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Houston: City Profile


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00:00:01welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host

00:00:03alex and today we’re going to be

00:00:05continuing our city profiles this time

00:00:07traveling to the hot and humid city of

00:00:09houston houston is the largest city in

00:00:13the state of texas and the fourth

00:00:15largest in the united states trailing

00:00:17only New York Los Angeles and Chicago

00:00:19Houston has a population of more than

00:00:22two million Houston’s climate is

00:00:24classified as humid subtropical in

00:00:26spring supercell thunderstorms sometimes

00:00:29break tornadoes to the area prevailing

00:00:31winds are from the south and the

00:00:33southeast during most of the year

00:00:35bringing heat from the deserts of Mexico

00:00:37and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico

00:00:39houstonians eat out more than residents

00:00:42of any other city while here you can

00:00:43choose to indulge in one of the more

00:00:46than 11,000 restaurants ranging from

00:00:48award-winning and upscale to memorable

00:00:51deli shops Houston has a theater

00:00:53district second only to New York City

00:00:55with its concentration of seats in one

00:00:57geographical area located downtown the

00:01:0017 block theater district is home to

00:01:02eight performing art organizations with

00:01:05more than 12,000 seats Houston has a

00:01:07unique museum district offering a range

00:01:09of museums galleries art and cultural

00:01:12institutions including the city’s major

00:01:14museums fun and the bayou city is easy

00:01:17to find Houston’s downtown has been

00:01:20revitalized with numerous clubs

00:01:21professional sports facilities and

00:01:23musical entertainment that has helped

00:01:25bring nightlife back to downtown and

00:01:27that’s in addition to the rest of the

00:01:29city’s attractions shopping and

00:01:31restaurants to fit all budgets alive

00:01:34with energy and rich in diversity

00:01:36Houston is a dynamic mixed of

00:01:38imagination talent and first-class

00:01:40attractions that makes it a world-class

00:01:42City home to a vibrant economy beautiful

00:01:45surroundings and in population full of

00:01:47optimism and spirit is no wonder that

00:01:49Houston is a popular international

00:01:51destination

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