Texas
Hormone Replacement Therapy Services
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Bio-Identical
HGH Injections in Texas
Human
Growth Hormone Deficiency is a significant medical condition which
can severely restrict your ability to live a long and happy life. If
you are over the age of thirty and are suffering from symptoms such
as fatigue, poor sleep, depression, and unexplained changes in body
composition, you may be a candidate for Bio-Identical HGH Injections.
These
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suffering from Age-Related Growth Hormone Deficiency, potentially
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Sermorelin
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The
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alternative to Human Growth Hormone. Sermorelin Acetate is able to
restore normal HGH levels by stimulating the pituitary gland, and
both forms of treatment have their own particular advantages and
disadvantages, but both forms of treatment are incredibly safe.
Low
Testosterone Treatments in Texas
If you are
suffering from erectile dysfunction or other sexual woes as you grow
older, you may be suffering from Low-T. Both Low-T and HGH Deficiency
share many symptoms and characteristics, but Low-T has a more
significant impact on sexual health.
Bio-Identical
Testosterone Replacement Therapy comes in many forms: Cream, Patch,
Injections, and even dermal implant, and all of these methods have
been proven highly effective at restoring normal Testosterone
concentrations in the blood stream. Women can even benefit from the
Testosterone Replacement, particularly women that are suffering from
symptoms related to sexual dysfunction.
HCG
Injections in Texas
Are you
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Largest
Metro Populations in Texas
Dallas
Dallas-Fort
Worth is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Texas, and
Dallas is one of the most important economic powerhouses of the
United States. Behind Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City, the
area employs more people than any other place in the United States.
Dallas also has a large number of Fortune 500 companies.
The Dallas
metro is unique, because it is the largest metropolitan city without
any form of sea access, which has necessitated it to have a large and
broad transportation system based on rail, trucking, and air traffic.
Dallas is the home of the MLB Texas Rangers, NBA Mavericks, and NFL
Cowboys.
Houston
Houston is
the largest city in the state of Texas, and represents the second
largest metropolitan population. Like Dallas, Houston is another city
with a huge business presence, and is home to more Fortune 500
companies than any other city in the United States besides New York
City.
The Port
of Houston is one of the most important transportation ports in the
United States, second only to the ports of New Orleans in terms of
the amount of cargo transported in and out of the United States every
year. Houston is home to the NBA Rockets, MLB Astros, and NFL Texans.
Galveston also belongs to the Houston Metropolitan area and offers
beautiful beaches and contributes to the high tourist value of the
area.
San
Antonio
San
Antonio is the third largest metro area in Texas and the fastest
growing area of the state of Texas. San Antonio is much different
than Houston or Dallas, because the vast majority of the metro
population live within the city limits of San Antonio, with very few
people located outside of the city.
The city
of San Antonio has a large population of military residents, and is
the home of a number of military bases, including Randolph Air Force
Base, Lackland Air Force Base, and Fort Sam Houston. The city is home
to one major professional sports team: the San Antonio Spurs.
Austin
Austin,
Texas, is the fourth largest metro area in Texas and is the capital
of the state. The city is widely known as one of the most important
cultural centers in Texas, and perhaps even the United States. Austin
is most well known for the South by Southwest festival (SXSW), which
is a city-wide music festival which hosts many of the most
interesting and unique musical acts in the country, in addition to
showcasing other forms of art, such as film.
El Paso
El Paso is
the fifth largest metro area in Texas, and is located on the
far-western tip of the state. The city is located on the border of
the United States with Mexico, and is contiguous with Juarez on the
other side of the border. El Paso is unique in the United States and
even the Western Hemisphere because of its huge bilingual workforce
which includes individuals from two countries.
Like San
Antonio, El Paso has a large military population. El Paso is home to
Fort Bliss and Biggs Army Airfield. Fort Bliss is the largest
military training facility in the United States.
All About Killeen, Texas Geographic Area
Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, in the United States. According to the 2010 census the population of Killeen is 127,921 making it the twenty-first most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the "principal city" of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Killeen is directly adjacent to the main cantonment of Fort Hood, and as such its economy heavily depends on the post and the soldiers (and their families) stationed there.
In 1881, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway extended its tracks through central Texas, buying 360 acres (1.5 km2) a few miles southwest of a small farming community known as Palo Alto, which had existed since about 1872. The railroad platted a 70-block town on its land and named it after Frank P. Killeen, the assistant general manager of the railroad. By the next year the town included a railroad depot, a saloon, several stores, and a school. Many of the residents of the surrounding smaller communities in the area moved to Killeen and by 1884 the town had grown to include about 350 people, served by five general stores, two gristmills, two cotton gins, two saloons, a lumberyard, a blacksmith shop, and a hotel. Killeen expanded as it became an important shipping point for cotton, wool, and grain in western Bell and eastern Coryell counties. About 780 people lived in Killeen by 1900. Around 1905, local politicians and businessmen convinced the Texas legislature to build bridges over Cowhouse Creek and other streams, doubling Killeen's trade area. A public water system began operation in 1914 and its population had increased to 1,300 residents.
