Houston

qas: question: Where were Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen from?
answers: text: New York

question: How many acres of land did Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen purchase in 1836?
answers: text: 6,642

question: What was the reason the Allen brothers purchased land in 1836?
answers: text: founding a city

question: Who did the Allen brothers name the city they founded after?
answers: text: Sam Houston

question: In what year was Sam Houston elected President of Texas?
answers: text: 1836

question: Who bought land along Buffalo Bayou to build a city?
answers: text: Allen brothers

question: How much land did the Allen brothers buy?
answers: text: 6,642 acres

question: After which famous general was the city named?
answers: text: Sam Houston

question: In 1860 what percentage of the city's population was slaves?
answers: text: forty-nine percent

question: How much did the slave population of Houston increase from 1850 to 1860?
answers: text: tripled

question: Who originally came from Houston and moved to New York?

question: How many acres of land did Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen purchase in 1936?

question:  What was the reason the Allen brothers sold land in 1836?

question: What did the Allen brothers name the city they founded after?

question:  In 1830 what percentage of the city's population was slaves?
context: In August 1836, two real estate entrepreneurs—Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen—from New York, purchased 6,642 acres (26.88 km2) of land along Buffalo Bayou with the intent of founding a city. The Allen brothers decided to name the city after Sam Houston, the popular general at the Battle of San Jacinto, who was elected President of Texas in September 1836. The great majority of slaves in Texas came with their owners from the older slave states. Sizable numbers, however, came through the domestic slave trade. New Orleans was the center of this trade in the Deep South, but there were slave dealers in Houston. Thousands of enslaved African-Americans lived near the city before the Civil War. Many of them near the city worked on sugar and cotton plantations, while most of those in the city limits had domestic and artisan jobs. In 1860 forty-nine percent of the city's population was enslaved. A few slaves, perhaps as many as 2,000 between 1835 and 1865, came through the illegal African trade. Post-war Texas grew rapidly as migrants poured into the cotton lands of the state. They also brought or purchased enslaved African Americans, whose numbers nearly tripled in the state from 1850 to 1860, from 58,000 to 182,566.

qas: question: What event cause shipping activities to be suspended?
answers: text: World War II

question: Petrochemical refineries and manufacturing plants were built due to the demand for what items during the war?
answers: text: petroleum and synthetic rubber products

question: When was Ellington Field built?
answers: text: during World War I

question: When was the Brown Shipbuilding Company founded?
answers: text: 1942

question: What was the policy created by President Roosevelt due to the boom in defense jobs?
answers: text: non-discrimination for defense contractors

question: What kind of refineries were built along the Houston ship channel?
answers: text: Petrochemical

question: To fill what type of demand were refineries built?
answers: text: petroleum and synthetic rubber

question: What world event caused this increased need for petrochemicals?
answers: text: World War II

question: Why did thousands of new workers flock to Houston?
answers: text: defense jobs

question: Which president created a policy of non-discrimination for defense contractors?
answers: text: President Roosevelt

question: What event cause shipping activities to begin?

question: Farms were built due to the demand for what items during the war?

question:  When was Ellington Field destroyed?

question:  When was the Brown Shipbuilding Company destroyed?

question: hat was the policy created by the Vice-President due to the boom in defense jobs?
context: When World War II started, tonnage levels at the port decreased and shipping activities were suspended; however, the war did provide economic benefits for the city. Petrochemical refineries and manufacturing plants were constructed along the ship channel because of the demand for petroleum and synthetic rubber products by the defense industry during the war. Ellington Field, initially built during World War I, was revitalized as an advanced training center for bombardiers and navigators. The Brown Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1942 to build ships for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Due to the boom in defense jobs, thousands of new workers migrated to the city, both blacks and whites competing for the higher-paying jobs. President Roosevelt had established a policy of non-discrimination for defense contractors, and blacks gained some opportunities, especially in shipbuilding, although not without resistance from whites and increasing social tensions that erupted into occasional violence. Economic gains of blacks who entered defense industries continued in the postwar years.

qas: question: In what year did the space shuttle Challenger explode after launch?
answers: text: 1986

question: Why did Houston's economy have problems in the late 1980's?
answers: text: the nationwide recession

question: In the 1990's, what is something Houston did to try to diversify it's economy?
answers: text: reduced its dependence on the petroleum industry

question: The petroleum industry has become a larger part of Houston's economy again for what reason?
answers: text: the increase of oil prices in the 2000s

question: What caused population growth to decline  in the 1980s?
answers: text: oil prices fell

question: Which shuttle disintegrated in 1986 to cause a decline in the space industry?
answers: text: Space Shuttle Challenger

question: When did Houston suffer an economic decline?
answers: text: late 1980s

question: What did Houston focus on after the 1990s recession to improve its economy?
answers: text: aerospace and health care

question: When did Houston begin to regain its dependence on the oil industry?
answers: text: 2000s

question: In what year did the space shuttle Challenger succeed after launch?

question:  Why didn't Houston's economy have problems in the late 1980's?

question: In the 1990's, what is something Houston did to try not to diversify it's economy?

question: The petroleum industry did not become a larger part of Houston's economy again for what reason?
context: One wave of the population boom ended abruptly in the mid-1980s, as oil prices fell precipitously. The space industry also suffered in 1986 after the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after launch. There was a cutback in some activities for a period. In the late 1980s, the city's economy suffered from the nationwide recession. After the early 1990s recession, Houston made efforts to diversify its economy by focusing on aerospace and health care/biotechnology, and reduced its dependence on the petroleum industry. Since the increase of oil prices in the 2000s, the petroleum industry has again increased its share of the local economy.

qas: question: What materials are underpinning the land surface of Houston?
answers: text: unconsolidated clays, clay shales, and poorly cemented sands

question: Houston's geology was formed from river deposits from the erosion of what mountains?
answers: text: Rocky Mountains

question: The sand and clay deposited onto decaying marine matter transformed into what?
answers: text: oil and natural gas

question: What is halite?
answers: text: a rock salt

question: What type of farming is Houston's surface soil good for?
answers: text: rice farming

question: What geological event caused the foundations of the land beneath Houston?
answers: text: erosion of the Rocky Mountains

question: Besides sands, what are the foundations of Houston's land?
answers: text: clays

question: How deep are the clay and sands foundations of Houston?
answers: text: several miles

question: What did the decaying organics under the clay and sand deposits later form?
answers: text: oil and natural gas

question: What agricultural crop was farmed in the rich soils on the outlying areas of Houston?
answers: text: rice

question: What materials are underpinning the water of Houston?

question:  Houston's geology was formed from river deposits from the erosion of what ocean?

question: The glass deposited onto decaying marine matter transformed into what?

question:  What is falsalite?

question:  What type of fishing is Houston's waters good for?
context: Underpinning Houston's land surface are unconsolidated clays, clay shales, and poorly cemented sands up to several miles deep. The region's geology developed from river deposits formed from the erosion of the Rocky Mountains. These sediments consist of a series of sands and clays deposited on decaying organic marine matter, that over time, transformed into oil and natural gas. Beneath the layers of sediment is a water-deposited layer of halite, a rock salt. The porous layers were compressed over time and forced upward. As it pushed upward, the salt dragged surrounding sediments into salt dome formations, often trapping oil and gas that seeped from the surrounding porous sands. The thick, rich, sometimes black, surface soil is suitable for rice farming in suburban outskirts where the city continues to grow.

