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Sam Houston papers (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, Texas) Life of General Houston, 1793–1863 published 1891, hosted by the Portal to Texas History. Samuel Houston from the Handbook of Texas Online; Sam Houston Memorial Museum in Huntsville, Texas; Sam Houston Historic Schoolhouse in Maryville, Tennessee
Coat of arms of Texas: 1993 National guard crest Crest of the Texas National Guard: February 18, 1924 Flower: Bluebonnets (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis and sandy land bluebonnet L. subcarnosus) [1] March 1901 [3] Tree: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) 1919 Soil: Houston Black: Bird: Northern mockingbird: 1927 [1] [4] Song ...
The NRG Astrodome, [6] formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, was the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States. It sat around 50,000 fans, with a record attendance of 68,266 set by George Strait in 2002.
The city's all-time recorded high temperature is 113 °F (45 °C) during the Heat Wave of 1980. In July and August, the average high temperature is near 96 °F (36 °C), while the average nighttime low temperature is around 77 °F (25 °C). Days with temperatures exceeding 100 °F (38 °C) happen at least several times during the summer every year.
Texas Children's Hospital is a nationally ranked, freestanding 973-bed, [1] acute care women's and children's hospital located in Houston, Texas.It is the primary pediatric teaching hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine [2] and is located within the Texas Medical Center.
The temperature increased rapidly, reportedly peaking near 140 °F (60 °C), [2] 20° above the official all-time high for the state of Texas and exceeding the highest official temperature recorded on Earth. The storm, known as "Satan's Storm" by locals, soon became part of local folklore.
William P. Hobby Airport (IATA: HOU, ICAO: KHOU, FAA LID: HOU) — colloquially referred to as Houston Hobby or other short names — is an international airport in Houston, Texas, located 7 mi (11 km) from downtown Houston. [4]
The marker at an entrance to River Oaks. River Oaks is a residential community located in the center of Houston, Texas, United States.Located within the 610 Loop and between Downtown and Uptown, the community spans 1,100 acres (450 ha). [1]