Until the 1940s Killeen remained a relatively small and isolated farm trade center, but this changed drastically after 1942, when Camp Hood (re-commissioned as Fort Hood in 1950) was created as a military training post to meet the demands of the Second World War. Laborers, construction workers, contractors, soldiers, and their families moved into the area by the thousands, and Killeen became a military boomtown. The opening of Camp Hood also radically altered the nature of the local economy, since the sprawling new military post covered almost half of Killeen's farming trade area. The loss of more than three hundred farms and ranches led to the demise of Killeen's cotton gins and other farm related businesses. New businesses were started to provide services for the military camp. Killeen suffered a recession when Camp Hood was all but abandoned after the end of the Second World War, but when Fort Hood was established as a permanent army post in 1950, the city boomed again. Its population increased from about 1,300 in 1949 to 7,045 in 1950, and between 1950 and 1951 about a hundred new commercial buildings were constructed in Killeen.
By 1955, Killeen had an estimated 21,076 residents and 224 businesses. Troop cutbacks and transfers in the mid-fifties led to another recession in Killeen which lasted until 1959, when various divisions were returned to Fort Hood. (Elvis Presley even lived in Killeen for a time during his stint in the army.) The town continued to grow through the 1960s, especially after the Vietnam War led to increased activity at Fort Hood. By 1970 Killeen had developed into a city of 35,507 inhabitants and had added a municipal airport, a new municipal library, and a junior college (Central Texas College). By 1980, when the census counted 49,307 people in Killeen, it was the largest city in Bell County. By 1990 its population had increased to 63,535, and 265,301 people lived in the Killeen/Temple metropolitan area. In addition to shaping local economic development after 1950, the military presence at Fort Hood also changed the city's racial, religious, and ethnic composition. No blacks lived in the city in 1950, for example, but by the early 1950s the town had added Marlboro Heights, an all-black subdivision, and in 1956 the city school board voted to integrate the local high school. The city's first resident Catholic priest was assigned to the St. Joseph's parish in 1954, and around the same time, new Presbyterian and Episcopal churches were built. By the 1980s the city had a heterogeneous population including whites, blacks, Mexican Americans, Koreans, and a number of other foreign nationals.
The year 1991 was a roller coaster year for Killeen. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in the late summer of 1990, the city prepared for war; sending thousands of troops from the Second Armored Division and the First Cavalry Division to the Middle East. On October 16, 1991, George Hennard murdered 23 people and then committed suicide in the Luby's in Killeen (see Luby's massacre). In December 1991, one of Killeen's high school football teams, the Killeen Kangaroos, won the 5-A Division I state football championship by defeating Sugar Land Dulles 14–10 in the Astrodome.
By 2000, the census listed Killeen's population as 86,911, although it is now over 100,000, making the greater Killeen area one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation. A large number of military personnel from Killeen have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As of April 2008, over 400 of its soldiers have died in the two wars.
On November 5, 2009, a gunman opened fire on people at the Fort Hood military base with two handguns, killing 13 and wounding 30. The alleged gunman, Nidal Malik Hasan, sustained 4 gunshot wounds causing paralysis from the waist down (see Fort Hood shooting). In 2011, Killeen got media attention from a new television series called Surprise Homecoming, hosted by Billy Ray Cyrus, about military families that have loved ones over seas returning home.
Killeen is located at 31°6′20″N 97°43′36″W / 31.10556°N 97.72667°W / 31.10556; -97.72667 (31.105591, -97.726586).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km2), of which, 35.3 square miles (91 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.14%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 127,921 people, 48,052 households, and 33,276 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,458.9 people per square mile (949.3/km²). There were 53,913 housing units at an average density of 999.9 per square mile (386.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 45.1% White, 34.1% Black, 0.8% Native American, 4% Asian, 1.4% Pacific Islander, 7.9% from other races, and 6.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.9% of the population.
There were 48,052 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 20, 38.7% from 20 to 39, 22.8% from 40 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,370, and the median income for a family was $36,674. The per capita income for the city was $20,095, compared to the national per capita of $39,997. About 11.2% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
In 2007, Coldwell Banker ranked Killeen, Texas as the most affordable housing market in the United States with an average cost of $136,725.
According to the City's 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Killeen is also home to Vive Les Arts Theatre, a full-time arts organization which produces several Main Stage and Children's Theatre shows each year. This community theatre relies on local talent and contributions to produce its high-quality productions. Recent shows include the long-running Broadway hit Cats, Ain't Misbehavin' (a tribute to the songs of Fats Waller) and All Shook Up (a jukebox musical featuring the songs of Elvis Presley).
Killeen also has a well established music scene with varying genres. Rapper Scarface from Houston has signed local group Green City to his label with the members of the group also enjoying varying levels of success, and Downsiid (a rap/rock/soul hybrid) are currently enjoying national tours and Bodog Battle of the Band contests. Their debut album with Virgin Records, Life of Lies, will be released in late 2010. Killeen is also home R&B singer, rapper, and songwriter Jon Taylor and also to Metal/Grunge sensation, Dear Cyanide, who began as an all military act and have evolved into one of the local areas favorite attractions, with thrashy riffs and smooth vocals (not to mention gallons of fake blood that ends up all over the band, the crowd, and everything in between).
