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Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas.

Houston may also refer to:

Places

Canada

Houston, British Columbia, Canada
- Houston (British Columbia) railway station

Scotland

Houston, Renfrewshire, a settlement in Scotland

United States

Houston, Alabama
Houston, Alaska
Houston, Arkansas
Houston, Delaware
Houston, Florida, a place in Suwannee County, Florida
Houston, Georgia
Houston, Indiana
Houston, Minnesota
Houston, Mississippi
Houston, Missouri
Houston, Nebraska
Houston, Ohio
Houston, Pennsylvania
Houston, Tennessee
Houston Street (San Antonio), a street in Texas
Houston Street, a street in Manhattan, New York City

People with the name

Houston (actress), American pornographic actress
Houston (singer), early 2000s R&B singer
Allan Houston (born 1971), former NBA player
Angus Houston, Commander of the Australian Defence Force
Bobby Houston, Scottish former footballer
Brian Houston, Northern Irish musician
Brian Houston (pastor), Australian religious leader
Charles Hamilton Houston, American civil rights lawyer
Charles Snead Houston, American mountaineer, physician and scientist
Cherylee Houston, British actress currently playing Izzy Armstrong In Corronation Street
Cissy Houston (born 1933), American gospel singer, mother of famous singer Whitney
Drew Houston (born 1983), American internet entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Dropbox
James D. Houston, 1933-2009, American novelist
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, American writer, author of Farewell to Manzanar
Jean Houston, American author of New Thought or New Age books
Jamie Houston, English-born German rugby union international
John Houston, Scottish rugby player
John Houston (painter), Scottish painter (1930–2008)
Kevin Houston, American basketball player
Lucy, Lady Houston, backer of the British entry for 1931 Schneider Trophy races
Marques Houston, African-American R&B singer
Penelope Houston, American singer-songwriter
Penelope Houston (film critic), British film critic
Peter Houston, Scottish football manager
Phil Houston, New Zealand rugby league football referee
Sam Houston (1793–1863), 19th century American statesman and namesake of the Texas city
Stewart Houston, Scottish football player and coach
Robert Houston (New Zealand politician) (1842–1912), Member of Parliament in New Zealand
Sir Robert Houston, 1st Baronet (1853–1926), British Conservative Party politician and shipowner
Thelma Houston, R&B and dance music singer
Victor Houston (athlete), Barbadian track and field athlete
Walter Scott Houston, popularizer of amateur astronomy
Wade Houston, American basketball coach (also father of the aforementioned Allan Houston)
Whitney Houston (1963–2012), American R&B/pop singer
William Vermillion Houston, (1900–1968) American physicist and president of Rice University
Houston Alexander, American mixed martial artist

Art, entertainment, and media

Music

Groups

Houston (band), band formed by James Houston of the Paupers

Albums

Houston (album), 1965 album by Dean Martin, containing the Lee Hazlewood-written hit "Houston"

Songs

"Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)", 1983 song by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band
"Houston", song by Soul Coughing from the 1998 album El Oso
"Houston", 2008 song by R.E.M. from Accelerate
"Houston", 2008 song by Snob Scrilla

Education

University of Houston, a university in Houston

Sports

Houston Aeros (1994–2013)
Houston Aeros (WHA); former WHA hockey franchise from 1972 to 1978
Houston Astros, current MLB team
Houston Comets, former WNBA basketball team
Houston Cougars, the intercollegiate athletic program of the University of Houston
Houston Dynamo, current MLS team
Houston Rockets, NBA basketball team
Houston Texans, current NFL team

Vessels

USS Houston (AK-1), a cargo ship during World War I
USS Houston (CA-30), a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1930
USS Houston (CL-81), a light cruise commissioned in 1943
USS Houston (SSN-713), a Los Angeles-class submarine commissioned in 1982

Other uses

Clan Houston, Scottish clan
Houston's Restaurant, a steakhouse chain
Houston, the radio call sign for the Capsule Communicator at NASA Mission Control Center