1. Houston Houston (Houston), is the first largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States, the largest economic center on the Gulf Coast.
2. With an area of 1,440 square kilometers, the city's name is named after Sam Houston, the president of Texas **** and the country in that year (SamHouston).
3. Houston is the county seat of Harris County (the third largest county in the country).
4. Houston is east of Missouri City, with the southwestern portion extending into Fordham County and a small northeastern portion extending into Montgomery County.
5. San Antonio San Antonio (SanAntonio) is located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Texas, covers an area of about 1205 square kilometers, is the second largest city in Texas, the seventh most populous city in the United States.
6. San Antonio was first settled by American Indians.
7. In 1691, Spanish explorers and missionaries came to settle here.
8.In the mid-18th century, it grew to be the largest Spanish settlement in Texas.
9. In the mid-19th century, a series of battles, including the Battle of the Alamo, broke out between the Texan and Mexican armies, in which the Texan army was defeated.
10. In 1845, the Mexican-American War broke out and the United States annexed Texas.
11.After the American Civil War, the area became a famous American livestock trading center and frontier city.
12. Dallas Dallas (Dallas), a city located in the U.S. state of Texas, the city and Fort Worth, Arlington, forming the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex, covering 12 counties, with a total population of 6.87 million people (2010 data), is the first metropolitan area in the southern United States.
13. Dallas, the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, the ninth-largest city in the U.S., and the capital of Dallas County, has a city area of 385 square miles (997 square kilometers).
14.It is also home to TheUniversityofTexasatDallas.
15.Fort Worth is an industrial and commercial city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Texas.
16.Fronting the Trinity River, about 50 kilometers west of Dallas.
17.Population 450,000 (1984), 2.95 million (1980) in the greater metropolitan area.
18.Transportation hub.
19.Famous market for livestock, cotton and grains.
20. commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas, USA.
21. Pro-Trinity River, about 50 kilometers west of Dallas.
22.Population 450,000 (1984), 2.95 million (1980) in the greater metropolitan area.
23.Transportation hub.
24.Famous market for livestock, cotton and grains.
25.Oil fields 145 kilometers west of the city, with well-developed industries such as food processing, oil processing, machinery for oil fields, and aircraft.
26.Mesquite Mesquite (Mesquite,Texas) is a city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Texas, belonging to Dallas County and Kaufman County.
27.It has an area of 16 square kilometers and a 2006 population of 131,447.
28.The port was opened on May 22, 1873 and the city was established on December 3, 1887.
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30.Houston has one of the highest densities of industrial areas in the country and has room to grow to meet future needs.
31. The region is also home to more than 400 software development companies with a large customer base in the energy, space science, biotechnology, and leading technology research and development businesses.
32. Houston's manufacturing sector has been ranked #1 in the nation for six consecutive years.
33. Aerospace Houston is a world-renowned space city and home to the Johnson Space Center, located 40 miles southeast of downtown.
34. This $1.5 billion complex houses NASA's largest research and development facility, bringing together some of the nation's best high-tech professionals in science and engineering.
35. Houston's aerospace community includes more than 150 companies involved in aircraft or spacecraft manufacturing, space research, and technology.
36. Founded in 1961, the Johnson Space Center occupies an area of 56km2 and employs 19,000 people (including nearly 100 astronauts). It is one of the nine NASA-controlled space centers responsible for designing and building spacecraft, selecting and training astronauts, planning and directing manned spaceflights, and conducting scientific experiments in space, among other tasks.
37. On July 20, 1969, the center successfully commanded mankind's first trip to the moon.
38.The center's control room is the ground control center of the ISS, responsible for coordinating the operation and safe operation of the entire station.
39.Biotechnology and Life SciencesHouston is home to more than 190 life sciences and biotechnology companies and academic partnerships.
40.More than 100 state-of-the-art hospitals and health clinics and several of the nation's leading research institutions.
41.Additionally, Texas ranked second in the 2011 edition of BusinessFacilities' Biotech Growth and Capacity Awards due to its strong technology infrastructure, research institutions, commercial company market, and strong financing.
42.The Texas Medical Center in Houston is one of the largest medical centers in the world in the United States.
43.The center covers 84㎞2 of land and consists of 54 medical facilities *** with 6,041 beds.
44. In 2000, 5.4 million patients visited the center, including 19,307 international patients who came from abroad.
45. The center is best known for cancer and heart research.