qas: question: Downtown Houston consisted of what type of building in the 1960's?
answers: text: mid-rise office structures

question: When were skyscrapers first built in Houston?
answers: text: throughout the 1970s

question: What is the tallest building in Texas?
answers: text: JPMorgan Chase Tower

question: How tall is the JP Morgan Chase Tower?
answers: text: 1,002-foot

question: What is the second tallest building in Houston?
answers: text: Wells Fargo Plaza

question: In the 1970 s what developer built high rises in downtown Houston?
answers: text: Gerald D. Hines

question: What was the highest building in Houston completed in 1982?
answers: text: JPMorgan Chase Tower

question: What was the original name of the JP Morgan Chase Tower?
answers: text: Texas Commerce Tower

question: What is the Chase Tower rated as in height in Texas?
answers: text: tallest structure in Texas

question: By 2007 how many square feet of office space did Houston have?
answers: text: 43 million square feet

question: Texas consisted of what type of building in the 1960's?

question:  When were skyscrapers first built in Texas?

question:  What is the tallest building outside of Houston?

question:  How tall is the PNC Bank Tower?
context: In the 1960s, Downtown Houston consisted of a collection of mid-rise office structures. Downtown was on the threshold of an energy industry–led boom in 1970. A succession of skyscrapers were built throughout the 1970s—many by real estate developer Gerald D. Hines—culminating with Houston's tallest skyscraper, the 75-floor, 1,002-foot (305 m)-tall JPMorgan Chase Tower (formerly the Texas Commerce Tower), completed in 1982. It is the tallest structure in Texas, 15th tallest building in the United States, and the 85th tallest skyscraper in the world, based on highest architectural feature. In 1983, the 71-floor, 992-foot (302 m)-tall Wells Fargo Plaza (formerly Allied Bank Plaza) was completed, becoming the second-tallest building in Houston and Texas. Based on highest architectural feature, it is the 17th tallest in the United States and the 95th tallest in the world. In 2007, downtown Houston had over 43 million square feet (4,000,000 m²) of office space.

qas: question: Houston ranked 3rd in which category by Forbes magazine in 2006?
answers: text: Best Places for Business and Careers

question: How many offices have been established in Houston by foreign governments?
answers: text: 92

question: How many foreign governments maintain trade and commercial offices in Houston?
answers: text: Forty

question: How many foreign banks operate in Houston?
answers: text: Twenty-five

question: How many nations do the 25 foreign banks operating in Houston represent?
answers: text: 13

question: When did the Houston area rank first in Texas for business?
answers: text: 2006

question: How did Houston rank in the U.S. for business?
answers: text: third in the U.S

question: How many consular offices does Houston have?
answers: text: 92

question: How many foreign countries have trade offices in Houston?
answers: text: Forty

question: How many nations do the twenty-five foreign banks represent?
answers: text: 13

question: Houston ranked 23rd in which category by Forbes magazine in 2006?

question: How many offices have been established in Texas by foreign governments?

question: How many foreign governments maintain trade and commercial offices in Texas?

question:  How many foreign banks operate in Texas?

question: How many nations do the 25 foreign banks operating in Texas represent?
context: In 2006, the Houston metropolitan area ranked first in Texas and third in the U.S. within the Category of "Best Places for Business and Careers" by Forbes magazine. Foreign governments have established 92 consular offices in Houston's metropolitan area, the third highest in the nation. Forty foreign governments maintain trade and commercial offices here and 23 active foreign chambers of commerce and trade associations. Twenty-five foreign banks representing 13 nations operate in Houston, providing financial assistance to the international community.

qas: question: What is the largest annual event held in Houston?
answers: text: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

question: How long does the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last?
answers: text: 20 days

question: When is the annual Houston Pride Parade held?
answers: text: the end of June

question: What is some other annual events held in Houston?
answers: text: Houston Greek Festival, Art Car Parade, the Houston Auto Show, the Houston International Festival, and the Bayou City Art Festival

question: What art festival held in Houston is one of the top 5 in the US?
answers: text: the Bayou City Art Festival

question: What event is the longest running in Houston?
answers: text: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

question: When is the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo held?
answers: text: March

question: When is the Houston Pride Parade held?
answers: text: end of June

question: What form of car parade is held in Houston?
answers: text: Art Car Parade

question: Where does the Bayou City Art Festival rank in U.S. art festivals?
answers: text: one of the top five

question: What is the largest annual event held in Texas?

question: How long does the Texas Livestock Show and Rodeo last?

question:  When is the annual Texas Pride Parade held?

question:  What is some other annual events held in Texas?

question:  What art festival held in Houston is one of the top 3 in the US?
context: Many annual events celebrate the diverse cultures of Houston. The largest and longest running is the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, held over 20 days from early to late March, is the largest annual livestock show and rodeo in the world. Another large celebration is the annual night-time Houston Pride Parade, held at the end of June. Other annual events include the Houston Greek Festival, Art Car Parade, the Houston Auto Show, the Houston International Festival, and the Bayou City Art Festival, which is considered to be one of the top five art festivals in the United States.

qas: question: What does Houston have the most of compared to other large US cities?
answers: text: parks and green space

question: How many acres of land does Houston's green spaces cover?
answers: text: 19,600

question: Who manages Houston's green spaces?
answers: text: the city

question: What is one of the largest skate parks in Texas?
answers: text: The Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark

question: Who ranked Houston the 23rd most walkable of the 50 largest cities in the US?
answers: text: Walk Score

question: How many acres of parks does Houston have?
answers: text: 56,405 acres

question: After whom is the Houston skate park named?
answers: text: Joe Jamail

question: Who owns and runs the skate park in Houston?
answers: text: city of Houston

question: For whom was the Uptown District water park in Houston named?
answers: text: Gerald D. Hines

question: How does Houston rank as a walkable city?
answers: text: 23rd

question: What does Houston have the most of compared to other large UK cities?

question:  How many acres of land does Texas's green spaces cover?

question: Who manages Texas's green spaces?

question:  What is one of the largest skate parks in Houston?

question: Who ranked Texas the 23rd most walkable of the 50 largest cities in the US?
context: Of the 10 most populous U.S. cities, Houston has the most total area of parks and green space, 56,405 acres (228 km2). The city also has over 200 additional green spaces—totaling over 19,600 acres (79 km2) that are managed by the city—including the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. The Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark is a public skatepark owned and operated by the city of Houston, and is one of the largest skateparks in Texas consisting of 30,000 (2,800 m2) square foot in-ground facility. The Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park—located in the Uptown District of the city—serves as a popular tourist attraction, weddings, and various celebrations. A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Houston the 23rd most walkable of the 50 largest cities in the United States. Wet'n'Wild SplashTown is a water park located north of Houston.

qas: question: Who is the current mayor of Houston?
answers: text: Sylvester Turner

question: What form of government does Houston have?
answers: text: strong mayoral form of municipal government

question: Who are Houston's elected officials?
answers: text: the mayor, city controller and 16 members of the Houston City Council

question: What does Houston's mayor also serve as?
answers: text: the city's chief administrator, executive officer, and official representative

question: Besides the general management of the city, Houston's mayor is also responsible for what?
answers: text: seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced

question: What is the form of city  government in Houston?
answers: text: strong mayoral

question: What type of municipal elections are held in Texas?
answers: text: nonpartisan

question: Besides the mayor and controller, how many members are there on the city council?
answers: text: 16

question: Who is the mayor of Houston since the last election?
answers: text: Sylvester Turner

question: To what political party is Mayor Turner aligned? 
answers: text: Democrat

question:  Who is the current senator of Houston?

question:  What form of government does Texas have?

question:  Who are Texas's elected officials?

