Slideshow: Get to Know Houston, Texas
By Louis Parks, FrontDoor.com |
Published: 12/06/2008

Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Houston is a major energy capital, with numerous oil and gas companies headquartered there. It also boasts the world's largest medical center and big space and technology industries. The Port of Houston, the world's 10th largest, is second in the United States in total tonnage handled. With a population that's one-third Hispanic and the nation's third largest Asian population, Houston's 11,000 restaurants offer taste-astounding variety. Higher learning is represented by Rice University, 35,000-student University of Houston, Texas Southern University, city-wide Houston Community College and many more institutions.
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