Convention District is a

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station in

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, on the

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system. It is served by the

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and

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lines and is located on Capitol and Rusk streets near the Avenida De La Americas. The station is named for the nearby George R. Brown Convention Center; it is also adjacent to

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, the home venue of the MLB team the

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. Convention District station opened on May 23, 2015.

References

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