Houston

[hyoo-stuhn]

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noun

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.

Houston

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noun

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)

Houston

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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“A lot rides on what happens this weekend,” said Christopher Mirasola, a professor at the University of Houston Law Center.

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The main “No Kings” events will take place in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago and Charlotte, N.C., but there will also be demonstrations in other cities.

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The graphic was installed next to Section 140, where Leo sat in Row 19, Seat 2 for Game 1 of the 2005 World Series between the White Sox and Houston Astros.

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In his last public comments, Mack was swirling in the disappointment of the Chargers’ wild-card loss to the Houston Texans.

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But the disappointment that rendered Herbert motionless on the sideline in Houston had faded in his memory, he said.

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