question:  What does Houston's senator also serve as?
context: The city of Houston has a strong mayoral form of municipal government. Houston is a home rule city and all municipal elections in the state of Texas are nonpartisan. The City's elected officials are the mayor, city controller and 16 members of the Houston City Council. The current mayor of Houston is Sylvester Turner, a Democrat elected on a nonpartisan ballot. Houston's mayor serves as the city's chief administrator, executive officer, and official representative, and is responsible for the general management of the city and for seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced.

qas: question: What was the first public television station in the US?
answers: text: KUHT (HoustonPBS)

question: How is Houston Public Radio funded?
answers: text: listener-funded

question: Houston Public Radio us comprised of how many stations?
answers: text: two NPR member stations

question: What stations comprise Houston Public Radio?
answers: text: KUHF (KUHF News) and KUHA (Classical 91.7)

question: Who owns the KUHT, KUHF, and KUHA stations?
answers: text: The University of Houston

question: Which of Houston's television stations was the first public television station in the U.S.?
answers: text: KUHT

question: What kind of radio station is KUHF?
answers: text: news/talk radio

question: What type of radio station is KUHA?
answers: text: classical music

question: From what building do the two public radio stations broadcast?
answers: text: Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting

question: Where is the Melcher Center located?
answers: text: University of Houston

question: What was the first private television station in the US?

question:  How is Houston Private Radio funded?

question: Texas Private Radio us comprised of how many stations?

question:  Who sold the KUHT, KUHF, and KUHA stations?

question: Which of Houston's television stations was the first private television station in the U.S.?
context: The Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area is served by one public television station and two public radio stations. KUHT (HoustonPBS) is a PBS member station and is the first public television station in the United States. Houston Public Radio is listener-funded and comprises two NPR member stations: KUHF (KUHF News) and KUHA (Classical 91.7). KUHF is news/talk radio and KUHA is a classical music station. The University of Houston System owns and holds broadcasting licenses to KUHT, KUHF, and KUHA. The stations broadcast from the Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting, located on the campus of the University of Houston.

qas: question: Where is Houston located?
answers: text: in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico

question: Where is Houston ranked among the most populous cities in the US?
answers: text: fourth

question: What was the population of Houston in 2014?
answers: text: 2.239 million people

question: What is Houston the principle city of?
answers: text: Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land

question: What is the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the US?
answers: text: Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land

question: What is the most populous city in Texas?
answers: text: Houston

question: How does Houston rank as to population in the U.S.?
answers: text: fourth

question: According to the 2014 census, how many people live in Houston?
answers: text: 2.239 million

question: What is the land are of the City of Houston?
answers: text: 599.6 square miles

question: Houston is located in which Texas county?
answers: text: Harris County

question: Where is Texas located?

question: Where is Houston ranked among the least populous cities in the US?

question: What was the population of Houston in 2012?

question: What is Houston the non-principle city of?

question:  What is the sixth most populated metropolitan area in the US?
context: Houston (i/ˈhjuːstən/ HYOO-stən) is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico. With a census-estimated 2014 population of 2.239 million people, within a land area of 599.6 square miles (1,553 km2), it also is the largest city in the Southern United States, as well as the seat of Harris County. It is the principal city of Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, which is the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the United States.

qas: question: What commodity was Houston known for in 1860? 
answers: text: cotton

question: What type of roads converged in Houston?
answers: text: rail lines

question: Which Civil War general used Houston as a headquarters?
answers: text: General John Bankhead Magruder

question: For what battle was Houston used as an organization point ?
answers: text: Battle of Galveston

question: What was Houston known for by 1890?
answers: text: railroad center of Texas

question: What commodity was Houston not known for in 1860?

question:  What type of roads didn't converge in Houston?

question:  Which WWII general used Houston as a headquarters?

question:  For what war was Houston used as an organization point ?

question:  What was Houston known for by 1810?
context: By 1860, Houston had emerged as a commercial and railroad hub for the export of cotton. Railroad spurs from the Texas inland converged in Houston, where they met rail lines to the ports of Galveston and Beaumont. During the American Civil War, Houston served as a headquarters for General John Bankhead Magruder, who used the city as an organization point for the Battle of Galveston. After the Civil War, Houston businessmen initiated efforts to widen the city's extensive system of bayous so the city could accept more commerce between downtown and the nearby port of Galveston. By 1890, Houston was the railroad center of Texas.

qas: question: How many people evacuated to Houston after Hurricane Katrina?
answers: text: 150,000

question: What event caused 2.5 million people to evacuate through Houston?
answers: text: Hurricane Rita

question: The evacuation of the Gulf coast before Hurricane Rita was what type of evacuation?
answers: text: largest urban evacuation

question: When did Hurricane Ike hit the Houston area?
answers: text: September 2008

question: Fearing traffic problems, how many people refused to leave Galveston before Hurricane Ike?
answers: text: forty percent

question: How many people stayed in Houston after Hurricane Katrina?

question: What event caused 5 million people to evacuate through Houston?

question: The evacuation of the West coast before Hurricane Rita was what type of evacuation?

question:  When did Hurricane Ike avoid the Houston area?

question: Fearing traffic problems, how many people flew out of Galveston before Hurricane Ike?
context: In August 2005, Houston became a shelter to more than 150,000 people from New Orleans who evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. One month later, approximately 2.5 million Houston area residents evacuated when Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast, leaving little damage to the Houston area. This was the largest urban evacuation in the history of the United States. In September 2008, Houston was hit by Hurricane Ike. As many as forty percent refused to leave Galveston Island because they feared the traffic problems that happened after Hurricane Rita.

qas: question: What is the largest city in the U.S. without formal zoning?
answers: text: Houston

question: Besides parking requirements, what land use regulations does Houston have?
answers: text: mandatory lot size

question: What is Houston's land use policies credited with producing?
answers: text: affordable housing

question: What serious situation of 2008 was Houston spared?
answers: text: real estate crisis

question: How many building permits were issued in 2008 in Houston?
answers: text: 42,697

question: What is the largest city in the U.S. with formal zoning?

question: Besides parking requirements, what land use regulations does Texas have?

question:  What is Houston's ocean use policies credited with producing?

question:  What serious situation of 2009 was Houston spared?

question: How many building permits were issued in 2019 in Houston?
context: Though Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulations, it has developed similarly to other Sun Belt cities because the city's land use regulations and legal covenants have played a similar role. Regulations include mandatory lot size for single-family houses and requirements that parking be available to tenants and customers. Such restrictions have had mixed results. Though some have blamed the city's low density, urban sprawl, and lack of pedestrian-friendliness on these policies, the city's land use has also been credited with having significant affordable housing, sparing Houston the worst effects of the 2008 real estate crisis. The city issued 42,697 building permits in 2008 and was ranked first in the list of healthiest housing markets for 2009.

qas: question: Of what is Houston a center?
answers: text: oilfield equipment

question: What has the Houston ship channel served to promote into success?
answers: text: petrochemical complex

question: Where does the Port of Houston rank in international commerce?
answers: text: first

question: Where does Houston rate in the size ranking of world ports?
answers: text: tenth

question: What lines begin or end in Houston?
answers: text: pipelines

question: Of what is Texas a center?

question: What has the Texas ship channel served to promote into success?

question:  Where does the Port of Texas rank in international commerce?

question:  Where does Texas rate in the size ranking of world ports?

