where is houston located in the state of texas
Houston Houston (/ˈhjuːstən/ ( listen) HYOO-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States. With a census-estimated 2016 population of 2.303 million[7][8] within an area of 667 square miles (1,730 km2),[9]. It is also the most populous and second largest (Jacksonville is first at 747 sq mi) city in the southern United States,[10] and the seat of Harris County. Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth-most populated MSA in the United States.