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thought I might give you an overview of the city. I know there are few other SU fans living in Houston who post here, so go ahead and add your thoughts:
- 4th largest city in population. It was named after General Sam Houston. It was also built on a swamp.
- It's also the largest city without zoning laws. If you're flying in, you'll see large buildings not only downtown, but also in Greenway Plaza, Gallaria, Texas Medical Center and Energy Corridor, among others.
- This is great for the economy, but it also means there's not a central entertainment hub, club scene, etc. The stuff is spread out all over the place.
- Yes, we have nudie bars.
- We also have some city boundaries. There are over 100 incorporated cities, towns and villages within Houston's boundaries. Many of these have their own government, police force, etc.
- Houston Medical Center (which is just up the road from reliant) is the largest medical concentration in the world. The Museum District is also just up the road, past the Medical Center. You can get to each by taking the train.
- The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the largest rodeo event in the world. Unfortunately, it's in February.
- We love our cars and highways down here. We only have a small, rather new, rail system that goes from downtown to Reliant, though we have an extensive bus system. Still we love our freedom to just jump in our car and sit in traffic
- We are a very diverse population. The city itself has a majority of Hispanic and African American population, while the suburbs are majority Anglo. Not much different than most big cities.
- However, we don't have a lot of racial tension down here. Sure, it pops up once in a while, but nothing like LA, NY and Chicago have experienced.
- While politics are important, we don't go overboard like say Seattle, LA, Colorado. We had a few hundred involved in the Hispanic marches for immigration reform, about 30 people for Occupy Houston, and a several thousand for the Tea Party gatherings a couple years ago. We care about politics, but we're more of a talk about what we should do than actually do it city.
- Those U-turn lanes under the highway overpasses are there to make getting to the other side of the highway easy. You don't need to go to the light, turn left to the next light, then turn left again. My Rome/Utica relatives were amazed at those lanes when they were down here years ago.
- Most of us don't wear cowboy hats or cowboy boots.
- That said, country music and mexican music dominate the airwaves.
- If you're into talk radio, don't expect to find anything other than conservative talk. You can find NPR, but that's about it outside the conservative spectrum
- While the city itself largely votes democrat, the suburbs are vastly conservative. Didn't stop the city from being the first large city to elect a gay mayor.
- We allow conceal and carry, we also allow carry for rifles. No, there shouldn't be any concealed weapons in Reliant, if that makes you nervous. Businesses can still forbid them.
That's it off the top of my head. Any questions, just ask. I've been down here for 20 years now, so I've learned a little bit about what goes down here.
- 4th largest city in population. It was named after General Sam Houston. It was also built on a swamp.
- It's also the largest city without zoning laws. If you're flying in, you'll see large buildings not only downtown, but also in Greenway Plaza, Gallaria, Texas Medical Center and Energy Corridor, among others.
- This is great for the economy, but it also means there's not a central entertainment hub, club scene, etc. The stuff is spread out all over the place.
- Yes, we have nudie bars.
- We also have some city boundaries. There are over 100 incorporated cities, towns and villages within Houston's boundaries. Many of these have their own government, police force, etc.
- Houston Medical Center (which is just up the road from reliant) is the largest medical concentration in the world. The Museum District is also just up the road, past the Medical Center. You can get to each by taking the train.
- The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the largest rodeo event in the world. Unfortunately, it's in February.
- We love our cars and highways down here. We only have a small, rather new, rail system that goes from downtown to Reliant, though we have an extensive bus system. Still we love our freedom to just jump in our car and sit in traffic
- We are a very diverse population. The city itself has a majority of Hispanic and African American population, while the suburbs are majority Anglo. Not much different than most big cities.
- However, we don't have a lot of racial tension down here. Sure, it pops up once in a while, but nothing like LA, NY and Chicago have experienced.
- While politics are important, we don't go overboard like say Seattle, LA, Colorado. We had a few hundred involved in the Hispanic marches for immigration reform, about 30 people for Occupy Houston, and a several thousand for the Tea Party gatherings a couple years ago. We care about politics, but we're more of a talk about what we should do than actually do it city.
- Those U-turn lanes under the highway overpasses are there to make getting to the other side of the highway easy. You don't need to go to the light, turn left to the next light, then turn left again. My Rome/Utica relatives were amazed at those lanes when they were down here years ago.
- Most of us don't wear cowboy hats or cowboy boots.
- That said, country music and mexican music dominate the airwaves.
- If you're into talk radio, don't expect to find anything other than conservative talk. You can find NPR, but that's about it outside the conservative spectrum
- While the city itself largely votes democrat, the suburbs are vastly conservative. Didn't stop the city from being the first large city to elect a gay mayor.
- We allow conceal and carry, we also allow carry for rifles. No, there shouldn't be any concealed weapons in Reliant, if that makes you nervous. Businesses can still forbid them.
That's it off the top of my head. Any questions, just ask. I've been down here for 20 years now, so I've learned a little bit about what goes down here.
