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1. Houston (pop. 1.9 million)
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2. Dallas (pop. 1.2 million)
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5. El Paso (pop. 574,000)
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14. Amarillo (pop. 177,000)
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4. Austin (pop. 672,000)
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6. Ft. Worth (pop. 556,000)
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3. San Antonio (1.18 million)
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8. Corpus Christi (pop. 279,000)
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* All population figures have been rounded off
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7. Arlington (pop. 345,000)
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9. Plano (pop. 237,000)
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11. Lubbock (pop. 202,000)
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12. Irving (pop. 195,000)
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13. Laredo (pop. 188,000)
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15. Brownsville (pop. 148,000)
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16. Pasadena (pop. 144,000)
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17. Grand Prarie (pop. 132,000)
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18. Mesquite (pop. 128,000)
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19. Abiline (pop. 116,000)
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20. Carrolton (pop. 116,000)
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22. Beaumont (pop. 114,000)
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21. Waco (pop. 115,000)
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10. Garland (pop. 219,000)
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23. McAllen (pop. 112,000)
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24. Wichita Falls (pop. 105,000)
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Spotlight: Houston
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Houston is located in South-East Texas and has a population of almost 2 million people. It is the biggest city in Texas, and
the fourth largest in the U.S. (The Houston Metro Area (which includes many nearby small cities and towns) has a total population of about 4.5 million.)
It was founded in 1836 as the new capital of the Republic of Texas, and named after the war hero Sam Houston. (The state
capital was moved to Austin in 1839.)
Houston is the site of one of the largest deepwater ports in the U.S. The Houston Medical Center is the world's largest
hospital complex. Houston is also the site of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Southern University, George R. Brown Convention Center, Wortham Theater Center, Ellington Air Force Base and the University of Houston.
Attractions include the massive Hermann Park, which encompasses the Houston Zoo, The Museum of Natural Science with
its planetarium and IMAX theater, Space Center Houston, Astroworld Themepark, Waterworld Themepark, the new Reliant Arena, The Holocaust Museum, The Galleria Mall with its 320 stores, Houston Yacht Club (in nearby LaPorte), and the Museum of Fine Arts. Houston is one of only 5 U.S. cities with permanent opera, ballet, symphony and theater companies. |
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Cities in Texas with populations over 100,000
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Last update February 9, 2004
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