Today in Houston history, Oct. 7, 1971: City asked to annex future site of The Woodlands – Houston Chronicle

J.R. Gonzales,Staff Writer

Oct. 7, 2021

Houston Chronicle front page for Oct. 7, 1971.

Oilman and developer George Mitchell announced plans for a 17,000-acre "satellite city," aka The Woodlands, in Montgomery County.

The development was established four years later. And though Houston hasn't annexed The Woodlands, residents there will consider whether to form a city in November.

* In other news, Chronicle book editor Ann Waldron says Thomas Thompson's book "Hearts" paints doctors Denton Cooley and Michael DeBakey in an unflattering light.

I'm sure many here have read his later book, "Blood and Money," but have you read "Hearts"? If so, what did you think of it?

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J.R. Gonzales, a native Houstonian, is a web producer for HoustonChronicle.com. Before that, he was a news copy editor. Since 2006, he has overseen the Bayou City History blog, which covers various aspects of Houston's history.

Prior to joining the Houston Chronicle, Gonzales worked as a night cops reporter at The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C., and later as a copy editor. He has also worked as a courthouse reporter for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Gonzales is a journalism graduate of the University of Houston.

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