Serving Texas in the areas surrounding Houston

Humble (pronounced “umbl”) is 10 miles northeast of downtown Houston. It has a population of approximately 15,000. Humble was named for a nineteenth century settler. In the early 1900s its oil fields–the largest in Texas at the time–led to its becoming an oil boomtown. The oil fields were managed by the Humble Oil & Refining Company, now known as Exxon. Humble’s oil fields are still producing today and its economy is still based on petroleum. The Humble area includes the Deerbrook Mall, the Humble Museum, the Charles Bender Performing Arts Center, four parks, a civic center, and a covered civic arena.