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Houston is the fourth largest city proper in the United States and the largest in Texas (though the [[DFW Metroplex|Metroplex]] is larger overall). Once upon a time, it was even the capital of the Republic of Texas, but that didn't last long. It has many nicknames, amongst them "the Bayou City", as the bayous are a major feature of the city, and it was founded at what was [[Blatant Lies|allegedly the head of navigation of Buffalo Bayou]], "Space City" (this one actually appeared on police cars once, due to the fact that NASA's Johnson Space Center is located in the city near Clear Lake), and "Magnolia City" (almost exclusively in pre-World War I documents). It's also famous for its oil tycoons and unforgiving climate.
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** Non-sports example: Houston's local US Federal Reserve district is headquartered in Dallas. Just imagine the shitstorm when they built a branch for the "Federal Reserve Bank of ''Dallas''" just outside of downtown.
*** For the record, they quickly changed the name to something less evocative of Dallas.
* [[Flyover Country]]: Declared such when New York [http://www.khou.com/news/local/Houstons-space-shuttle-snub-may-stem-from-one-mans-decision--128438338.html got a retired space shuttle]{{Dead link}} instead of Houston, despite being home to [[NASA]]. Why? ''Houston gets no tourists.''
** This has seriously cheesed many locals (of whom a number are former NASA employees and contractors that specifically worked on the Shuttle program) to the point that petitions are still on-going to bring an orbiter, '''any''' orbiter, to the Space City.
* [[Friendly Local Chinatown]]: There are two.
* [[Gayborhood]]: Montrose, parts of Westbury and Near Westheimer
** Also, there's a [[Token Lesbian]] mayor,{{who}} who seems to kind of look and work like a lesbian [[Hillary Clinton]].
* [[Heat Wave]]: We call it August.
** There are said to be three seasons to Houston: Not Summer, Summer, and August.
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* [[Wretched Hive]]: A few examples.
** Sugarland has an absurd crime rate and is heavily populated by gangs. It isn't a pleasant place to live.
*** ''''Sugar Land?''' The [https://web.archive.org/web/20101126115130/http://www.click2houston.com/news/25890944/detail.html safest city in Texas?]
*** The same. City ratings are run on officially reported numbers, which may have no bearing on actual numerical incidence. The Southwest Cholos, a prolific Hispanic and Latin American gang, are well entrenched there. Police presence in the area is also markedly lower than in other locations near Houston. Even audible repeated gunfire is often considered [[Somebody Else's Problem]].
*** Sharpstown is similar.
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