City of Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

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Houston, Texas, USA

City of Houston: 900 Bagby, Houston, Texas 77002

Phone: 713-247-1000 -- Fax: 713-???-???

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The Houston Metropolitan Area, located in Southeast Texas, on Interstate Highway 10 about 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, is made up of six counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller. This area is highly industrialized, having the nation's largest concentration of petrochemical plants. Predominant manufacturing activities include petroleum refining, chemicals, food, fabricated metal products, non-electrical machinery, primary metals, scientific instruments, paper and allied products, printing and publishing, and cement production. The City of Houston, in Harris County, is the largest Texas city, and fourth largest U.S. city. It is a center of international business with more than 55 foreign governments maintaining offices in the city. Harris County is home to the largest U.S. wheat-exporting port, and is among the top U.S. ports in the value of foreign trade and total tonnage. The area is also a center for energy, space, and medical research due to the Johnson Space Center, 28 area colleges and universities, and numerous medical schools. Check out Houston Weather.