National Symbols  |  India Map  |  India Tourism  |  Air India  | Samachar.com Serving Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas   Location and   driving directions  Contact Coordinates & Working Hours   CONSULAR SERVICES  Visa  Visa FAQs  Passport  Passport FAQ  Miscellaneous Services  Consular Attestations  No Obligation To Return to India  (NORI for J2 Visa Holders)  Persons of Indian Origin  (PIO) Card    Overseas Citizenship of India(OCI)   Consular Inquiry  Consular Services Schedule  Mailing Services  Consular Fee Schedule  Right to Information Act  Govt Of India Baggage Rules   PHOTO GALLERY   IMPORTANT PRESS RELEASES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OUTSOURCING OF APPLICATION PROCESS FOR PASSPORT RELATED SERVICES FROM MAY 18, 2012  Open Day to discuss specific consular problems  Consul General of India, Houston calls on Governor of Texas  Information Event on Consular Services  Visit of Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon�ble Minister of Labour & Employment to Dallas (29 - 30 January, 2012)  ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SHRIMATI PRATIBHA DEVISINGH PATIL TO THE NATION ON THE EVE OF REPUBLIC DAY, ON JANUARY 25, 2012  Republic Day Flag Hoisting  Hon'ble Prime Minister's Message on the occasion of World Hindi Day - 2012  Visit of HE Nirupama Rao, Ambassador of India to USA, to Houston (10-12 November, 2011)  Public Lecture by HE Nirupama Rao, Ambassador of India to USA at Rice University on 10 November, 2011  School of Management at University of Texas, Dallas named as "Naveen Jindal School of Management"  Visit of Honble Minister of Commerce, Industry & Textiles to Dallas (20-21 September, 2011)   Help Line for Consular Services   The Consulate starts fully functioning from its own building ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA, HER EXCELLENCY SMT. PRATIBHA DEVISINGH PATIL ON THE EVE OF THE 65th INDEPENDENCE DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY FLAG HOISTING Press Release on India Sourcing Fair, Miami Government of India "Tracing the Roots" Scheme Scholarship Programmes for Diaspora Children Information Event on Consular Services Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Canada 2011, Toronto, June 9 & 10, 2011 Address to The Nation by Her Excellency The President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on the Eve of the 62nd Republic Day Advisory regarding outsourcing of OCI Service Advisory regarding outsourcing of Renunciation Certificate Service Advisory regarding outsourcing of PIO Service Advisory regarding renunciation of Indian citizenship Hon'ble Prime Minister's message on World Hindi Day on 10th January, 2011 During his visit to Birmingham, Alabama to address the 5th Annual Gala of the Alabama India Business Partnerships, Inc. (AIBP) on December 13, 2010, Mr. Sanjiv Arora, Consul General of India, Houston was interviewed by Ms. Kusum Singh, President & CEO of Pravasi Herald Communications, which can be viewed at the following link:- http://www.pravasiherald.com/index.php/comments/cgi_houston_pravasi_herald/ Consul General's interview on Consulate's Consular Services with Ms. Meena Datt, Music of India Radio, Houston on 12 December, 2010 The Consulate will remain closed on Friday, April 06, 2012 on the occasion of Good Friday IMPORTANT PRESS RELEASES DURING 2009 IMPORTANT PRESS RELEASES DURING 2010   Links to Indian Missions in USA  Embassy Of India, Washington, DC  Consulate General Of India, Chicago  Consulate General Of India,  San Fransisco  Consulate General Of India, New York   Links to Indian Government sites  Ministry of External Affairs   Visitor Info  The Press Trust of India  Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston  Greater Dallas Indo-American Chamber of Commerce  Georgia Indo American Chamber of Commerce  Indo- US Chamber of Commerce (Tampa, Florida)  Indo- US Chamber of Commerce of South Florida  Indo- US Chamber of Commerce of Northeast Florida  Indo-American Chamber of commerce of Okalahoma  Indian Students' Association 4300 Scotland Street, Houston, TX 77007 Tel: 713-626-2148/9, Fax: 713-626-2450.