Led Conquering by General Sam Houston , the Texian Army engaged Participation and defeated Conquering General Antonio López de Santa Anna 's Mexican army in a fight that lasted Process_end just 18 minutes .

A detailed , first-hand account of the battle Hostile_encounter was written Writing by General Houston from Headquarters of the Texian Army , San Jacinto , on April 25 , 1836 .

Sam Houston became Becoming a national celebrity , and the Texans ' rallying cries Vocalizations from events of the war , `` Remember the Alamo ! ''

Rendez-vous Houston : A City in Concert Social_event was a live performance by musician Jean Michel Jarre amidst the skyscrapers of downtown Houston on the evening of April 5 , 1986 , coinciding with the release Publishing of the `` Rendez-Vous '' album .

Rendez-vous Houston : A City in Concert Social_event was a live performance by musician Jean Michel Jarre amidst the skyscrapers of downtown Houston on the evening of April 5 , 1986 , coinciding with the release Publishing of the `` Rendez-Vous '' album .

Rendez-vous Houston is remembered Know for being the concert which celebrated Social_event the astronauts of the Space Shuttle `` Challenger '' disaster , which had happened only two and a half months earlier .

He was supposed to play Participation the saxophone from space during the track `` Last Rendez-Vous '' ; his substitute for the concert Social_event was Houston native Kirk Whalum .

In 1985 , Jarre was contacted Communication by the musical director of the Houston Grand Opera with the proposal for him related to the celebrations of Texas ' 150th birthday in 1986 , 150th birthday of the city of Houston and NASA 's 25th birthday .

In 1985 , Jarre was contacted Communication by the musical director of the Houston Grand Opera with the proposal for him related to the celebrations of Texas ' 150th birthday in 1986 , 150th birthday of the city of Houston and NASA 's 25th birthday .

Rain poured Motion down on Houston a couple of days before the concert , destroying Destroying much of the equipment on stage ( which was repaired Resolve_problem by the day of the concert ) , breaking Bodily_harm wires and ruining Destroying instruments .

The chief of the Houston Fire Department , Robert Clayton , had told Telling Francis Dreyfus , Jarre 's manager , that the show must be cancelled Change_event_time .

Braniff International Airways Flight 542 , a Lockheed L-188 Electra , registration N9705C , was a scheduled domestic flight from Houston , Texas , bound for New York with scheduled stops in Dallas and Washington , D.C. On September 29 , 1959 , 23 minutes into the 41-minute flight from Houston to Dallas Love Field , the aircraft disintegrated Change in mid-air approximately southeast of Buffalo , Texas , killing Killing everyone on board .

Braniff International Airways Flight 542 , a Lockheed L-188 Electra , registration N9705C , was a scheduled domestic flight from Houston , Texas , bound for New York with scheduled stops in Dallas and Washington , D.C. On September 29 , 1959 , 23 minutes into the 41-minute flight from Houston to Dallas Love Field , the aircraft disintegrated Change in mid-air approximately southeast of Buffalo , Texas , killing Killing everyone on board .

Locally referred to as the Essence Fest Social_event , it has been held Defending in New Orleans , Louisiana since 1994 except for 2006 , when it was held Defending in Houston , Texas due to Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina 's effect Influence on New Orleans .

Venue : Reliant Stadium in Houston , Texas

Major traffic jams occurred Coming_to_be in the Houston and Dallas areas .

The city Placing of Houston suffered Bodily_harm extensive damage Damaging as the storm Catastrophe passed Motion to the east .

The city of Houston was among the greatest beneficiaries of the boom , and the Houston area became Becoming home to the largest concentration of refineries and petrochemical plants in the world .

The city of Houston was among the greatest beneficiaries of the boom , and the Houston area became Becoming home to the largest concentration of refineries and petrochemical plants in the world .

As of June 2005 , the Houston , Texas-based company Presco was seeking to drill for natural gas within the buffer zone , putting Placing in as many as four wells .

It took place Process_start on June 15 , 2003 , at the Compaq Center in Houston , Texas .

A newly created Creating Texian army under the command Control of Sam Houston was constantly on the move Motion , while terrified civilians fled Escaping with the army , in a melee known as the Runaway Scrape .

On March 31 , Houston paused Process_end his men at Groce 's Landing on the Brazos River , and for the next two weeks , the Texians received Receiving rigorous military training .

On April 21 , Houston 's army staged Self_motion a surprise assault Attack on Santa Anna and his vanguard force at the Battle of San Jacinto .

