J.R. Gonzales,Staff Writer<\/p>\n
Oct. 7, 2021<\/p>\n
Houston Chronicle front page for Oct. 7, 1971.<\/p>\n
Oilman and developer George Mitchell announced plans for a 17,000-acre \"satellite city,\" aka The Woodlands, in Montgomery County.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
* 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.<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
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More from Bayou City History<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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