Short answers, pulled from the story.
Houston was founded on the 30th of August 1836 by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen. The Allen brothers purchased a tract of land for five thousand dollars to establish the settlement at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou.
The discovery of oil at the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont in 1901 transformed Houston from a regional trading center into the energy capital of the world. This shift was accelerated by the construction of the Houston Ship Channel following the 1900 Galveston hurricane.
NASA established its Manned Spacecraft Center in 1961, which was later renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. This center became the focal point for the city's aerospace industry and earned Houston the nickname Space City.
Hispanics and Latino Americans comprised 45.8% of Houston's population in 2019. This demographic shift is part of the city's status as the most racially and ethnically diverse major city in the United States.
Hurricane Harvey caused an estimated 125 billion dollars in damage in Houston in 2017. This event remains the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States with rainfall exceeding 50 inches in several areas.
Houston's skyline featured 72 high-rises in 2015, making it the fifth-tallest in North America. The city's downtown also includes a seven-mile system of tunnels and skywalks that link buildings.