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18 Facts That Make Houston The Best City In America
BI ^ | 7-1-2014 | Emmie Martin and Max Nisen

Posted on 07/01/2014 11:00:20 AM PDT by blam

Emmie Martin and Max Nisen
July 1, 2014

When you think about Houston, Texas, you probably picture massive oil refineries, oppressive humidity, and a sub-par baseball team — a far cry from one of the nation's most up-and-coming cities.

But you shouldn't dismiss Houston so easily; the Bayou City is an economic juggernaut.

It's by far the country's No. 1 job creator and home to 26 Fortune 500 companies. A paycheck goes farther here than anywhere else in the country, and it has a medical center larger than downtown Dallas.

Add a thriving restaurant and cultural scene, and you've got a winning case for Houston as the best city in America. Here are 18 reasons you may want to pack your bags and head south.

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(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: dallas; economy; houston; texas
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1 posted on 07/01/2014 11:00:20 AM PDT by blam
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the fly in the ointment... gay mayor and obnoxious gay pride celebrations.

i guess they really wanted to punk those straight redneck cowboy hicks.


2 posted on 07/01/2014 11:02:07 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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...a sub-par baseball team...

The Texas Rangers can well understand that.

3 posted on 07/01/2014 11:02:15 AM PDT by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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HOT HOT HOT HUMID MUGGY.... pass. sweating to death every day isnt my idea of “fun”...


4 posted on 07/01/2014 11:03:27 AM PDT by wyowolf
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uh...NOT!!!


5 posted on 07/01/2014 11:03:35 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: re_nortex

Maybe they should switch to golf?


6 posted on 07/01/2014 11:05:28 AM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
the fly in the ointment... gay mayor and obnoxious gay pride celebrations.

Not only that, but our (Houston) mayor forced through the city ordinance allowing gender-confused people can use any public washroom they want.
7 posted on 07/01/2014 11:06:17 AM PDT by plsvn
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To: HiTech RedNeck

The real Houston:

Angry natives (blacks)

Horrid heat and humidity

Drunk Hispanics everywhere

Out of control Hispanic children flooding every local event (zoo is barely tolerable)

Little to do beyond drugs and alcohol. Unless you like to hike in a swamp and get attacked by illegal immigrate mosquitos (Asian tiger mosquitoes)

The only thing this city has going is the job market.


8 posted on 07/01/2014 11:06:26 AM PDT by drunknsage
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To: blam

Isn’t Sheila Jackson Lee from Houston?


9 posted on 07/01/2014 11:08:01 AM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (It is no more than a dream remembered, a Civilization gone with the wind.)
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To: wyowolf

My dad spent over a year in Houston working on a big project. His advice to me after that experience was “Son, unless you like the feeling of wet underwear, do NOT move to the Gulf Coast of Texas!”


10 posted on 07/01/2014 11:08:22 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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I would maintain that some of Houston’ “growth” is due to the city gobbling up adjacent territory under its own name. Other urban locations (e.g. Phoenix, Chicago) have nearby suburbs that catch a lot of the growth. Houston’s land mass is so large that doesn’t happen there.

Now, how’d it get that confused mayor?


11 posted on 07/01/2014 11:08:36 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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Best of all, it’s less than six hours from New Orleans.


12 posted on 07/01/2014 11:09:53 AM PDT by Romulus
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No one is mentioning the Damned Traffic!


13 posted on 07/01/2014 11:10:08 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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Yeah but January, February....


14 posted on 07/01/2014 11:10:26 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Fast Moving Angel

Houston was just a way to get to Washington DC for that NY carpet-bagger.


15 posted on 07/01/2014 11:12:09 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: blam

Forgot to add “for Mexicans” in the title...


16 posted on 07/01/2014 11:12:59 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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Houston is inhabited by nothing but bloodthirsty rednecks. And we have mosquitoes the size of flying chihuahuas here. And it's hot and humid. With enormous billboards and no hills or any other scenery. It's illegal to ride around in anything other than a pickup truck with a minimum of four feet of ground clearance, and you can be jailed for not wearing a bolo tie. Even if you're female.

Stay away. I hear Appalachia is nice. Try there. Thanks.
17 posted on 07/01/2014 11:13:41 AM PDT by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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I lived in Houston for a couple of years.
oh the humidity.
If you live in Houston you have two seasons.
Summer and Yuck


18 posted on 07/01/2014 11:14:47 AM PDT by justlittleoleme
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To: Red_Devil 232
You just need the right vehicle:


19 posted on 07/01/2014 11:15:04 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Red_Devil 232

“There’s always traffic in Houston!”


20 posted on 07/01/2014 11:16:37 AM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarc tag?)
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