question:  What lines begin or end in Texas?
context: The Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield equipment. Much of its success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy ship channel, the Port of Houston. In the United States, the port ranks first in international commerce and tenth among the largest ports in the world. Unlike most places, high oil and gasoline prices are beneficial for Houston's economy, as many of its residents are employed in the energy industry. Houston is the beginning or end point of numerous oil, gas, and products pipelines:

qas: question: What area of Houston hosts performing arts?
answers: text: Houston Theater District

question: Of what is Houston second in performing arts?
answers: text: theater seats

question: To what type of arts is Houston home?
answers: text: major performing arts

question: To what group is Jones Hall home?
answers: text: Houston Symphony Orchestra

question: Besides Jones Hall, what other organization is housed in the Theater District?
answers: text: Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

question: What area of Houston hosts visual arts?

question:  Of what is Houston fourth in performing arts?

question:  To what type of arts is Texas home?

question: What company is Jones Hall owned by?

question: Besides Jones Hall, what other organization is housed in the Movie District?
context: The Houston Theater District, located downtown, is home to nine major performing arts organizations and six performance halls. It is the second-largest concentration of theater seats in a downtown area in the United States. Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent, professional, resident companies in all major performing arts disciplines: opera (Houston Grand Opera), ballet (Houston Ballet), music (Houston Symphony Orchestra), and theater (The Alley Theatre). Houston is also home to folk artists, art groups and various small progressive arts organizations. Houston attracts many touring Broadway acts, concerts, shows, and exhibitions for a variety of interests. Facilities in the Theater District include the Jones Hall—home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Society for the Performing Arts—and the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

qas: question: How much area of downtown Houston does the Theater District cover?
answers: text: 17-block area

question: What place produces live concerts, plays and comedy?
answers: text: Bayou Music Center

question: Where is Space Center Houston?
answers: text: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

question: What tourist offerings does the Space Center have?
answers: text: interactive exhibits

question: What is the Galleria the largest of in Texas?
answers: text: shopping mall

question: How much area of downtown Texas does the Theater District cover?

question:  What place banned live concerts, plays and comedy?

question:  Where is Space Center Texas?

question:  What tourist offerings does the Space Center not have?

question:  What is the Galleria the largest of in Houston?
context: The Theater District is a 17-block area in the center of downtown Houston that is home to the Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas, and parks. Bayou Place is a large multilevel building containing full-service restaurants, bars, live music, billiards, and Sundance Cinema. The Bayou Music Center stages live concerts, stage plays, and stand-up comedy. Space Center Houston is the official visitors' center of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. The Space Center has many interactive exhibits including moon rocks, a shuttle simulator, and presentations about the history of NASA's manned space flight program. Other tourist attractions include the Galleria (Texas's largest shopping mall, located in the Uptown District), Old Market Square, the Downtown Aquarium, and Sam Houston Race Park.

qas: question: What is the name of the stadium that hosts the Houston Astros?
answers: text: Minute Maid Park

question: Where in Houston is the Toyota Center located?
answers: text: downtown

question: What is the home of the Texans named?
answers: text: NRG Stadium

question: Which stadium is located in east downtown in Houston?
answers: text: BBVA Compass Stadium

question: What was the first indoor stadium in the world?
answers: text: NRG Astrodome

question: What is the name of the stadium that hosts the Texas Astros?

question:  Where in Texas is the Toyota Center located?

question:  What is the home of the Houstons named?

question:  Which stadium is located in east downtown in Texas?

question:  What was the first outdoor stadium in the world?
context: Minute Maid Park (home of the Astros) and Toyota Center (home of the Rockets), are located in downtown Houston. Houston has the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium with natural grass, NRG Stadium (home of the Texans). Minute Maid Park is also a retractable-roof stadium. Toyota Center also has the largest screen for an indoor arena in the United States built to coincide with the arena's hosting of the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. BBVA Compass Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium for the Dynamo, the Texas Southern University football team, and Dash, located in East Downtown. In addition, NRG Astrodome was the first indoor stadium in the world, built in 1965. Other sports facilities include Hofheinz Pavilion (Houston Cougars basketball), Rice Stadium (Rice Owls football), and Reliant Arena. TDECU Stadium is where the University of Houston Houston Cougars football team plays. Houston has hosted several major sports events: the 1968, 1986 and 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Games; the 1989, 2006 and 2013 NBA All-Star Games; Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl XXXVIII, as well as hosting the 2005 World Series and 1981, 1986, 1994 and 1995 NBA Finals, winning the latter two. Super Bowl LI is currently slated to be hosted in NRG Stadium in 2017.

qas: question: What is Houston's one Catholic university?
answers: text: The University of St. Thomas

question: What famous research university is located in Houston?
answers: text: Rice University

question: What is the student enrollment of Rice University?
answers: text: 6,000

question: When was Houston Baptist University founded?
answers: text: 1960

question: What area in Houston is the home of the Houston Baptist University?
answers: text: Sharpstown

question: What is Texas's one Catholic university?

question:  What famous research university is located in Texas?

question:  What is the teacher enrollment of Rice University?

question:  When was Texas Baptist University founded?

question:  What area in Texas is the home of the Houston Baptist University?
context: Several private institutions of higher learning—ranging from liberal arts colleges, such as The University of St. Thomas, Houston's only Catholic university, to Rice University, the nationally recognized research university—are located within the city. Rice, with a total enrollment of slightly more than 6,000 students, has a number of distinguished graduate programs and research institutes, such as the James A. Baker Institute for Public Policy. Houston Baptist University, affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, offers bachelor's and graduate degrees. It was founded in 1960 and is located in the Sharpstown area in Southwest Houston.

qas: question: Where in Houston is the world's largest grouping of healthcare institutions?
answers: text: Texas Medical Center

question: How many non profit organizations are members of the Medical Center?
answers: text: 49

question: How many people are employed in the Texas Medical Center?
answers: text: 73,600

question: How many hospitals belong to the Medical Center group of organizations?
answers: text: 13

question: What is the name of the first air emergency service?
answers: text: Life Flight

question: Where in Texas is the world's largest grouping of healthcare institutions?

question:  How many for-profit organizations are members of the Medical Center?

question:  How many people are employed in the Houston Medical Center?

question: How many hospitals are outside of the Medical Center group of organizations?
context: Houston is the seat of the internationally renowned Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions. All 49 member institutions of the Texas Medical Center are non-profit organizations. They provide patient and preventive care, research, education, and local, national, and international community well-being. Employing more than 73,600 people, institutions at the medical center include 13 hospitals and two specialty institutions, two medical schools, four nursing schools, and schools of dentistry, public health, pharmacy, and virtually all health-related careers. It is where one of the first—and still the largest—air emergency service, Life Flight, was created, and a very successful inter-institutional transplant program was developed. More heart surgeries are performed at the Texas Medical Center than anywhere else in the world.

qas: question: Until 2010, which airline made Houston its headquarters?
answers: text: Continental Airlines

question: Where is United Airlines' largest air hub?
answers: text: Bush Intercontinental

question: With which airline did Continental Airlines merge?
answers: text: United Airlines

question: How many daily flights did United Airlines offer from Houston?
answers: text: 700

question: In what year was Bush Intercontinental named a model by U.S. Customs?
answers: text: 2007

question: Until 2010, which airline made Texas its headquarters?

question:  Where is United Airlines' smallest air hub?

question:  With which airline did Continental Airlines separate?

question:  How many daily flights did United Airlines offer from Texas?
context: Houston was the headquarters of Continental Airlines until its 2010 merger with United Airlines with headquarters in Chicago; regulatory approval for the merger was granted in October of that year. Bush Intercontinental became United Airlines' largest airline hub. The airline retained a significant operational presence in Houston while offering more than 700 daily departures from the city. In early 2007, Bush Intercontinental Airport was named a model "port of entry" for international travelers by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

qas: question: What city has more Fortune 500 headquarters than Houston?
answers: text: New York City

question: What part of Houston ranks first in the U.S. in international tonnage?
answers: text: Port of Houston

question: What is Houston's nickname? 
answers: text: Space City

question: What is varied about Houston's population?
answers: text: ethnic and religious backgrounds

question: What city is the most diverse in Texas?
answers: text: Houston

question: What city doesn't have more Fortune 500 headquarters than Houston?

