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The present courthouse in Houston dates from 1932, and was most recently remodeled in 2007. That same year, the Texas County Justice Center was built nearby, taking over many of the courthouse's law-enforcement duties.<ref>https://www.texascountymissouri.gov/county-history/</ref>
The present courthouse in Houston dates from 1932, and was most recently remodeled in 2007. That same year, the Texas County Justice Center was built nearby, taking over many of the courthouse's law-enforcement duties.<ref>https://www.texascountymissouri.gov/county-history/</ref>
==Geography==
Houston is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 63 and Missouri State Highway 17 in central Texas County, about 15 miles northeast of [[Cabool, Missouri|Cabool]] and 13 miles southwest of [[Licking, Missouri|Licking]]. Its exact coordinates are 37°19’34”N 91°57’22”W.
The city is part of the upland plateaus that characterize the central Ozarks. Its original section is on the south side of Brushy Creek, a small tributary of Big Piney River, which itself is about a mile west of town. It has a total area of 3.65 square miles, and an average elevation of 1,165 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
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