<P> On July 25, 1979, Tropical Storm Claudette stalled over Alvin and inundated the region with 45 inches (1,140 mm) of rain in 42 hours . The total included 43 inches (1,090 mm) in 24 hours, the maximum 24 - hour rainfall in American history . </P> <P> In Alvin's municipal election on May 7, 2016, citizens voted to elect newly relocated resident, Chris Sanger, as their At Large Position 2 city council member in the city's largest turnout in a municipal election, with 1,590 votes cast . Sanger ousted two - term incumbent, Terry Droege, with Sanger receiving 50.58% to Droege's 49.42% . Chris Sanger ran on the slogan, "Fresh Face, New Voice," while pointing out that the incumbent had a spotty attendance record to regularly scheduled council meetings, amongst other calls for accountability, such as lower property taxes, expenditure responsibility, and that police for the city of Alvin have been historically underpaid . </P> <P> Alvin is located in northeastern Brazoria County at 29 ° 23 ′ 37" N 95 ° 16 ′ 18" W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.39361 ° N 95.27167 ° W ﻿ / 29.39361; - 95.27167 (29.393698, - 95.271588). It is bordered to the northeast by Friendswood and League City in Galveston County, and part of its southeast border is along the village of Hillcrest . Texas State Highway 35 bypasses the center of the city to the east; it leads north 25 miles (40 km) to downtown Houston and southwest 21 miles (34 km) to Angleton, the Brazoria County seat . Texas State Highway 6 crosses Highway 35 and passes through the center of Alvin, leading southeast 30 miles (48 km) to Galveston and 28 miles (45 km) northwest to Sugar Land </P> <P> According to the United States Census Bureau, Alvin has a total area of 25.6 square miles (66.4 km), of which 24.3 square miles (62.9 km) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.5 km), or 5.26%, is water . </P>

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