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Learn about Houston, Texas and the great things our city offers residents and visitors. Find out about our neighborhoods, our culture and our community.

Houston was the first capital of Texas, where the first national bank was founded, and the Galveston Daily News was the first Texas newspaper.

Houston Historic Sites In August 1836, just a few months after General Sam Houston won Texas' independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto, two brothers set out to create "a great center of government and commerce" on the banks of Buffalo Bayou. Today, the City of Houston is a vast metropolis, rich with culture and dotted with important elements of its storied history.