Longhorn Cattle on pasture (close-up)

Iconic Texas Longhorn grazing

Where to see longhorns with really long horns: 
George Ranch near Richmond off 59.
There are some at Houston Farm and Ranch in Bear Creek Park too, but they are not as majestic.

Grazing black-and-white longhorn cattle with country church in the background

Longhorn cattle at Houston Farm and Ranch Club pasture near Bear Creek Community Center

The LH7 Brand - Texas Longhorn Cattle Ranch once operated in Barker, Texas

George Bush Park was once part of a large cattle ranch. 

Much of the ranch land later became Barker Reservoir, built to hold back water from heavy rains upstream to prevent flooding downstream in the City of Houston. 

The site of the Marks LH7 Ranch buildings today has a historical marker to commemorate its glorious past. Even the Houston Rodeo has its roots here. 

LH7 Ranch Texas Historical Commission Marker

These structures - a church, a general store and post office, and other farm buildings stand on the property today. They may not be original buildings that were part of the Ranch when it was operating, or were moved.
(I converted the digital photo taken 1/3/2013 to black & white to give an historic postcard-like look.) 

Satellite view of LH7 ranch site at Kingsland Blvd. / Barker-Clodine Rd. with small photo of ranch gate
and church building

What does a cattleguard look like?

Here is an example of an original one, albeit rendered useless because the cattle have been banned from what is now Barker Reservoir.

But there is also a restaurant by that name, and it is not even far away from this location -- Cattleguard Restaurant on Highway 6 North of Katy Freeway. It has a duck on wheels (a relic from long-gone Astroworld) sitting in the parking lot, rather then a stuffed longhorn, not to mention a Buffalo. 

Cattleguard Restaurant Storefront Signage
with Wyndham f/ka/ Crowne Plaza Hotel looming over it

2/24/2014 UPDATE: As of early 2014, this restaurant is closed

Pointing the way to the Cattleguard Eatery

Cattleguard Restaurant between Drury Inn and Wyndham Hotel in the Energy Corridor

Cattleguard [UPDATE: This restaurant on SH6 at I-10 is closed - Cherish the memories, here are some pics]

FEb 24, 2014 UPDATE: This restaurant has closed and the property has been posted for lease.

Cattleguard Restaurant & Bar (Saloon?) Storefront Signage

Now dwarfed by the Highway 6 Overpass

The retired Astroworld Duck on wheels (which are falling off) in the
Cattleguard Restaurant Parking Lot - Wyndham Hotel in background

Texas Restaurant Signage - One (lone) star and a fat, stylized longhorn whose horns aren't all that long

Texas Longhorn Cattle at Houston Farm & Ranch (pictures)

Houston Farm and Ranch Club Trail Rider Wagon at the 2013 Rodeo Parade in Downtown
(photo added 2/25/2013)

Houston Farm and Ranch Club - Gate at Patterson Road (September 2012 photo)

Grazing Longhorn on pasture in Addicks Reservoir near Patterson Road
- Harris County Community Center (Bear Creek) in the background

Houston Farm & Ranch Gate at Abercrombie and Patterson Road near Highway 6
inside Addicks Reservoir . Address: 1 Abercrombie Dr Houston, TX 77084

Bull grazing on wet pasture at Houston Farm & Ranch Club

Longhorn Cattle at Bear Creek Pioneers Park 

Pasture near Harris County Bear Creek Community Center / County Agricultural Extension Building
near State Highway 6 and Patterson Road