- Houston is the largest city in Texas (over 4.3 million inside Harris county metropolitan area.) and the 4th largest in the United States

- The city was founded in August of 1836 on the edge of Buffalo Bayou

- Houston was the capital of the Republic of Texas (1837-1840)

- NASA with its development sectors,  training and mission control operations came to Houston in 1961

- Texas Medical Center located in Houston is known as one of the largest medical center in the world

- The Astrodome, the first indoor domed sports stadium of its kind, was opened in 1965

- The Port of Houston is one of the largest international ports in the world

- The Houston Theater District is one of the largest areas in the world for the performing arts, it's facilities comprising almost 15,000 seats

- Houston Rodeo is the largest in the world servicing more than two million people

- With more than seven million annual visits, the Houston Museum District is one of the top cultural districts in the country