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  2. Sales taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    California has the highest base sales tax rate, 7.25%. Including county and city sales taxes, the highest total sales tax as of September 1, 2013, was in Arab, Alabama, 13.50%. [ 2] Sales tax is calculated by multiplying the purchase price by the applicable tax rate. The seller collects it at the time of the sale.

  3. Tanglewood, Houston - Wikipedia

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    In November 1992, 172 properties were for sale, and selling prices ranged from $400,000 ($868484.7 in today's money) to over $1 million ($2171211.76 in today's money). [5] Claudia Feldman of the Houston Chronicle said that by that year, "[p]rices in Tanglewood have zoomed heavenward" and that many people had begun tearing down older houses. [7]

  4. List of ports in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage. [1] Ports in the United States handle a wide variety of goods that are critical to the global economy, including petroleum, grain, steel, automobiles, and containerized goods. See the articles on individual ports for more information, including history, geography, and statistics.

  5. Braeswood Place, Houston - Wikipedia

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    Braeswood Place, Houston. Coordinates: 29.695°N 95.430°W. A sign marking Braeswood Place. Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Harris County, Texas, United States. The vast majority of the land is in Houston while a small part is in Southside Place . Braeswood Place is a mainly single-family neighborhood inside the 610 Loop, east of ...

  6. Port of Houston - Wikipedia

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    Location; Country: United States: Location: Houston (Texas, USA): Coordinates: 1]: UN/LOCODE: USHOU [2]: Details; Operated by: Port of Houston Authority: Owned by: City of Houston: Type of harbour: Artificial / natural: Number of cargo container terminals: 2: Number of major general cargo terminals: 5: Statistics; Annual cargo tonnage: 212 million (2006) [3]: Annual container volume: 1.6 ...

  7. Houston Heights - Wikipedia

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    Area code (s) 281, 713, 832, 346, 936. GNIS feature ID. 1374161 [ 1] Houston Heights (often referred to simply as " The Heights ") is a community in northwest-central Houston, Texas, United States. "The Heights" is often referred to colloquially to describe a larger collection of neighborhoods next to and including the actual Houston Heights.

  8. Midtown, Houston - Wikipedia

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    A marker indicating Midtown with Downtown Houston's skyline in the background. Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown.Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45 (the Pierce Elevated), Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line.

  9. Riverside Terrace, Houston - Wikipedia

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    Riverside Terrace is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. It is along Texas State Highway 288 and north of the Texas Medical Center and located near Texas Southern University and University of Houston. There about 20 sections of Riverside Terrace that span across North and South MacGregor. The community, formerly an affluent Jewish ...