| 词条 | Houston-Galveston Area Council |
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| name = Houston-Galveston Area Council | image = H-GAC logo.png | size = | alt = | caption = Logo | map = H-GAC.png | msize = | malt = | mcaption = Map of Texas highlighting counties served by the Houston-Galveston Area Council | abbreviation = | formation = September 1966 | type = Voluntary association of governments | headquarters = | coords = | region_served = {{convert|12444|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} | membership = 13 counties | website = }}{{Historical populations |2000|4854454 |2006|5463804 |2010|5892075 |2017|6862641 || |source = [1] }} 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. The organizationBased 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
References1. ^Total Population Estimates for Texas Councils of Governments {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207175859/http://txsdc.utsa.edu/tpepp/2005_txpopest_cog.php |date=2007-12-07 }} - Texas State Data Center. 2. ^HGAC Info External links
2 : Texas Association of Regional Councils|Councils of government in the United States |
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