Long Beach, California
Description: Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas, fourth-most populous city in the United States, most populous city in the Southern United States, as well as the sixth-most populous in North America.
Houston was founded on August 30, 1836 by brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen on land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou. Houston is known as the Bayou City for its waterway system.
The Port of Houston, one of the region's greatest assets, ranks as the nation's largest port in international tonnage and second in total tonnage. The Port of Houston is located 50 miles inland and ranks first in the country in foreign tonnage.
Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County. Houston's size is 665 square miles. Bush Intercontinental Airport offers non-stop service to more than 70 international destinations.
Long Beach, California