Political Quotes

“H.R. 1776, the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act, begins a process of helping the people of Houston and east Harris County recognize the cultural significance of our community. The Buffalo Bayou waterway was the starting point for what is now the City of Houston. The Allen brothers, Houston's original founders, first came through this stretch of water on their way to a new settlement that would eventually become Houston, Texas. As Houston grew, Buffalo Bayou grew with it as the heart of the early Gulf Coast industrial complex. The legislation being considered before us today authorizes the National Park Service to study whether this waterway should be designated as a National Heritage Area. Although the National Park Service feasibility study does not in itself mark Buffalo Bayou as a National Heritage Area, it is the first step in that process. As a lifetime Houston resident, I believe that designating Buffalo Bayou as a National Heritage Area would further the redevelopment of the community by bringing more Federal resources to our area.”