Description: Top 10 places to visit in Houston Texas - Travel Guide, 24 Hours in Houston: The Ultimate Guide to a Day of Non-Stop Adventure in Texas, BIRTHDAY VLOG | LIT WEEKEND IN HOUSTON | LOST & FOUND, THE ADDRESS, & MORE | THE GIRLSNXTDOOR
video (50720) headlines (21485) world news (21459) worldnews (20536) sign up and share your playlists (20513) videos and editable pages for news (20510) wn archive (20188) wn network (20177) weekend houston (1) weekend houston breaking news (1)
Houston ( i / ˈ h juː s t ən / HYOO -stən ) is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States . With a census-estimated 2014 population of 2.239 million people, within a land area of 599.6 square miles (1,553 km 2 ) , it also is the largest city in the Southern United States , as well as the seat of Harris County . It is the principal city of Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land , which is the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the United States.
Houston was founded in 1836 on land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou (now known as Allen's Landing ) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city was named after former General Sam Houston , who was president of the Republic of Texas and had commanded and won at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of where the city was established. The burgeoning port and railroad industry, combined with oil discovery in 1901, has induced continual surges in the city's population. In the mid-twentieth c
Houston is an Amtrak intercity train station in Houston