Houston is the fourth largest city in the USA and the largest city in the state of Texas, with a population of more than 2.14 million. It is also a large economic center, part of the sixth largest metropolitan area in USA (Houston – Sugar land – Baytown). Founded in 1836, August the 30th, by brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen, the city is named after General Sam Houston, who was President of the Republic of Texas at the time. Railroad and oi...
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