houston

Founded in 1836 with a current population of 2.2 million and dubbed the Space City, Houston is the number one city in which to live, work, and play according to Kiplinger. As one of the great cities located in the lone star state of Texas, Houston is a melting pot and a leading center for women and minority-owned businesses. The Port of Houston is among the nation's largest and busiest, and Houston remains the energy capital of the U.S. despite an oil bust in the 1980s.

There are a variety of cultural destinations for visitors arriving in Houston. Houston is also the home of the Rockets, Aeros, WNBA Comets, and Dynamos. Nearby cities include: The Woodlands, Sugar Land, League City, Friendswood, Katy, Cypress, and Galveston.

The NASA Johnson Space Center is located in Houston. Houston is also home to Memorial Hermann Healthcare System along with several other large primary care and cancer centers. The Texas Medical Center in Houston is the world's largest concentration of health care and research institutions.

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• Khan has an announcement

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 145
  Council Member and candidate for Controller MJ Khan has an announcement to make tomorrow. From his press release: Who: Councilman M.J. Khan, Candidate for Houston City Controller What: Press Conference on a major announcement from the M.J. Khan for City Controller campaign. When: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at ...
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• Los Angeles Galaxy Win, MLS Playoffs continue

  
  BallHype - Top Soccer News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 169
  Los Angeles Galaxy move onto the next round of the MLS playoffs with a win over Chivas USA. Landon Donovan scored the game winner, as David Beckham provided the service that resulted in the win. The Galaxy play host to Houston in the next round. mezt_up posted 45 minutes ago from thego.com.au Find more top sports ...
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• Research at UH offers extreme solar makeover (EurekAlert!)

  
  NanoTechBIZZ.com — Authority: 152
  ( University of Houston ) A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became “sexy,” University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with UK-based start-up QuantaSol for the development of the next generation of super efficient solar cells. (read ...
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• T-Mac Back On Nov. 18? Implications, Rumor Breakdowns and More

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 774
  As of Nov. 9, the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks are atop the division with their respective records standing at 4-2. In what has been one of the most competitive divisions in recent memory, the Spur, and Hornets find themselves struggling to remain afloat. Eventually both teams will find their games as the ...
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• MLS Play-Off Preview

  
  BallHype - Top Soccer News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 169
  Western Conference Championship Preview & Game Guide Houston Dynamo at Los Angeles Galaxy, Friday, Nov. 13, 11 p.m. ET (ESPN2/Deportes)Matching two of the top defenses in Major League Soccer in 2009, the Western Conference Championship matchup between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo is ... ...
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• It Was a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Weekend…

  
  GenXXL — Authority: 137
  As the weekend began to unfold I realized why I don’t bet on sports.  It’s too darned risky.  I’ve got Cincinnati nearly losing to UCONN (something I never would have guessed.)  I’ve got Louisiana Tech (who I always forget has more than a women’s basketball team) putting up 35 points on Boise State.  ...
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• Because it has to be seen and said again

  
  Nutmegged — Authority: 119
  It happened right in front of me, and by the lack of reaction on Kellers face it took me a sec to even realize what had happened! If you check the highlights page on the Dynamo site , you get the Telefutura call ("QUE GOLAZO!!") and then the Dynamo radio call, with James Clarkson yelling so loud I think it knocked ...
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• New heat from Hash Brown/ Jett I. Masstyre

  
  HoustonHipHop.com — Authority: 124
  The homie Hash hit me up with an email this morning with his new project under his other mind frame Jett I. Masstyre. An instrumental project showcasing his mastery on the production game. Mostly all dope beats to just ride to and zone out on, it perked up my morning sitting in the office answering [...]
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• Texans Lose Heartbreaker But There Is Good News.

  
  NFL Touchdown — Authority: 534
  Well, our Houston Texans failed their biggest test to date in their young football career.  They failed to best the Colts in Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday, and fell to 5-4 on the season. By now, all of you probably know how the game played out, but let me recap the game right quick.  The Texans came out flat and gave up ...
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• McGrady Plans His Return

  
  My Sports Rumors — Authority: 424
  Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady is finally ready to play some basketball again . The former NBA star has declared himself ready to return to the court on November 18th against the Minnesota Timberwolves , after eight months of rehab on his repaired knee. There is a catch thou. McGrady delcared himself ready ...
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• CFB: Week 10 National Notebook

  
  AthlonSports.com - Season Previews, Predictions and Pre-Game Analysis — Authority: 559
  Mitch Lights national notebook takes a broad look around the nation with teams of the week, under the radar wins and other college football notes.
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• 36 Years Later, Another Victim Of The Candy Man Will Be Buried

  
  Hair Balls — Authority: 636
  Just a couple of weeks ago we went on a Houston 101 nostalgia trip about Houstons most notorious mass murderer, Dean Corll.Today in our e-mail-box comes word that one of Corlls victims ...
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• Jersey Meadow Golf Course Review

  
  Houston Golf Nut — Authority: 112
  The Houston Golf Nut played the Jersey Meadow Golf Course for the first time this past weekend with a couple of buddies (and just realized I’m referring to myself in 3rd person) .When I first looked at the course layout, it looked like a lot of trees might be in the forecast, but that really [...]
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• NFL: Week 9 Sunday Takeaway

  
  AthlonSports.com - Season Previews, Predictions and Pre-Game Analysis — Authority: 559
  Rob Doster sums up the NFLs Week 9 action in his Sunday Takeaway column.
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• ADF attorney available to media following hearing involving former Planned Parenthood director

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  ADF attorneys help former Texas abortion clinic director fight baseless claims that she absconded with confidential information
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• Secrets of the Houston Warehouse — Read this classic article

  
  AccurateShooter.com Bulletin — Authority: 137
  From the late ’70s through 1983, a huge, concrete-walled warehouse in Houston was used for benchrest testing. Virgil King and Bob Fisher set up a bullet-catching backstop at the end of a 30-yard-wide, 325-yard-long fire lane that remained unobstructed even when the warehouse was in use. This allowed accuracy tests ...
  13 hours ago

• AT&T intros USBConnect Lightning for 7.2Mbps service

  
  Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  When youre rolling out a new 7.2Mbps upgrade to your network, it naturally helps if youve got some compliant hardware in the stable -- so to that end, AT&T has announced its USBConnect Lightning from Sierra Wireless today. read more
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• Locke and the Dynamo sitting in a Tree …

  
  David Ortez - A Political/Social Thought Blog — Authority: 464
  This weekend I enjoyed watching the Houston Dynamo defeat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 as they advanced to the MLS Western Conference finals. The game was great and all 120 minutes of it were exciting to say the least. As I was walking around Robertson Stadium to enter in a gate that was not packed with people I noticed ...
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• Marques Houston feat. Tank – “Getting To The Point”

  
  SoulSummer.com- Catch the latest entertainment news, pictures, and videos of your favorite Soul artist and celebrities — Authority: 142
  By Rondell Conway - Let’s cut the small talk. Little Roger Marques Houston and Tank are getting to the point on this smoothed out cut. Marques Houston feat. Tank – “Getting To The Point” Don’t know what brought this collaboration about, but it was worth it. Nice cut.
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