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| | Handbook of Texas Online: HARRIS COUNTY |
 | | Harris County (G-11), originally Harrisburg County, is located on the upper Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas and is bounded by Waller County on the north and west, Montgomery County on the north, Liberty and Chambers counties on the east, Galveston and Brazoria counties on the south, and Fort Bend County on the west. |
 | | The county comprises 1,778 square miles (1,729 in land) and is the largest Texas county east of the Nueces River. |
 | | County agriculture embraces 50,000 irrigated acres planted in rice, soybeans, grains, hay, corn, and vegetables. |
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