What is "houston"

city in Texas, U.S., founded 1836 and named for first president of Texas, Sam Houston. The family name is from the barony of Houston in Lanark.

Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States, located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico. With a census-estimated 2014 population of 2.239 million within a land area of , 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 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 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-20th century, Houston became the home of the Texas Medical Center—the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions—and NASA's Johnson Space Center, where the Mission Control Center is located.

Houston's economy has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. It is also leading in health care sectors and building oilfield equipment; only New York City is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters within its city limits. The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. Nicknamed the "Space City", Houston is a global city, with strengths in business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology, education, medicine, and research. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. Houston is the most diverse city in Texas and has been described as the most diverse in the United States. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts.

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas.

Houston may also refer to:

Houston (born Kimberly Halsey on March 24, 1969) is an American pornographic actress. She was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2015. A 1999 Salon article described her as "A surgically enhanced cartoon bombshell... [who] looks like the love child of Jessica Rabbit and Bart Simpson."

Houston (born Houston Edward Summers IV, October 26, 1983, Los Angeles, California) is an American singer, best known for the hit single " I Like That."

Houston (I'm Comin' to See You) is the twenty-sixth album by American singer/ guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music).

"Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" is a song written by Larry Gatlin and recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band. It was released in September 1983 as the first single from the album "Greatest Hits Vol. II" then included to first track of "Not Guilty" (1984). "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" was the group's third and last number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.

__NOTOC__ Houston is a 1965 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by Jimmy Bowen.

Houston peaked at 11 on the Billboard 200. The title track, written by Lee Hazlewood, had appeared in the Top 40 in the summer of 1965.

The album was reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2009.

Houston is a masculine given name which may refer to:

• Houston Alexander (born 1972), American mixed martial artist
• Houston Antwine (1939-2011), National Football League player
• Houston Branch (1899–1968), American screenwriter
• Houston Oldham, American soccer player
• Houston Person (born 1934), American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer
• Houston (singer), R&B singer Houston Edward Summers IV (born 1983)

"Houston" is a song written by Lee Hazlewood, which was released in 1965 by Dean Martin. The song spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 21, while reaching No. 2 on Billboards Easy Listening chart, and No. 11 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.

The distinctive percussive sound at the beginning and end of the song was created by tapping an empty Coke bottle with a spoon.

Houston is the surname of:

• Allan Houston (born 1971), former National Basketball Association player
• Andrew Jackson Houston (1854–1941), American politician, son of Sam Houston
• Angus Houston (born 1947), Australian retired air chief marshal, former commander of the Australian Defence Force
• Bobby Houston (born 1967), retired National Football League player
• Bobby Houston (footballer) (born 1952), Scottish former footballer
• Brian Houston (musician) (fl. 1994-present), Northern Irish musician
• Brian Houston (pastor) (born 1954), Australian religious leader
• Byron Houston (born 1969), former National Basketball Association player
• Charles Hamilton Houston (1895-1950), American civil rights lawyer
• Charles Snead Houston (1913–2009), American mountaineer, physician and scientist
• Cherylee Houston (born 1975), British actress currently playing Izzy Armstrong In Corronation Street
• Chris Houston (disambiguation)
• Gilbert Cisco Houston (1918–1961), American folk singer and songwriter closely associated with Woody Guthrie
• Cissy Houston (born 1933), American gospel singer, mother of singer Whitney Houston
• David Houston (disambiguation)
• Doug Houston (born 1943), Scottish retired footballer
• Drew Houston (born 1983), American internet entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Dropbox
• Edwin J. Houston (1847–1914), American businessman, professor, consulting electrical engineer, inventor and author
• Frank K. Houston (1881-1973), president and chairman of the Chemical Corn Exchange Bank in the 1940s.
• George Houston (disambiguation)
• Glyn Houston (born 1926), Welsh actor
• Guy Houston (born 1960), American politician
• Heather Houston, Canadian curler, 1989 world champion
• Henry A. Houston (1847–1925), American teacher, businessman and politician
• Henry H. Houston (1820–1895), American businessman and philanthropist
• Jack Houston (1919-2008), Australian politician
• James D. Houston, 1933-2009, American novelist
• Jamie Houston (born 1982), English-born retired German rugby union international
• Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (born 1934), American writer, author of Farewell to Manzanar
• Jean Houston (born 1937), American author of New Thought or New Age books
• Jim Houston (born 1937), college football Hall-of-Fame and National Football League player
• John Houston (disambiguation)
• Justin Houston (born 1989), National Football League player
• Kevin Houston (born c. 1964), American basketball player
• Lamarr Houston (born 1987), National Football League player
• Leroy Houston (born 1986), Australian rugby union player
• Lin Houston (1921-1995), All-America Football Conference and National Football League player, brother of Jim Houston
• Livingston W. Houston (1891-1977), eleventh president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Marguerite Houston (born 1981), Australian world champion rower
• Marques Houston (born 1981), African-American R&B singer
• Penelope Houston (born 1958), American singer-songwriter
• Penelope Houston (film critic) (1927–2015), British film critic
• Peter Houston (born 1958), Scottish football manager and former player
• Phil Houston, New Zealand rugby league football referee
• Renee Houston (1902–1980), Scottish comedy actress and revue artist
• Rich Houston (1945–1982), American football player
• Robert Houston (disambiguation)
• Sam Houston (1793–1863), American statesman and namesake of the Texas city
• Stephen D. Houston (born 1958), American anthropologist, archaeologist, epigrapher and Mayanist scholar
• Stewart Houston, Scottish football player and coach
• Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905), American attorney and politician, son of Sam Houston
• Thelma Houston (born 1946), American R&B and dance music singer
• Tommy Houston (born 1945), American retired NASCAR Busch Series driver
• Victor S. K. Houston (1876–1959), American politician
• Victor Houston (athlete) (born 1974), Barbadian track and field athlete
• Walter Scott Houston (1912-1993), popularizer of amateur astronomy
• Wade Houston, American basketball coach, father Allan Houston
• Whitney Houston (1963–2012), American R&B/pop singer
• William Houston (disambiguation)