question: What part of Houston ranks last in the U.S. in international tonnage?

question:  What is Texas's nickname?

question:  What isn't varied about Houston's population?

question:  What city is the least diverse in Texas?
context: Houston's economy has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. It is also leading in health care sectors and building oilfield equipment; only New York City is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters within its city limits. The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. Nicknamed the Space City, Houston is a global city, with strengths in business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology, education, medicine and research. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. Houston is the most diverse city in Texas and has been described as the most diverse in the United States. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts.

qas: question: What kind of winter weather does Houston have?
answers: text: mild winters

question: What is the usual mean temperature in Houston?
answers: text: 53.1 °F

question: What type of weather is a rarity in Houston?
answers: text: Snowfall

question: When was the coldest reported temperature in Houston?
answers: text: January 18, 1940

question: How much rain does Houston usually get per year?
answers: text: 49.8 in

question: What kind of summer weather does Houston have?

question:  What is the usual mean temperature in Texas?

question:  What type of weather is common in Houston?

question:  When was the warmest reported temperature in Houston?

question:  How many tornadoes does Houston usually get per year?
context: Houston has mild winters in contrast to most areas of the United States. In January, the normal mean temperature at Intercontinental Airport is 53.1 °F (11.7 °C), while that station has an average of 13 days with a low at or below freezing. Snowfall is rare. Recent snow events in Houston include a storm on December 24, 2004 when one inch (2.5 cm) of snow accumulated in parts of the metro area. Falls of at least one inch on both December 10, 2008 and December 4, 2009 marked the first time measurable snowfall had occurred in two consecutive years in the city's recorded history. The coldest temperature officially recorded in Houston was 5 °F (−15 °C) on January 18, 1940. Houston has historically received an ample amount of rainfall, averaging about 49.8 in (1,260 mm) annually per 1981–2010 normals. Localized flooding often occurs, owing to the extremely flat topography and widespread typical clay-silt prairie soils, which do not drain quickly.

qas: question: How much money does the University of Houston attract to Houston a year?
answers: text: $1.1 billion

question: How many local jobs are produced by the University of Houston?
answers: text: 24,000

question: How many student graduate from the University of Houston per year?
answers: text: 12,500

question: Where do most university graduates stay after acquiring a degree?
answers: text: in Houston

question: Even after five years, how many graduates remain in Houston?
answers: text: 80.5%

question: How much money does the University of Texas attract to Texas a year?

question:  How many local jobs are produced by the University of Texas?

question: How many student graduate from the University of Texas per year?

question:  Where do most university graduates go to after acquiring a degree?

question:  Even after five years, how many graduates remain in Texas?
context: The University of Houston System's annual impact on the Houston area's economy equates to that of a major corporation: $1.1 billion in new funds attracted annually to the Houston area, $3.13 billion in total economic benefit and 24,000 local jobs generated. This is in addition to the 12,500 new graduates the U.H. System produces every year who enter the workforce in Houston and throughout the state of Texas. These degree-holders tend to stay in Houston. After five years, 80.5% of graduates are still living and working in the region.

qas: question: When was Houston founded?
answers: text: 1836

question: Where is Allen's Landing?
answers: text: Buffalo Bayou

question: When was the City of Houston incorporated?
answers: text: June 5, 1837

question: For whom was Houston named?
answers: text: Sam Houston

question: For what battle was Sam Houston known as commander?
answers: text: Battle of San Jacinto

question: Where is Fallan's Landing?

question: What used to be known as Allan's Landing

question: What happened in 1837?

question:  When was the City of Houston unincorporated?
context: Houston was founded in 1836 on land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou (now known as Allen's Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city was named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had commanded and won at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of where the city was established. The burgeoning port and railroad industry, combined with oil discovery in 1901, has induced continual surges in the city's population. In the mid-twentieth century, Houston became the home of the Texas Medical Center—the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions—and NASA's Johnson Space Center, where the Mission Control Center is located.

qas: question: In what part of the United States is Houston located?
answers: text: South

question: What part of the Houston population is growing?
answers: text: international community

question: How many of the people who live in Houston were foreign born?
answers: text: 1.1 million

question: What percentage of Houston's foreign born population is from south of the U.S.-Mexican border?
answers: text: two-thirds

question: How many foreign born Houstonites are from Asia?
answers: text: one in five

question: In what part of the United States is Texas located?

question:  What part of the Texas population is growing?

question:  How many of the people who live in Texas were foreign born?

question: What percentage of Houston's foreign born population is from north of the U.S.-Mexican border?

question:  How many foreign born Houstonites are from Africa?
context: Located in the American South, Houston is a diverse city with a large and growing international community. The metropolitan area is home to an estimated 1.1 million (21.4 percent) residents who were born outside the United States, with nearly two-thirds of the area's foreign-born population from south of the United States–Mexico border. Additionally, more than one in five foreign-born residents are from Asia. The city is home to the nation's third-largest concentration of consular offices, representing 86 countries.

qas: question: What event caused an increase in effort to promote the Houston port?
answers: text: hurricane

question: Where was oil found that promoted the development of the oil industry in Houston?
answers: text: Spindletop

question: Near what Texas city is the Spindletop oil field located?
answers: text: Beaumont

question: Who approved the improvement project for the Houston ship channel?
answers: text: President Theodore Roosevelt

question: In what year did Houston's population reach 78,000?
answers: text: 1910

question: What event caused an decrease in effort to promote the Houston port?

question:  Where was oil found that promoted the development of the cotton industry in Houston?

question: Near what Oklahoma city is the Spindletop oil field located?

question: Who rejected the improvement project for the Houston ship channel?

question:  In what year did Houston's population reach 98,000?
context: In 1900, after Galveston was struck by a devastating hurricane, efforts to make Houston into a viable deep-water port were accelerated. The following year, oil discovered at the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont prompted the development of the Texas petroleum industry. In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt approved a $1 million improvement project for the Houston Ship Channel. By 1910 the city's population had reached 78,800, almost doubling from a decade before. African-Americans formed a large part of the city's population, numbering 23,929 people, or nearly one-third of the residents.

qas: question: What is the square mile area of Houston?
answers: text: 656.3 square miles

question: How much of Houston's total area is water?
answers: text: 22.3 square miles

question: In what topography is Houston located?
answers: text: gulf coastal plain

question: How is the vegetation of the area classified?
answers: text: temperate grassland and forest

question: What kind of weather event is a recurring problem for Houston?
answers: text: flooding

question: What is the square mile area of Texas?

question:  How much of Houston's total area is farm?

question:  In what topography is Texas located?

question:  How is the oil of the area classified?

question:  What kind of weather event is a not recurring problem for Houston?
context: According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 656.3 square miles (1,700 km2); this comprises 634.0 square miles (1,642 km2) of land and 22.3 square miles (58 km2) of water. The Piney Woods is north of Houston. Most of Houston is located on the gulf coastal plain, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland and forest. Much of the city was built on forested land, marshes, swamp, or prairie which resembles the Deep South, and are all still visible in surrounding areas. Flatness of the local terrain, when combined with urban sprawl, has made flooding a recurring problem for the city. Downtown stands about 50 feet (15 m) above sea level, and the highest point in far northwest Houston is about 125 feet (38 m) in elevation. The city once relied on groundwater for its needs, but land subsidence forced the city to turn to ground-level water sources such as Lake Houston, Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston. The city owns surface water rights for 1.20 billion gallons of water a day in addition to 150 million gallons a day worth of groundwater.

