Houston metro population of 5 million includes over 850,000 African Americans.

Houston absorbed 200,000 evacuees from New Orleans as residents in 2005.

This metro area spread over 8,778 square miles of flat plain gives you excellent views of man-made structures across this thriving metropolis. From the upper floors of a skyscraper, in one 360-degree panoramic view you can see Rice University/Reliant Stadium (south), Galveston (southeast), the Galleria (west), Intercontinental Airport (north) and massive oil processing plants (east).

Houston metro area features more than 8,000 restaurants offering a wide variety of ethnic cuisines in this restaurant crazy town.

With 16 Fortune 500 companies and a cost of living well below the average of the 25 largest U.S. metro areas, Houston has become a top relocation destination.

Texas Medical Center is one of the Top 5 medical centers in America, and is particularly strong in Cardiology.

Houston has one of the world’s largest engineer workforces.

Houston hosts the world’s largest livestock rodeo each year.

Houston has close to 13,000 seats in its Theater District, which is one of the largest in the nation.

Houston has one of the largest contiguous Museum Districts in the nation