Houston

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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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By re-signing returning center Bradley Bozeman, Hortiz hopes to have a competitive offseason to strengthen an offensive line that gave up four sacks in a playoff loss to the Houston Texans.

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And while James’ ramp-up after his injury return included a clunker in Orlando and a buzzer-beater in Chicago, the team quickly found its footing in good wins against Houston and in Memphis and Oklahoma City.

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Attention this week is firmly on the women's game, with the first major of the year, the Chevron Championship, being held at The Club at Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas.

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All of this takes on new meaning, especially if we recall JFK’s 1962 speech at Rice University in Houston.

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Diego Fagúndez, who captained the Galaxy against Houston and scored the team’s only goal Saturday in his 400th MLS appearance, agrees the team needs to stop looking for scapegoats and start looking for solutions.

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