Houston
Sam(uel), 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.
a city in SE Texas: a port on a ship canal, about 50 miles (80 km) from the Gulf of Mexico.
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How to use Houston in a sentence
Unlike the Deshaun Watson situation in Houston, Wilson hasn’t actually asked for a trade, and his agent Mark Rodgers noted Thursday in his statement to ESPN that Wilson wants to remain in Seattle.
A Russell Wilson trade is unlikely, but Seattle’s star QB is unhappy. Here are the team’s options. | John Clayton | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostBased in the Houston, the company listed hundreds of thousands of dollars in debts to packaging, logistics, shipping and marketing contractors.
The wave of covid bankruptcies has begun | Jonathan O'Connell, Anu Narayanswamy | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostAfter seeing Texas residents wait days for test results in the summer, the school lined up two Houston-based testing partners, Baylor Genetics and Houston Methodist Hospital, for 24-hour turnaround on test results.
How 5 universities tried to handle COVID-19 on campus | Betsy Ladyzhets | February 23, 2021 | Science NewsThat happened in Houston, where the arresting officer in a domestic-violence case died before the case went to trial.
'I Want This Over.' For Victims and the Accused, Justice Is Delayed as COVID-19 Snarls Courts | Melissa Chan | February 22, 2021 | TimeYet she found that Philadelphia had 10 times as many civil rights suits filed against the city and its department in a single two-year period as Houston.
Cities Spend Millions On Police Misconduct Every Year. Here’s Why It’s So Difficult to Hold Departments Accountable. | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Amelia.Thomson-DeVeaux@abc.com) | February 22, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
“Officers had to go stop an elderly lady from being assaulted,” Sgt. Houston said.
Texas Gun Slingers Police the Police—With a Black Panthers Tactic | Brandy Zadrozny | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHouston has the largest medical center in the world, and the largest export port in the entire country.
A tense commute to work in Houston will start to resemble a tense commute in Boston or New York City.
Reconcile is a rapper from Houston, a city with a rich hip-hop legacy.
Down With the King: Christianity Isn’t Hiding in Rap’s Closet | Stereo Williams | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Reconcile is from a slightly different arm of Houston hip-hop—more focused on spiritual triumph over the trap.
Down With the King: Christianity Isn’t Hiding in Rap’s Closet | Stereo Williams | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGeneral Houston had attacked them with three hundred of our people, but had not been able to break their ranks.
Our army, under the command of General Houston, was in front of Harrisburg, to which place the congress had retreated.
We were interrupted at this moment by a message from General Houston, to whom we immediately hastened.
Do you remember that glorious face, so strong and tender, on the wall of our little Houston Street hallroom?
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanTilly blushed and shrugged her shoulders; but she asked no more questions about Fort Sam Houston for at least five minutes.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
British Dictionary definitions for Houston
/ (ˈhjuːstən) /
an inland port in SE Texas, linked by the Houston Ship Canal to the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: capital of the Republic of Texas (1837–39; 1842–45); site of the Manned Spacecraft Center (1964). Pop: 2 009 690 (2003 est)
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Cultural definitions for Houston
[ (hyooh-stuhn) ]
Largest city in Texas.
Notes for Houston
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