organization works with public and private sector organizations and a host of volunteers.

Counties served

  • Austin
  • Brazoria
  • Chambers
  • Colorado
  • Fort Bend
  • Galveston
  • Harris
  • Liberty
  • Matagorda
  • Montgomery
  • Walker
  • Waller
  • Wharton
  • Largest cities in the region

  • Houston
  • Pasadena
  • Sugar Land
  • Baytown
  • Missouri City
  • Galveston
  • League City
  • Pearland
  • Conroe
  • Texas City
  • Huntsville
  • La Porte
  • Friendswood
  • References

    Houston-Galveston Area Council Wikipedia


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