Houston

American

[hyoo-stuhn] / ˈhyu stən /

noun

Sam(uel), 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.
a city in SE Texas: a port on a ship canal, about 50 miles (80 km) from the Gulf of Mexico.

Houston British

/ ˈhjuːstən /

noun

an inland port in SE Texas, linked by the Houston Ship Canal to the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: capital of the Republic of Texas (1837–39; 1842–45); site of the Manned Spacecraft Center (1964). Pop: 2 009 690 (2003 est)

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Houston Cultural

Largest city in Texas.

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A center of the oil industry and the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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A University of Houston survey in late January tested an array of potential general election matchups between Crockett or Talarico and GOP candidates — and showed no one had a decisive advantage.

From Salon

“Complacency is a killer,” he told a crowd of about 50 last week at On the Kirb, an organic sports bar in the upmarket Houston neighborhood of Upper Kirby.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A hearing will be held, and the judge will examine the evidence and make a decision,” says Childs Legacy Law Firm in Houston.

From MarketWatch

The laid-back Houston native has built a comedy career that spans more than 25 years, all based on being himself.

From Los Angeles Times

Apple has a modest operation assembling about 10 AI servers an hour at a Foxconn facility in Houston.

From The Wall Street Journal

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