Editing Jacinto City, Texas (section)

==History==
In 1941 [[Frank Sharp (land developer)|Frank Sharp]] established a [[subdivision (land)|subdivision]] which filled with shipyard workers and workers at nearby steel mills and war plants. Jacinto City incorporated in 1947 with nearly 3,800 residents; its first mayor was Inch Handler.<ref name="Handbook">{{Handbook of Texas|id=hfj01|name=Jacinto City, Texas}}</ref> Because of the 1947 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Jacinto City's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]].<!--Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition--><ref name="Annexbitter">Lee, Renée C. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4243441.html Annexed Kingwood split on effects]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday October 8, 2006. A21. Retrieved on July 6, 2011. "Some of the area communities that incorporated as cities and escaped annexation by Houston:" Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition.</ref> The town still serves as a bedroom community for local industry. In the 1950s the city opened a city hall and recreational facilities. By 1960 the city had 9,500 people and by 1964 the city had 11,500 people. In 1966 the city had seventeen churches, two schools, one hospital, one bank, and one library. A waste-water facility funded by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] opened in 1972; the ''[[Handbook of Texas]]'' stated that this may be due to complaints from residents about chemical vapors in 1969. In 1990 the city had 9,343 people.<ref name="Handbook"/>

Jacinto City was known for the [[Suzanne Basso|murder of Louis "Buddy" Musso by Susan (or Suzanne) "Sue" Basso in 1998]]. Basso lived in Jacinto City and held Musso against his will there; Musso died in an apartment unit used by an accomplice in Houston.<ref>"Sue Basso traps mentally handicapped man so she can use him as slave and kill him for insurance." ''[[Crime Library]]''. [http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/women/suzanne_basso/3.html 3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222164933/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/women/suzanne_basso/3.html |date=2014-02-22 }}.</ref><ref>"[http://www.cca.courts.state.tx.us/opinions-non%20published/73672.htm Court of Criminal Appeals Opinion #73,672] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216234826/http://www.cca.courts.state.tx.us/Opinions-Non%20Published/73672.htm |date=2007-02-16 }}," ''Texas Judiciary''</ref> Musso's corpse was dumped in neighboring [[Galena Park, Texas|Galena Park]].<ref>"Sue Basso traps mentally handicapped man so she can use him as slave and kill him for insurance." ''[[Crime Library]]''. [http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/women/suzanne_basso/2.html 2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225040119/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/women/suzanne_basso/2.html |date=2014-02-25 }}.</ref>

From 1996 to 2006 the median price per square foot of the Jacinto City houses increased from approximately $35 to approximately $70.<ref name=ChristianJacCity>{{cite news|author=Christian, Carol|url=http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/homefront/neighborhoods/4727123.html|title=East end real estate inches upward|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2007-04-18|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref>