Houston-Galveston Area Council

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.

Houston-Galveston Area Council
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Map of Texas highlighting counties served by the Houston-Galveston Area Council
FormationSeptember 1966
TypeVoluntary association of governments
Region served
12,444 sq mi (32,230 km2)
Membership
13 counties
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20004,854,454—    
20065,463,804+12.6%
20105,892,075+7.8%
20176,862,641+16.5%
Source: [1]

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.[2]

Counties served

Largest cities in the region

See also

References
  1. Total Population Estimates for Texas Councils of Governments Archived 2007-12-07 at the Wayback Machine - Texas State Data Center.
  2. HGAC Info


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