Northeast of Houston , Texas , a tornado killed Killing a person after traveling for 22 mi ( 35 km ) .

Texas reported Reporting the most deaths Death from the hurricane Catastrophe , where 113 deaths Death were reported Reporting , 107 of which were associated with the evacuation of the Houston metropolitan area .

The first leg of the tour Traveling visited Traveling other major cities of Chicago , El Centro , Denver , Dallas , and ending Process_end in Houston , TX .

The final leg of the tour Traveling began Process_start on October 11 , 2001 , in El Paso TX. , and then various dates in Texas ( including the Pleasure Island Music Festival Social_event w/The Cult ) , New York , San Francisco , L.A , and back to Houston , TX on November 21 , 2001 , which effectively ended Process_end the support Supporting and promotion Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of their 'best of ' album , `` .

Artists such as Whitney Houston , Mariah Carey , Rod Stewart , Charles Aznavour , Stevie Wonder , Alicia Keys , Shakira , Justin Timberlake , Jennifer Lopez , Enrique Iglesias , Christina Aguilera , Rihanna , Ricky Martin , Pharrell Williams , Iggy Azalea , Wiz Khalifa , Pitbull , Kanye West , Scorpions , La Fouine , Maître Gims , Damso , Booba , French Montana , Usher , Avicii , Akon , David Guetta , DJ Snake , Hardwell , Placebo , The Chainsmokers , Maroon 5 , The Jacksons , Sugababes , Chic , Evanescence , Chris Brown , Luis Fonsi , Bruno Mars , Nick Jonas , Stromae , Jason Derulo , Juanes , Lenny Kravitz , The Weeknd , Kylie Minogue , Demi Lovato , Ellie Goulding , Sting , Julio Iglesias , Ennio Morricone , Robert Plant , Cat Stevens , B.B .

The AFC team was coached Education_teaching by Gary Kubiak of the Houston Texans while Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy led Causation the NFC all-stars .

Along with the Houston Marathon and the Austin Marathon , the BMW Dallas Marathon forms the first leg of the Marathons of Texas , a series of winter marathons held Hold approximately one month apart from each other from December through February in Texas .

It was held Defending in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl , and in Houston , at either the Astrodome or the Rice Stadium on the campus of Rice University .

Texxas Jam was created Creating by Louis Messina , promoter of Pace Concerts in Houston , and David Krebs , manager of the rock acts Ted Nugent and Aerosmith .

Krebs was unfamiliar with the territory , so he contacted Communication Messina in Houston .

Notes : The 81 ' Jam was only held Hold in Houston that year because of the intense Summer heat in Tx .

Frontier Fiesta Social_event is a three-day event Social_event at the University of Houston that takes place Process_start on campus every spring semester , usually in the last weekend of March to the first weekend in April .

However , in 2012 , Frontier Fiesta is still an active `` student–run , student–led festival hosted by the University of Houston to promote Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale scholarship , community , and education in the University of Houston students , staff , and faculty , as well as in the Houston community . ''

However , in 2012 , Frontier Fiesta is still an active `` student–run , student–led festival hosted by the University of Houston to promote Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale scholarship , community , and education in the University of Houston students , staff , and faculty , as well as in the Houston community . ''

However , in 2012 , Frontier Fiesta is still an active `` student–run , student–led festival hosted by the University of Houston to promote Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale scholarship , community , and education in the University of Houston students , staff , and faculty , as well as in the Houston community . ''

Frontier Fiesta exhibits Create_artwork talents of the University of Houston student body .

`` Each year a piece of the University of Houston campus is transformed Change into a fully functional town called Name_conferral 'Fiesta City . '

The Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas did not compete Competition for the first time since the competition Competition 's inception Coming_to_be in 2010 .

The game Social_event was played Competition at Reliant Stadium in Houston , Texas , on February 1 , 2004 .

After a trial by the High Court , Gary Dougan and Craig Houston , two 17-year-olds from Greenock were each imprisoned Arrest for 15 years for culpable homicide .

Dougan and Houston launched Process_start an appeal against their convictions two years later .

Occupy Houston was a collaboration that has included Cause_to_be_included occupation protests that stand in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street .

The planned occupation officially started Process_start in Houston , Texas on Thursday October 6 , 2011 when protesters returned Arriving from JP Morgan Chase Tower to establish Creating an encampment at Hermann Square Plaza .

As of June 2012 , Occupy Houston had continued to engage Participation in organized meetings , events and actions .