Houston

American  

[hyoo-stuhn] / ˈhju stən /

noun

1. Sam(uel), 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.

2. 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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Houston British  

/ ˈhjuːstən /

noun

1. 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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Houston Cultural  

1. Largest city in Texas.

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A center of the oil industry and the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Rhossi normally lives in the sea, but has to travel out of the water – first by helicopter from Anglesey to London, then by cargo flight to Houston, Texas, USA.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

As the Houston energy trader struggled and racked up $30 billion in debt, chief financial officer Andrew Fastow thought he found a way to keep it off Enron’s books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Kirkland partnered with Jackson Walker as co-counsel on almost all such cases the firm filed in Houston.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Professor Yashashree Kulkarni and her PhD student Anand Mathew from the University of Houston also contributed to the project.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

I didn’t think too much about the conversation until a few days later, when Sam Houston, the fourteen-year-old, crept up to me in the hallway and spoke out of the corner of his mouth.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly