Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston (TECO-Houston) is the Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

's diplomatic facility in Houston, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office is on the 20th Floor in 11 Greenway Plaza. The mission also has the Chinese Cultural Center at 10303 West Office Drive in the Westchase district of Houston.

The mission's jurisdiction includes Texas, Arkansas

Arkansas

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, Louisiana

Louisiana

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, Mississippi

Mississippi

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, and Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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. It is a de facto

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consulate.

After members of a Taiwanese religious movement in Garland, Texas

Garland, Texas

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did not find God on television on a day in March 1998, an officer of TECO Houston offered assistance to members of the movement to assist travel back to Taiwan. On September 23, 2002 an e-mail relayed through TECO Houston warned the ROC government that there is a possibility of a terrorist attack. In 2005 Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

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Mitch Landrieu

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and Kip Holden

Kip Holden

Melvin L. "Kip" Holden is the Democratic Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The parish includes the state capitol of Baton Rouge and smaller suburban cities like Baker, Central City and Zachary. He was elected the city's mayor on November 3, 2004. He unseated the Republican...

, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

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, met with a delegation of TECO Houston officials to negotiate Taiwanese business interests in Louisiana. In 2007 Crescent honored the consulate's information division as a tenant that had occupied a suite in Greenway Plaza for 20–29 years.

The office sponsors cultural exhibits such as the 2009 "Nation of Splendor: Taiwan, the Republic of China," which was hosted at 2 Allen Center in Downtown Houston

Downtown Houston

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. The mission also sponsors the Hou, Hsiao-Hsien Film Festival in San Antonio along with the Trinity University

Trinity University (Texas)

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East Program.

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