Seal of Houston, Texas

Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. As of the 2005 U.S. Census estimate, it had a population of more than 2 million. The city covers more than 600 square miles (1,600 km)Houston was founded on August 30, 1836 by brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen on land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou. The city was incorporated on June 5, 1837 and named after General Sam Houston, commander at the Battle of San Jacinto. The burgeoning port and railroad industry, combined with oil discovery in 1901, has induced continual surges in Houston's population. In the 20th century, Houston became the home of the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions, and NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.

Houston by Arthur, Music by Dean Martin - Going back to Houston

Sam Houston

Houston, Downtown

Wortham Fountain at Tranquility Park

Our house on Ludington Drive

Satellite image of Houston, Texas

Houston, City Hall

Metrorail

I-10 and I-45 near Downtown

Texas Medical Center

Lovett Hall - Rice University

Wortham Center -Theater District

Port of Houston

The space shuttle, atop its Boeing 747 SCA, flying over Johnson Space Center

Downtown skyline

The Water Wall, near the Galleria

Houston from Interstate

Sam Houston Park

The view from my window 1995-2001

Houston Rodeo

Gotta love the flags