Houston Directory
Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth largest in America, having gained global city status. Houston has a large active arts scene as well as a wide range of galleries, museums and performance halls, which affirm its commitment to creativity and expression.
Known as the Space City, Houston is home to the Johnson Space Center, which includes a highly educational visitor’s center with artifacts from many of the space exploration voyages of the last forty years. The name Houston is synonymous worldwide space travel as the first word ever spoken by a human being on the face of the moon. The outlook to the future of Houston is one of anticipation.
The city is also home to a once thriving oil industry. During the boom in oil prices, many Texans became rich quick and this is evident in the glamorous high rise buildings in the city. While the focus of industries has changed in Houston, the spotlight has moved on to the medical and high-tech industries – it is the largest medical center in the world.
