3 : a person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved : instrumentality communicated through the agency of the ambassador. 4 : an establishment engaged in doing business for another an advertising agency. 5 : an administrative division (as of a government) the agency for consumer protection.
Galveston County (/ËÉ¡Ã¦lváµ»stÉn/ GAL-viss-tÉn) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 291,309. Its county seat is Galveston. League City is the most populous city in Galveston County; between 2000 and 2005 it surpassed Galveston as the county's largest city. The county was founded in 1838. Galveston County is part of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Brazoria County, Texas (TX) County population in 2014: 338,124 (77% urban, 23% rural); it was 241,767 in 2000. County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 53,081. County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 26,396. County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 60,682.