<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - I-U.S. Custom House ithatha ibhulokhi lonke esifundeni esiphakathi kwebhizinisi laseHouston, eTexas. Yakhiwa njengehhovisi leposi nendlu yenkantolo phakathi kuka-1907 no-1911 futhi kamuva yaguqulwa ukuze isetshenziswe njengendlu yamasiko. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, amahhovisi eposi asemadolobheni ayevame ukuba esakhiweni esisodwa nezinkantolo namanye amahhovisi kahulumeni. IHouston yancintisana ngokungaphumeleli neGalveston engxenyeni yokugcina yekhulu le-19, kwaze kwaba yisiphepho sango-1900  <response>: , inhlekelele yemvelo ebulala kunazo zonke emlandweni wase-United States, yacekela phansi iGalveston. Ingozi emabhizinisini, ikakhulukazi kwezokuthutha, yabangela izinkampani eziningi ukuba zithuthele izikhungo zazo ethekwini elivikeleke kakhudlwana laseHouston. Ngo - 1910, izitimela eziyishumi nesikhombisa zazisusa abagibeli nezimpahla zize zibuye eHuston. Njengoba iHouston yayikhula, isidingo sezikhungo zeposi nezinye izinsizakalo zikahulumeni sakhula futhi kwakudingeka isakhiwo esisha sokuzihlalisa. 