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A cold front will bring severe storms, heavy rain, and a flood risk to Southeast Texas on Election Day Tuesday, followed by a mid-week cool-down into the 70s.
Texas Senate race heats up as James Talarico rallies hundreds in Houston ahead of Election Day
Three-star cornerback Darrod Jacobs chose Utah after seeing the close relationships between the Utes’ coaches and players.
Southern University quarterback Christian Johnson (10) runs to avoid Texas Southern defensive lineman Jordan Thompson (15) during the second half of an NCAA...
A meteorite crashed through Sherrie James’ roof in Spring, Texas, on March 21, landing near her daughter and causing a pressure wave that scientists estima...
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Several Houston-area communities are getting national recognition as places to settle down for retirement, with The Woodlands, Spring, Pearland and Conroe ea...
As demand for artificial intelligence continues to grow, a new survey from the University of Houston shows Texas voters are increasingly concerned about the...
South Texas police officer found shot to death inside west Houston apartment; chief calls for justice
The electoral map Texas redrew at President Donald Trump’s request left voters in Houston and southern Texas with unfamiliar candidates.
On a wild Saturday that saw No. 2 BYU and No. 8 Texas Tech both lose, No. 10 Utah delivered a 21-13 statement win over No. 14 Houston.
Southeast Texas sees low 80s and pleasant humidity Sunday, with rain chances returning late week ahead of Halloween as Hurricane Vance targets Mexico.
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Houston is in Harris County, Texas.
Region: Central Texas
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On August 26, 1836, the brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen bought land on Buffalo Bayou from Elizabeth E. Parrott for $5,000, only $1,000 of it in cash. Four days later they advertised the new town, named for Sam Houston. They persuaded the Republic of Texas Congress to make it the temporary capital. About a dozen people lived there early in 1837, but about 1,500 did by the time Congress met there that May. Houston was incorporated on June 5, 1837, with James S. Holman as its first mayor. The capital moved to Austin in 1839, the same year yellow fever killed about one resident in eight.
Houston grew as a market town, shipping farmers' produce down the bayou to Galveston. By 1860 it was a railroad hub for cotton exports. The 1860 census counted 4,845 residents, 1,069 of them enslaved. In the Civil War, Confederate General John B. Magruder used the city as a base for the Battle of Galveston, and by 1890 Houston was the railroad center of Texas. After the hurricane that devastated Galveston in 1900, Houston pressed harder to become a deep-water port. Oil was struck at Spindletop, near Beaumont, in 1901, and in 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt approved $1 million for the Houston Ship Channel. By 1910 the population had nearly doubled in ten years, to 78,800. Sources Wikipedia: Houston
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