Houston

Population: 2 million residents, 4.7 million in the Greater Houston area.

Time Zone: GMT/UTC -6 (Central Time)

Diversity: 39.8 percent Hispanic, 29.1 percent Caucasian, 24.3 percent African-American and 5.9 percent Asian.

Houston dominates southeastern Texas, it is the fourth-largest city in the US, 50 miles (80km ) northwest of the Gulf of Mexico on the southern edge of the US.

While it is the capital of the international energy industry, Houston is much more than an oil town. The city offers a worldrenowned Medical Center, astonishing performing and visual arts and, yet, the world’s largest rodeo. Superb shopping centers, world-class restaurants, and some of the best museums in the USA.