qas: question: How many days per year are Houston temperatures over 90 degrees?
answers: text: 106.5

question: How many days a year do Houston temperatures average above 100 degrees?
answers: text: 4.6

question: What weather factor produces a higher heat index?
answers: text: humidity

question: What weather factor provides little in heat relief in Houston?
answers: text: Winds

question: What was the highest temperature recorded in Houston?
answers: text: 109 °F

question: How many days per year are Houston temperatures over 10 degrees?

question: How many days a year do Houston temperatures average above 50 degrees?

question:  What weather factor produces a lower heat index?

question:  What weather factor provides a lot of in heat relief in Houston?

question:  What was the lowest temperature recorded in Houston?
context: During the summer months, it is common for temperatures to reach over 90 °F (32 °C), with an average of 106.5 days per year, including a majority from June to September, with a high of 90 °F or above and 4.6 days at or over 100 °F (38 °C). However, humidity usually yields a higher heat index. Summer mornings average over 90 percent relative humidity. Winds are often light in the summer and offer little relief, except in the far southeastern outskirts near the Gulf coast and Galveston. To cope with the strong humidity and heat, people use air conditioning in nearly every vehicle and building. In 1980, Houston was described as the "most air-conditioned place on earth". Officially, the hottest temperature ever recorded in Houston is 109 °F (43 °C), which was reached both on September 4, 2000 and August 28, 2011.

qas: question: What is the political climate of Houston?
answers: text: divided

question: Who in Houston tends to vote Republican?
answers: text: wealthier areas

question: How do the working and minority areas vote in Houston?
answers: text: Democratic

question: What percent of Hispanics vote Democrat?
answers: text: 62 percent

question: What percent of non-Hispanic whites vote Republican?
answers: text: 68 percent

question:  What is the political climate of Texas?
context: Houston is considered to be a politically divided city whose balance of power often sways between Republicans and Democrats. Much of the city's wealthier areas vote Republican while the city's working class and minority areas vote Democratic. According to the 2005 Houston Area Survey, 68 percent of non-Hispanic whites in Harris County are declared or favor Republicans while 89 percent of non-Hispanic blacks in the area are declared or favor Democrats. About 62 percent Hispanics (of any race) in the area are declared or favor Democrats. The city has often been known to be the most politically diverse city in Texas, a state known for being generally conservative. As a result, the city is often a contested area in statewide elections. In 2009, Houston became the first US city with a population over 1 million citizens to elect a gay mayor, by electing Annise Parker.

qas: question: How much of Houston's population is white?
answers: text: 51%

question: What percentage of Houston's population is African-American?
answers: text: 25%

question: What group makes up 6 % of Houston's population?
answers: text: Asians

question: According to the 2000 census, what is the population of Houston?
answers: text: 1,953,631

question: What was the percentage of whites in 1970?
answers: text: 62.4%

question: How much of Texas's population is white?

question:  What percentage of Texas's population is African-American?

question:  What group makes up 6 % of Texas's population?

question:  According to the 2000 census, what is the population of Texas?

question:  What was the percentage of whites in 1900?
context: According to the 2010 Census, whites made up 51% of Houston's population; 26% of the total population were non-Hispanic whites. Blacks or African Americans made up 25% of Houston's population. American Indians made up 0.7% of the population. Asians made up 6% (1.7% Vietnamese, 1.3% Chinese, 1.3% Indian, 0.9% Pakistani, 0.4% Filipino, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Japanese), while Pacific Islanders made up 0.1%. Individuals from some other race made up 15.2% of the city's population, of which 0.2% were non-Hispanic. Individuals from two or more races made up 3.3% of the city. At the 2000 Census, there were 1,953,631 people and the population density was 3,371.7 people per square mile (1,301.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.3% White, 25.3% African American, 5.3% Asian, 0.7% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 16.5% from some other race, and 3.1% from two or more races. In addition, Hispanics made up 37.4% of Houston's population while non-Hispanic whites made up 30.8%, down from 62.4% in 1970.

qas: question: What was Houston's gross domestic product in 2012?
answers: text: $489 billion

question: Where in the rankings does Houston's gross domestic product place it compared to other U.S. domestic areas?
answers: text: fourth-largest

question: How many other countries have a gross domestic product exceeding Houston's?
answers: text: 26

question: How much did oil and gas exploration and production make up Houston's gross product?
answers: text: 26.3%

question: Under what category does oil and gas exploration fall?
answers: text: mining

question: What was Houston's gross domestic product in 2001?

question: Where in the rankings does Texas's gross domestic product place it compared to other U.S. domestic areas?

question: ow many other countries have a gross domestic product exceeding Texas's?

question:  How much did oil and gas exploration and production make up Texas's gross product?

question:  Under what category does ocean exploration fall?
context: The Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land MSA's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012 was $489 billion, making it the fourth-largest of any metropolitan area in the United States and larger than Austria's, Venezuela's, or South Africa's GDP. Only 26 countries other than the United States have a gross domestic product exceeding Houston's regional gross area product (GAP). In 2010, mining (which consists almost entirely of exploration and production of oil and gas in Houston) accounted for 26.3% of Houston's GAP up sharply in response to high energy prices and a decreased worldwide surplus of oil production capacity, followed by engineering services, health services, and manufacturing.

qas: question: What Houston medical school ranks in the top ten U.S. medical schools?
answers: text: Baylor College of Medicine

question: How does MD Anderson Cancer Center rank in US hospitals dealing with cancer care?
answers: text: one of the top two

question: What type of treatments does the Menninger Clinic offer?
answers: text: psychiatric

question: What is the third largest acute care center in the U.S.?
answers: text: Triumph Healthcare

question: Where is the Triumph Healthcare hospital headquartered?
answers: text: Houston

question: What Houston medical school ranks in the top ten UK medical schools?

question: How does MD Anderson Cancer Center rank in UK hospitals dealing with cancer care?

question:  What type of treatments does the Menninger Clinic never offer?

question:  What is the fourth largest acute care center in the U.S.?
context: The Baylor College of Medicine has annually been considered within the top ten medical schools in the nation; likewise, the MD Anderson Cancer Center has consistently ranked as one of the top two U.S. hospitals specializing in cancer care by U.S. News & World Report since 1990. The Menninger Clinic, a renowned psychiatric treatment center, is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital System. With hospital locations nationwide and headquarters in Houston, the Triumph Healthcare hospital system is the third largest long term acute care provider nationally.

qas: question: Where did Houston rank for job creation in 2013?
answers: text: #1

question: What was Houston the first city to do regain after the recession caused job loss?
answers: text: jobs lost

question: How many jobs did Houston add for every one lost?
answers: text: two

question: How many foreign companies relocated to Houston?
answers: text: more than 100

question: On what Forbes list did Houston appear in 2013?
answers: text: Best Places for Business and Careers

question: Where did Houston rank for job creation in 2003?

question: What was Houston the first city to do regain after the recession caused job boom?

question:  How many jobs did Texas add for every one lost?

question:  How many foreign companies relocated to Texas?

