Bellaire Texas was founded in 1908 by William Wright Baldwin, who was the president of the South End Land Company.
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20 Facts About Bellaire Texas
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Bellaire Texas was incorporated as a city with a general charter in 1918,10 years after its founding.
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Bellaire Texas remained independent of Houston, and adopted a home rule charter with a council-manager government in April 1949.
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Bellaire Texas decided to liberalize its development restrictions to allow for new development by streamlining its no-growth building permit process.
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Bellaire Texas was arrested by Bellaire police and spent one night in jail after Bellaire law enforcement told him that he had a warrant for his arrest.
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The Houston Chronicle said that the Bellaire Texas police decision to arrest Cruz was a mistake.
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Bellaire Texas has St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, one of three Coptic Orthodox churches in the Houston area.
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Bellaire Texas has zoning ordinances that dictate types of structures and uses throughout sections of the city.
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Zoning and land use controversies, common throughout Bellaire Texas's history, resulted in the 1977 recall of the mayor and three council members.
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The City of Bellaire Texas voted against banning smoking in bars and restaurants on Monday January 15,2007.
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The National Restaurant Association asked Bellaire Texas to consider adopting a smoking ban to put it in sync with the City of Houston, which adopted a similar ordinance in 2005.
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City of Bellaire Texas has property zoned for light industrial, commercial, and mixed-use residential and commercial uses.
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Bellaire Texas had 8,120 employed civilians as of the 2000 Census, including 3,835 females.
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Bellaire Texas has several parks within the city limits operated by the city.
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McAdams added that even with the new program, to many parents in Bellaire Texas, Long was "never going to be acceptable" due to the overwhelming Hispanic presence.
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City of Bellaire Texas operates its own library, the Bellaire Texas City Library, at 5111 Jessamine Street.
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The Bellaire Texas Examiner is a newspaper distributed free to residents.
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The Bellaire Texas Buzz, one of four magazines produced by The Buzz Magazines, is a monthly publication about people, products and services in the community.
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Bellaire Texas Essentials is an informational community magazine that is delivered monthly to all homes in the city.
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Jack Gurwell had established the newspaper in 1954; Lynn McBee of the Bellaire Texas Examiner described him as "a Damon Runyonesque character".
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