On November 8, 2011 five members of the Killeen City Council were recalled. As a consequence, the remaining members of the council will not be able to achieve a quorum, and the City Council is in effect disbanded until at least three seats are filled. It is believed that this will not occur until May 2012.
According to the city’s 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city’s various funds had $133.4 million in Revenues, $119.0 million in expenditures, $523.3 million in total assets, $219.9 million in total liabilities, and $90.4 million in cash and investments.
The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:
The Killeen Independent School District (KISD) is the largest school district between Round Rock and Dallas, encompassing Killeen, Harker Heights, Fort Hood, Nolanville, and rural west Bell County. KISD has, as of 2005, thirty elementary schools (PK-5), eleven middle schools (6-8), four high schools (9-12), and six specialized campuses. KISD's four high schools and mascots are the Killeen High School Kangaroos (the original city-wide high school), the Ellison High School Eagles, Harker Heights High School Knights, and the Shoemaker High School Grey Wolves.
Memorial Christian Academy (K-12) is also located in Killeen.
Creek View Academy (previously Destiny School), a K-9 charter school of Honors Academy, is in Killeen.
Central Texas College was established in 1965 to serve Bell, Burnet, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Mills and San Saba counties in addition to Ft Hood. CTC offers more than 40 associate degrees and certificates of completion.
Texas A&M University-Central Texas opened on September 1, 1999 as a branch campus of nearby Tarleton State University. After the campus enrolled 1,000 full-time equivalent students, Tarleton State University-Central Texas became a separate institution within the Texas A&M University System. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees.
Killeen's main newspaper is the Killeen Daily Herald, which has been publishing under different formats since 1890. The paper was one of four owned by the legendary Texas publisher Frank W. Mayborn, whose wife remains its editor and publisher.
The Herald also publishes the Fort Hood Herald, an independent publication in the Fort Hood area, not authorized by Fort Hood Public Affairs and the Cove Herald for the residents of Copperas Cove which is a weekly paper.
The official paper of Ft. Hood is The Fort Hood Sentinel, an authorized publication for members of the U.S. Army that is editorially independent of the U.S. government and military.
Killeen is served by a small regional airfield known as Skylark Field (ILE), the larger Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK), and the HOP public bus transit system. The HOP buses are easily identified by their teal and purple color exteriors. The HOP recently purchased new buses with the new color green.
Major highways that run through Killeen are U.S. Highway 190 (Central Texas Expressway (or CenTex), Business Loop 190 (Veterans Memorial Boulevard), State Highway 195, Spur 172 (leading into Fort Hood main gate), and Interstate 35 (10 miles away in Belton).
The city of Killeen is protected by two municipal civil service departments, the Killeen Fire Department and the Killeen Police Department.
The Killeen Fire Department is led by the current Fire Chief, Chief Jerry Gardner. Chief Gardner has been the Fire Chief since 2006 when he joined KFD after leading the Pasadena Fire Department in the Houston area for many years. Chief Gardner is assisted in his duties by three deputy chiefs; DC Steve Buchanan, DC Kenneth Hawthorne, and DC Brian Brank. In addition to the staff officers, the staff is supplemented and assisted by several secretaries and paid assistants.
The Killeen Fire Department is separated into three separate divisions; Training, Fire Prevention, and Operation. The latter being broken into three shifts; A, B, and C.
Battalion 1 is headquartered at Central Fire Station and is led by BC Joel Secrist (A-shift), BC Leon Adamski (B-shift), and BC Cody Simmons (C-Shift). Battalion-1 encompasses Fire Stations 1, Central, 3, and 4 which protect the older northern portion of the city. Battalion 2 is headquartered at Fire Station #8 and is led by BC Bill Brooks (A-shift), BC Clay Brooks (B-shift), and BC Linda Brooks (C-shift). Battalion-2 encompasses fire stations 5, 6, 7, and 8 protecting the southern portion of the city in addition to providing protection to the extraterritorial jurisdiction in the rural area south of the city limits.
Currently the department provides emergency services from 8 fire stations strategically placed throughout the city. Nearly two hundred personnel staff 5 Engine Companies, 2 Ladder Companies, 7 Ambulances, and one Aircraft Rescue Firefighting unit. In addition to the line companies, the two battalion captains are assisted with EMS supervision by the EMS Lieutenant assigned to each shift.
KFD recently relocated Fire Station #1 to a new facility on Westcliff Rd to provide improved responses in the northern areas of the city and Fire Station #9 is currently being planned on the southwest area of town to improve protection to the growing population in that area.
In 2008, there were 885 Violent Crimes and 4757 Non-violent crimes reported in the City of Killeen as part of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) Program. According to the FBI’s UCR Program, Violent Crimes are the aggregation of the UCR Part 1 Crimes of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Non-violent Crimes are the aggregation of the crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft.
Killeen’s 2008 UCR Part 1 Crimes break down as follows:
Rates are crimes per 100,000 population. The Killeen rates are calculated using the estimated 2008 population figure of 115,906 as provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Killeen is twinned with San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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