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Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. With a population of 2,314,157 in 2023, Houston is the fourth-most populous city in the United States after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the sixth-most populous city in North America. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle.
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Guess Which Olympian This Sweet Baby Turned Into!Before this beautiful baby girl in her sweet little dress turned into a world class athlete, she was just growing up in Houston, Texas with her siblings and german shepherd pups ... dreaming of..TMZ.com - Published | |
Guess Who These Red White And Blue Sisters Turned Into!Before these two siblings in matching 4th of July outfits turned into big stars, they were just two stripey sisters attending dance class and acting while gearing up for the firework show in Houston,..TMZ.com - Published | |
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