Houston Open Data Explorer

Houston Open Data Catalog

Houston and Harris County publish a huge amount of open data, scattered across dozens of portals nobody tracks. This catalog lists every dataset we've found in one place, whether or not it's loaded into the explorer. Know a source we're missing? Add it, and it's shared with everyone.

7,221datasets and layers found
17portals and publishers
153loaded and joinable in the explorer
Where the data lives (17 sources)
SourceWhat it isItemsLoaded
Harris County ArcGIS Online
services.arcgis.com
One organization shared by county departments, precincts and staff. Mixes authoritative layers (fire stations, parks, crashes) with many working copies and one-off maps; review before use. 3,11216
Rice University ArcGIS Online
services.arcgis.com
Research and class projects. Houston gems (HCFCD buyout lots, draft 2026 FEMA flood map, historical census, redlining) among worldwide student work. Research copies of agency data need permission before reuse. 2,8880
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) ArcGIS Online
services2.arcgis.com
Environmental and regional research layers; source of the 2021 city cool-center list. 5281
City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs)
geohub.houstontx.gov
Two Hub sites (Public Works geohub, citywide mycity) over several ArcGIS servers. Official. 314119
Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online
services2.arcgis.com
High-water marks, floodplains, projects, acreage by program. Source of the storm HWM layers. 2654
City of Houston Open Data (data.houstontx.gov)
data.houstontx.gov
Separate from the GIS hubs. Mostly spreadsheets; finance (checkbook, payroll, budget) and census stay current, much else frozen since a 2023 migration. 940
U.S. Census Bureau
api.census.gov
43
FEMA (OpenFEMA and National Flood Hazard Layer)
www.fema.gov
43
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
data.epa.gov
22
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
data.cdc.gov
22
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
www.tceq.texas.gov
21
Texas Water Development Board
www.twdb.texas.gov
11
U.S. Geological Survey water data
waterservices.usgs.gov
10
City of Houston 311 public data extracts
www.houstontx.gov
11
METRO (Harris County transit)
www.ridemetro.org
10
Stanford Open Policing Project
openpolicing.stanford.edu
10
TxDOT Crash Records Information System (CRIS)
cris.dot.state.tx.us
10

2,869 matches (likely staff working copies and non-Houston research layers hidden)

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Current, court approved, official commissioner precincts for Harris County TX

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

Harris County Road Log for cataloging managed and unmanaged road segments.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point

This dataset contains all the facilities reported by each Precinct for publication of public Precinct/County maps. EDIT: December 9, 2021 for redistricting and updating EDIT: MAY 23, 2014

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Harris County Precinct boundaries from 2010 2021.

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Harris County Precinct Boundaries voted on October 28, 2021. This selected option is Ellis Version 3.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Current, court approved, official commissioner precincts for Harris County TX

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Processor

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point
City of Houston Open Data (data.houstontx.gov) · dataset · updated 2023-06-09 · DOCX,PDF

[Legacy Portal] The project's objective would be to develop an online solution that can quickly and effectively handle the Alcohol permit renewal process online. Key features should include:...

City of Houston Open Data (data.houstontx.gov) · dataset · updated 2023-06-09 · XLSX

[Legacy Portal] This dataset contains a summary of the projected increment for the City of Houston Tax Increment Reinvestment zones for FY2013. This projection is from 04-30-2012. Included is...

City of Houston Open Data (data.houstontx.gov) · dataset · updated 2023-06-09 · PDF

[Houston Information Technology Services] Presentation by Bruce Haupt on May 14, 2013 to the NetSquared Houston organization. Includes additional project ideas (snapshots) and links to projects from other Cities.

City of Houston Open Data (data.houstontx.gov) · dataset · updated 2023-06-09 · DOCX

[Legacy Portal] The City Transportation Regulation Section could significantly improve their overall processes and responsiveness to customers if an online process could be leveraged to make...

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Property Tax

City of Houston Open Data (data.houstontx.gov) · dataset · updated 2023-12-14 · XLSX

[Finance Department] General property taxes are ad valorem taxes levied on the assessed valuation of real and personal property. Taxable values for all real and personal property within the City, depending on their locations, are established by the Harris County Appraisal Distric…

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Proposed 2023 BS2N

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

Merged layer of proposed BS2N Projects for 2023

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Proposed Area1

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
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Proposed Sidewalks

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

Feature layer generated from running the Merge Layers analysis tool.

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Protected Areas

Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Combined USGS PAD-US geodatabase and TPWD LWRCRP property for H2B Riparian Corridors project.

City of Houston Open Data (data.houstontx.gov) · dataset · updated 2023-06-09 · XLSX

[Legacy Portal] Listing of all public art on display in the City of Houston.

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Public Land Parcels

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Parcel polygon is the delineation of the property boundary. Extracted state class code X1 accounts from HCAD Parcel dataset as of 7/30/26

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Harris County Public Library branch locations

Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

Water utility facility lines as submitted to the PUCT. Updated 10/2020.

Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Water utility boundaries and facility lines as submitted to the PUCT. Updated 10/2020.

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PUMAs FS

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

This feature layer depicts Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data for 2017.

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R02 03

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
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R0205 KMZ

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
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R0214 PVMT

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

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