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Houston, 4th largest city within the United States, is the seat of Harris County and the economic hub of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area (the 6th largest metropolitan area within the U.S. with a population over six million). It has a population of about two million in 2008, and its neighborhood comprises Downtown, Uptown, The Heights, Montrose, River Oaks, Rice Village Area, Midtown and Chinatown.

John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen, who were both New York City real estate agents who obtained the area in hopes of establishing a city. The city was named after the Sam Houston, who was a popular general during the Battle of San Jacinto and was selected the president of Texas in the year 1836. Houston was incorporated by James Holman, who was the very first mayor of the city. The latter part of the 1800's saw the city expand as a commercial and railroad hub for the export of cotton. It even became the headquarters for General John Bankhead Magruder during the American Civil War. The 1950's and 1960's saw the unincorporated areas joined into the city limits, which expanded the city's size. It likewise gave way for the local shipbuilding trade to grow during the World War II and the establishment of NASA's "Manned SpaceCraft Center."

With approximately 20,000 plays, exhibitions, concerts, and arts programs, Houston is able to attract over eleven million visitors and residents every year. With around $70 million in state and government revenue, the non profit arts sector is very strong in the economy of the city. Its cultural events and exhibitions reportedly make around 10 million annually. The city of Houston is the only one among few cities that have permanent resident companies within all the areas of the performing arts: The Houston Symphony Orchestra (music), Alley Theatre (theatre), Houston Ballet (ballet), and Houston Grand Opera (opera). The city's strongest area is the visual and performing arts scene, and among the more dynamic names here is the Theater District located downtown. It has nine performing arts organizations and six performance halls. The city also offers numerous concerts, Broadway acts, exhibitions, shows, local folk artists and art groups in smaller progressive arts organizations. Furthermore, the city of Houston is even home to numerous museums. The Museum District, a popular cultural institution, is a well-known destination of around seven million tourists every year. Some of the more well-known ones also include: the Houston Zoo, Holocaust Museum, the Station Museum of Contemporary Art, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston Museum of Natural Science, and the Museum of Fine Arts. Bayou Bend, a facility of the Museum of Fine Arts, has one of America's best collections of decorative art, furniture and paintings.

The natural gas and oil business within Houston are internationally known. Additionally, very strong within the area are the sectors of biomedical research and aeronautics. the city of Houston has an emerging renewable energy resource sector that comprises both solar and wind energy. These areas are fast becoming a popular economic base within the city now. Nearly all of the big businesses have also made Houston their operational base. They include: ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, BP and Shell Oil. Various businesses that have made the city their head office comprise: Apache Corporation, Marathon Oil Corporation, Citgo, and Horizon Wind Energy.