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2. Houston - Wikipedia

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   Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United ...

3. Houston City Council - Wikipedia

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   The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas . The Council has sixteen members: eleven from council districts and five elected at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, with the most recent election being held in 2023 and the next being held in 2027.

4. History of Houston - Wikipedia

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   The city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas was founded in 1837 after Augustus and John Allen had acquired land to establish a new town at the junction of Buffalo and White Oak bayous in 1836. Houston served as the temporary capital of the Republic of Texas. Meanwhile, the town developed as a regional transportation and commercial hub.

5. Economy of Houston - Wikipedia

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   The economy of Houston is based primarily on the energy industry, particularly oil.However, health care, biomedical research, and aerospace also constitute large sectors. In 2021, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 537 U.S. dollars billion, the fourth-largest of any metro area in the United States.

6. Houston’s next mayor has big city problems to fix ... - AOL

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   The post Houston’s next mayor has big city problems to fix. Familiar faces want the job appeared first on TheGrio. “This (new) mayor comes along at a time when the city is doing well, though ...

7. Houston's next mayor has big city problems to fix. Familiar ...

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   The challenges facing Houston’s next mayor are familiar to many big cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lack of affordable housing. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee took ...

8. Demographics of Houston - Wikipedia

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   Demographics of Houston. In the U.S. state of Texas, Houston is the largest city by both population and area. With a 1850 United States census population of 2,396—and 596,163 a century later, in 1950—Houston's population has experienced positive growth trends. [1] In 2000, the city had a population of 1,953,631 people in 717,945 households ...

9. Houston Police Department - Wikipedia

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   The Houston Police Department ( HPD) is the primary municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest municipal police department, serving the fourth-largest city in the United States.