question:  On what Forbes list did Houston appear in 2003?
context: In 2013, Houston was identified as the #1 U.S. city for job creation by the U.S. Bureau of Statistics after it was not only the first major city to regain all the jobs lost in the preceding economic downturn, but after the crash, more than two jobs were added for every one lost. Economist and vice president of research at the Greater Houston Partnership Patrick Jankowski attributed Houston's success to the ability of the region's real estate and energy industries to learn from historical mistakes. Furthermore, Jankowski stated that "more than 100 foreign-owned companies relocated, expanded or started new businesses in Houston" between 2008 and 2010, and this openness to external business boosted job creation during a period when domestic demand was problematically low. Also in 2013, Houston again appeared on Forbes' list of Best Places for Business and Careers.

qas: question: How many community colleges serve Houston?
answers: text: Three

question: How are the Houston Community College and Lone Star College systems ranked among educational facilities?
answers: text: within the 10 largest

question: What college system serves most of Houston?
answers: text: Houston Community College System

question: Which community college system serves the northwestern and northeastern areas?
answers: text: Lone Star College System

question: What part of Houston does San Jacinto College serve?
answers: text: southeastern

question: How many community colleges serve Texas?

question: How are the Texas Community College and Lone Star College systems ranked among educational facilities?

question:  What college system serves most of Texas?

question: Which community college system serves the southwestern and southeastern areas?

question:  What part of Texas does San Jacinto College serve?
context: Three community college districts exist with campuses in and around Houston. The Houston Community College System serves most of Houston. The northwestern through northeastern parts of the city are served by various campuses of the Lone Star College System, while the southeastern portion of Houston is served by San Jacinto College, and a northeastern portion is served by Lee College. The Houston Community College and Lone Star College systems are within the 10 largest institutions of higher learning in the United States.

qas: question: When did Houston start using light rail lines?
answers: text: January 1, 2004

question: How long was the first light rail line in Houston?
answers: text: about 8 miles

question: Where did the Red Line rail track terminate?
answers: text: NRG Park

question: How many new rail lines are planned for the future in Houston light rail?
answers: text: five

question: How many passengers used Amtrak to embark at Houston?
answers: text: 20,327

question:  When did Texas start using light rail lines?

question:  How wide was the first light rail line in Houston?

question:  Where did the Blue Line rail track terminate?

question: How many new rail lines are planned for the future in Texas light rail?

question:  How many passengers used Amtrak to embark at Texas?
context: METRO began light rail service on January 1, 2004, with the inaugural track ("Red Line") running about 8 miles (13 km) from the University of Houston–Downtown (UHD), which traverses through the Texas Medical Center and terminates at NRG Park. METRO is currently in the design phase of a 10-year expansion plan that will add five more lines. and expand the current Red Line. Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service three times a week to Houston via the Sunset Limited (Los Angeles–New Orleans), which stops at a train station on the north side of the downtown area. The station saw 14,891 boardings and alightings in fiscal year 2008. In 2012, there was a 25 percent increase in ridership to 20,327 passengers embarking from the Houston Amtrak station.

qas: question: What is the second airport that serves Houston?
answers: text: William P. Hobby Airport

question: What was the earlier name of Hobby Airport?
answers: text: Houston International Airport

question: When was Houston International Airport renamed to Hobby Airport?
answers: text: 1967

question: Which airline now offers international flights from Hobby Airport?
answers: text: Southwest Airlines

question: For what is Hobby Airport ranked in the top five performing airports?
answers: text: customer service

question: What is the second airport that serves Texas?

question:  What was the last name of Hobby Airport?

question: When was Texas International Airport renamed to Hobby Airport?

question:  Which airline never offered international flights from Hobby Airport?

question: For what is Hobby Airport ranked in the top six performing airports?
context: The second-largest commercial airport is William P. Hobby Airport (named Houston International Airport until 1967) which operates primarily short- to medium-haul domestic flights. However, in 2015 Southwest Airlines launched service from a new international terminal at Hobby airport to several destinations in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. These were the first international flights flown from Hobby since 1969. Houston's aviation history is showcased in the 1940 Air Terminal Museum located in the old terminal building on the west side of the airport. Hobby Airport has been recognized with two awards for being one of the top five performing airports in the world and for customer service by Airports Council International.

qas: question: How many estimated active faults does Houston have?
answers: text: 300

question: What is the total length of the Houston faults?
answers: text: 310 miles

question: Which of the geologic faults run through the center of Houston?
answers: text: Long Point–Eureka Heights

question: What geological feature has been removed underground to cause sinking in areas of southeast Houston?
answers: text: water

question: What is a slow smooth rate of movement of faults called?
answers: text: fault creep

question:  How many estimated unactive faults does Houston have?

question: What is the total width of the Houston faults?

question:  Which of the geologic faults run through the center of Texas?

question: What geological feature has been placed underground to cause sinking in areas of southeast Houston?

question:  What is a fast smooth rate of movement of faults called?
context: The Houston area has over 150 active faults (estimated to be 300 active faults) with an aggregate length of up to 310 miles (500 km), including the Long Point–Eureka Heights fault system which runs through the center of the city. There have been no significant historically recorded earthquakes in Houston, but researchers do not discount the possibility of such quakes having occurred in the deeper past, nor occurring in the future. Land in some areas southeast of Houston is sinking because water has been pumped out of the ground for many years. It may be associated with slip along the faults; however, the slippage is slow and not considered an earthquake, where stationary faults must slip suddenly enough to create seismic waves. These faults also tend to move at a smooth rate in what is termed "fault creep", which further reduces the risk of an earthquake.

qas: question: What system of incorporation was used in 1837 by Houston?
answers: text: ward system

question: What is the present day system being used by Houston for representation?
answers: text: Houston City Council districts

question: What highway is used to designate locations in Houston?
answers: text: Interstate 610 Loop

question: Beside older pre-World War II residences, what is found inside the Loop? 
answers: text: central business district

question: What highway circles the outer areas of Houston?
answers: text: Beltway 8

question:  What system of incorporation was used in 1937 by Houston?

question: What is the present day system being used by Texas for representation?

question:  What highway is used to designate locations in Texas?

question: Beside older pre-Civil war residences, what is found inside the Loop?

question:  What highway circles the outer areas of Texas?
context: Houston was incorporated in 1837 under the ward system of representation. The ward designation is the progenitor of the eleven current-day geographically oriented Houston City Council districts. Locations in Houston are generally classified as either being inside or outside the Interstate 610 Loop. The inside encompasses the central business district and many residential neighborhoods that predate World War II. More recently, high-density residential areas have been developed within the loop. The city's outlying areas, suburbs and enclaves are located outside of the loop. Beltway 8 encircles the city another 5 miles (8.0 km) farther out.

qas: question: What area is located at Post Oak Boulevard and Westheimer Road?
answers: text: Uptown District

question: When did the Uptown district expand?
answers: text: 1970s and early 1980s

question: What is the tallest building in Uptown Houston?
answers: text: Williams Tower

question: How many square feet of office space did Houston have in Uptown in 2002?
answers: text: 23 million

question: Until 1999 what was the Williams Tower known as?
answers: text: Transco Tower

question: What area is located at Post Oak Street and Westheimer Avenue?

question:  When did the Texas expand?

question:  What is the tallest building in Texas?

question: How many square feet of office space did Texas have in 2003?

