Useful addresses to prepare your trip Houston & The Coast

This computer shop offers Internet access.

The Friendship is open to the French who have made military service and foreigners who have served in the French army or who have participated in military operations in France. Activities are regularly organized: visits, ceremonies, banquets, picnics, excursions, conferences.

Covering Texas, but also Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, the consulate is available to French citizens for the formalities of daily life, to help those in difficulty, to ensure that children can receive education in French, to support French companies who want to sell or to establish in the United States and to help American companies wishing to invest in France. To this end, several agencies are being put in place: a consular chancery, a cultural service, a science and technology mission, a press service and an economic mission.

This school allows young French people to follow the same curriculum as if they studied in France.

Hosted by the consulate, this association promotes and supports cultural exchanges between France and Texas. In particular, she organizes the French Cultures Festival in March.

An independent institution that promotes Franco-American economic relations. One of the 19 of this kind spread across the country.

This volunteer association aims to help the French who settle in Houston. The website is filled with practical advice about the installation in Houston for expatriation or immigration. You can also find a practical guide (updated very regularly) which includes all the questions the newcomers may ask (papers, school, doctor, house, car, permit, work, leisure, sports etc) on the association's website. Contact it preferably by e-mail.

A fairly dynamic Alliance Française, which offers French classes, shows French films and organizes several events throughout the year in partnership with Houston institutions, such as the Museum of Fine Arts. Visit their website to learn more about their upcoming events, including literary lectures, French music concerts, special guest talks, etc.

It also offers a wide range of job opportunities in various fields, such as mail and parcel delivery, driving delivery trucks and semi-trailers, as well as positions in processing centers.