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Greater Houston

Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land is a nine-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. The metropolitan area is colloquially referred to as "Greater Houston" and is situated in Southeast Texas.

Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and the second-largest in Texas with a population of 6,490,180, as of U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2010 estimates.

The population of the metropolitan area is centered in the city of Houston—the largest economic and cultural center of the American South, with a population of 2.1 million.

Houston is among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States. The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area was the fastest growing metro area numerically during the 2013-2014 census year, with 156,371 people added The area grew 25.2% between the 1990 and 2000 censuses—adding more than 950,000 people—while the nation's population increased 13.2% over the same period. From 2000 to 2007, the area grew by 912,994 people. From 2000 to 2030, the metropolitan area is projected by Woods & Poole Economics to rank fifth in the nation in population growth—adding 2.66 million people. In 2009, Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners ranked the then-named Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown MSA as the fifth-best performing metropolitan area; the Houston area had moved up 11 spaces from the previous year's ranking. It is a part of the Texas Triangle megapolitan area.

Houston

Houston (i/ˈhjuːstən/ HYOO-stən) is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States. With a census-estimated 2014 population of 2.239 million people, within a land area of 599.6 square miles (1,553 km2), it also is the largest city in the Southern United States, as well as the seat of Harris County. It is the principal city of Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, which is the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the United States.

Houston was founded in 1836 on land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou (now known as Allen's Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city was named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had commanded and won at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of where the city was established. The burgeoning port and railroad industry, combined with oil discovery in 1901, has induced continual surges in the city's population. In the mid-twentieth century, Houston became the home of the Texas Medical Center—the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions—and NASA's Johnson Space Center, where the Mission Control Center is located.

Houston station (Texas)

Houston is an Amtrak intercity train station in Houston

History

The present Houston station, which opened on October 26, 1959, was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad to replace Grand Central Station, which was just east of the present station. That station operated from September 1, 1934 until the property was sold to the U.S. Government in 1959 to become the site of the Houston main post office. Grand Central Station had replaced the original Houston & Texas Central depot of 1886. When Amtrak was created it was one of two stations in Houston that served Amtrak trains, the other being Union Station, now part of Minute Maid Park. All Amtrak trains moved to Southern Pacific Station by the end of July 1974, and all trains were canceled or rerouted out of Houston except the Sunset Limited. This station continued to be owned and operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad after the creation of Amtrak, and has been owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad since the merger of Southern Pacific and Union Pacific.

Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)

"Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" is a song written by Larry Gatlin and recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band. It was released in September 1983 as the first single from the album "Greatest Hits Vol. II" then included to first track of "Not Guilty" (1984). "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" was the group's third and last number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.

Chart performance

References

External links

  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
  • Radio Stations - Houston

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    WATR-AM 1320 Waterbury, CT Oldies USA
    FSN Feature Story News World News News,News Updates USA
    High Plains Public Radio Classical,Public USA
    KBYU-FM 89.1 (Great Music ... Sound Ideas) Provo, UT Classical,Public,College USA
    Western Intertie Network (WIN System) Talk USA
    WPDH-FM 101.5 (Home Of Rock N Roll) Poughkeepsie, NY Classic Rock USA
    WQQB-FM 96.1 Rantoul, IL Top 40 USA
    AccuRadio: Power Ballads Adult Contemporary,Classic Rock USA
    KKLA-FM 99.5 Los Angeles, CA Christian,Talk USA
    KTAR-FM 92.3 Phoenix, AZ News Talk,Talk,Discussion USA
    WBPT-FM 106.9 (The Eagle) Birmingham, AL Classic Rock USA
    KFMJ-FM 99.9 Ketchikan, AK Oldies,Classic Rock USA
    WXL61-SW 162.475 (NOAA Weather) Cedar Rapids, IA News Updates,Short Wave Radio USA
    WDQX-FM 102.3 (Max FM) Morton, IL Classic Rock USA
    BoomerRadio: Sweet Soul Music Oldies,Pop USA
    WOLX-FM 94.9 Baraboo, WI Oldies USA
    WICR-FM 88.7 (Univ of Indianapolis) Indianapolis, IN College USA
    IRSO-FL Roots of Soul R&B USA
    WJTW-LP 100.3 Jupiter, FL Oldies,Public USA
    WVHF-AM 1140 (Holy Family Radio) Kentwood, MI Religious USA
    WONE-FM 97.5 Akron, OH Rock,Classic Rock USA
    WGLE-FM 90.7 (WGTE) Lima, OH News USA
    Today's Christian Music Christian Contemporary,Religious,Christian USA
    Shepherd's Chapel Religious,Christian USA
    KRLD-AM 1080 (NewsRadio 1080) Dallas, TX News Talk,News,Talk USA
    KDIX-IR 1230 (Herb 1 Radio) Dickinson, ND Jazz,Talk,Reggae USA
    Mistletoe @ iradiophilly.com Christian USA
    ORS - Christmas Music For Kids Christian,Kids USA
    WBOG-AM 1460 (Kool Gold) Tomah, WI Oldies USA
    KELS-LP 104.7 FM (Pirate Radio) Greeley, CO Oldies,60s USA
    Smooth Beats, Hip Hop Hip Hop USA
    WPSO-AM 1500 (Greek Voice Radio) New Port Richey, FL Greek USA
    KCMQ-FM 96.7 (Real Classic Rock) Columbia, MO Classic Rock USA
    NuBreaks Radio Dance,Electronica,Jungle USA
    KCME-FM 88.7 Manitou Springs, CO Classical,Public USA
    South Carolina ETV Radio, Classical Varied,Classical,Public USA
    WBJC-FM 91.5 Baltimore, MD Classical,Public,College USA
    WNWC-FM 102.5 (Life 102.5) Madison, WI Christian Contemporary,Gospel,Christian USA
    KLFE-AM 1590 (Freedom 1590) Seattle, WA Talk USA
    K-Lite Online Soft Rock USA
    WFCJ-FM 93.7 (Inspiration) Dayton, OH Religious USA
    Scanner: Denver Police Talk USA
    WRSU-FM 88.7 (Rutgers Univ) New Brunswick, NJ College USA
    SomaFM: Tag's Trip Electronica USA
    WEKZ-FM 93.7 (Big Oldies) Monroe, WI Oldies USA
    WZAB-AM 880 (The Biz) Sweetwater, FL Talk,Discussion USA
    KBGL-FM 106.9 (Hits 106.9) Larned, KS Contemporary USA
    WARL-AM 1320 Attleboro, MA Talk USA
    KIH35-SW 162.550 (NOAA Weather) Pittsburgh, PA News Updates,Short Wave Radio USA
    WRUR-FM 88.5 (WXXI Public Broadcasting) Rochester, NY College USA
    WDEF-FM 92.3 (Sunny 92.3) Chatanooga, TN Contemporary USA

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