Say what you will about cows, but they know where to go during a hot South Texas
summer afternoon. In the shade of a big Live Oak tree, or better yet, the creek !
Pasture and creek near La Ward, Texas.
The Hockley, Texas community is surrounded by grain farms and cattle ranches and is about thirty-six miles northwest of Downtown Houston. The Army of THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS camped near the original settlement in April 1836. 
Cattle still graze amongst oil pumpjacks
text snip from Wikipedia:
Missouri City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Fort Bend County, with a small portion in Harris County. The area in which Missouri City is now located holds a significant part in the history of Texas that dates back to its early days as part of the United States.
