houston (città del texas, u.s.a.)

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Houston
{i} city in Texas (USA); family name
A city in Texas, USA
American general and politician who fought in the Texan struggle for independence from Mexico and became president of the Republic of Texas (1836-1838 and 1841-1844). When Texas was admitted to the Union, he served as U.S. senator (1845-1859) and governor (1859-1861). City (pop., 2000: 1,953,631), southern Texas, U.S. An inland port, it is linked by the Houston Ship Channel to the Gulf of Mexico and to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Galveston. Founded in 1836, it was named for Sam Houston; it was the capital of the Republic of Texas (1837-39). The state's largest city and leading port, it is a centre for oil, petrochemical, and aerospace research and development (See also NASA). The area is also important for rice, cotton, and cattle. It has several institutions for higher learning, including Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine. Houston is home to a symphony orchestra and ballet, an opera, and various theatre companies. Chamberlain Houston Stewart Houston Charles Hamilton Houston Samuel