Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas (Harris County) is located in southeast Texas on I-10, about 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. It lies at the head of Galveston and is connected with the bay and the gulf by the Houston Ship Channel. Founded by the Allen brothers in August 1836 as a riverboat landing, the city is named for Sam Houston, a hero of the Texas Revolution. Houston was the capital of the Republic of Texas...