question:  Until 1909 what was the Williams Tower known as?
context: Centered on Post Oak Boulevard and Westheimer Road, the Uptown District boomed during the 1970s and early 1980s when a collection of mid-rise office buildings, hotels, and retail developments appeared along Interstate 610 west. Uptown became one of the most prominent instances of an edge city. The tallest building in Uptown is the 64-floor, 901-foot (275 m)-tall, Philip Johnson and John Burgee designed landmark Williams Tower (known as the Transco Tower until 1999). At the time of construction, it was believed to be the world's tallest skyscraper outside of a central business district. The new 20-story Skanska building and BBVA Compass Plaza are the newest office buildings built in Uptown after 30 years. The Uptown District is also home to buildings designed by noted architects I. M. Pei, César Pelli, and Philip Johnson. In the late 1990s and early 2000s decade, there was a mini-boom of mid-rise and high-rise residential tower construction, with several over 30 stories tall. Since 2000 more than 30 high-rise buildings have gone up in Houston; all told, 72 high-rises tower over the city, which adds up to about 8,300 units. In 2002, Uptown had more than 23 million square feet (2,100,000 m²) of office space with 16 million square feet (1,500,000 m²) of Class A office space.

qas: question: Besides oil and gas, what is Houston known for?
answers: text: biomedical research and aeronautics

question: What other industry is a large part of Houston's economy?
answers: text: Houston Ship Channel

question: What designation does the Globalization and World Cities Study Group give Houston?
answers: text: global city

question: In what did Houston pass New York City in 2013?
answers: text: market for exports

question: How much in dollars did the Houston area export in 2012?
answers: text: $110.3 billion

question: Besides oil and gas, what is Texas known for?

question:  What other industry is a large part of Texas economy?

question: What designation does the Globalization and World Cities Study Group give Texas?

question:  In what did Houston pass New York City in 2003?

question: How much in dollars did the Texas area export in 2012?
context: Houston is recognized worldwide for its energy industry—particularly for oil and natural gas—as well as for biomedical research and aeronautics. Renewable energy sources—wind and solar—are also growing economic bases in the city. The Houston Ship Channel is also a large part of Houston's economic base. Because of these strengths, Houston is designated as a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network and global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. The Houston area is the top U.S. market for exports, surpassing New York City in 2013, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. In 2012, the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land area recorded $110.3 billion in merchandise exports. Petroleum products, chemicals, and oil and gas extraction equipment accounted for approximately two-thirds of the metropolitan area's exports last year. The Top 3 destinations for exports were Mexico, Canada, and Brazil.

qas: question: How did Kiplinger's Personal Finance Best Cities rate Houston?
answers: text: top ranking

question: When did Houston receive a ranking in the top of Kiplinger's Best cities list?
answers: text: 2008

question: Where did Forbes magazine place Houston for technological innovation?
answers: text: fourth

question: Where did Houston place for Fortune 500 companies?
answers: text: second

question: When was Houston ranked the best city for shopping?
answers: text: 2010

question:  How did Kiplinger's Personal Finance Best Cities rate Texas?

question: When did Texas receive a ranking in the top of Kiplinger's Best cities list?

question: Where did Forbes magazine place Texas for technological innovation?

question:  Where did Texas place for Fortune 500 companies?

question: When was Texas ranked the best city for shopping?
context: In 2008, Houston received top ranking on Kiplinger's Personal Finance Best Cities of 2008 list, which ranks cities on their local economy, employment opportunities, reasonable living costs, and quality of life. The city ranked fourth for highest increase in the local technological innovation over the preceding 15 years, according to Forbes magazine. In the same year, the city ranked second on the annual Fortune 500 list of company headquarters, first for Forbes magazine's Best Cities for College Graduates, and first on their list of Best Cities to Buy a Home. In 2010, the city was rated the best city for shopping, according to Forbes.

qas: question: For which sports team category does Houston not have a team ?
answers: text: National Hockey League

question: When were the Houston Astros formed?
answers: text: 1962

question: Until 1965 what were the Houston Astros called?
answers: text: Colt .45s

question: When were the Houston Astros in the World Series?
answers: text: 2005

question: Since what year have the Houston Rockets been a Houston team?
answers: text: 1971

question:  For which sports team category does Texas not have a team?

question: When were the Houston Astros dissolved?

question:  Until 1935 what were the Houston Astros called?

question:  When did the the Houston Astros miss going to the World Series?

question: Since what year have the Texas Rockets been a Texas team?
context: Houston has sports teams for every major professional league except the National Hockey League (NHL). The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball (MLB) expansion team formed in 1962 (known as the "Colt .45s" until 1965) that made one World Series appearance in 2005. The Houston Rockets are a National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise based in the city since 1971. They have won two NBA Championships: in 1994 and 1995 under star players Hakeem Olajuwon, Otis Thorpe, Clyde Drexler, Vernon Maxwell, and Kenny Smith. The Houston Texans are a National Football League (NFL) expansion team formed in 2002. The Houston Dynamo are a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise that has been based in Houston since 2006 after they won two MLS Cup titles in 2006 and 2007. The Houston Dash play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The Scrap Yard Dawgs, a women's pro softball team, is expected to play in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) from 2016.

qas: question: How many members did the original Houston city council have?
answers: text: 14

question: How many at-large positions were there originally?
answers: text: five

question: What areas do at-large council members represent?
answers: text: entire city

question: What population figure needs to be passed to add at large council members?
answers: text: 2.1 million

question: How many at-large council members were added in the 2011 elections?
answers: text: two

question: How many members did the original Texas city council have?

question:  How many at-small positions were there originally?

question:  What areas do at-small council members represent?

question:  What population figure needs to be passed to add at small council members?

question: How many at-large council members were added in the 2001 elections?
context: The original city council line-up of 14 members (nine district-based and five at-large positions) was based on a U.S. Justice Department mandate which took effect in 1979. At-large council members represent the entire city. Under the city charter, once the population in the city limits exceeded 2.1 million residents, two additional districts were to be added. The city of Houston's official 2010 census count was 600 shy of the required number; however, as the city was expected to grow beyond 2.1 million shortly thereafter, the two additional districts were added for, and the positions filled during, the August 2011 elections.

qas: question: How many separate universities does Houston have?
answers: text: Four

question: How many students does the University of Houston have?
answers: text: 40,000

question: Where in Houston is the University of Houston campus located?
answers: text: southeast

question: What university is located in Houston'd third ward?
answers: text: Texas Southern University

question: What kind of college is Texas Southern University?
answers: text: largest historically black

question: How many separate universities does Texas have?

question:  How many students does the University of Texas have?

question:  Where in Texas is the University of Houston campus located?

question:  What university is located in Houston'd fourth ward?

question:  What kind of college is Texas Northern University?
context: Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Houston. The University of Houston is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. The third-largest university in Texas, the University of Houston has nearly 40,000 students on its 667-acre campus in southeast Houston. The University of Houston–Clear Lake and the University of Houston–Downtown are stand-alone universities; they are not branch campuses of the University of Houston. Located in the historic community of Third Ward is Texas Southern University, one of the largest historically black colleges and universities in the United States.

qas: question: What is Houston's major newspaper?
answers: text: Houston Chronicle

question: Who owns the Houston Chronicle?
answers: text: Hearst Corporation

question: When did Chronicle rival newspaper, the Houston Post, cease operations?
answers: text: 1995

question: Whose family owned the Houston Post?
answers: text: Bill Hobby

question: What is the other newspaper that serves Houston?
answers: text: Houston Press

question:  What is Texas's major newspaper?

question:  Who owns the Texas Chronicle?

question: When did Chronicle rival newspaper, the Houston Post, begin operations?

question:  Whose family owned the Texas Post?

question:  What is the other newspaper that serves Texas?
context: Houston is served by the Houston Chronicle, its only major daily newspaper with wide distribution. The Hearst Corporation, which owns and operates the Houston Chronicle, bought the assets of the Houston Post—its long-time rival and main competition—when Houston Post ceased operations in 1995. The Houston Post was owned by the family of former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby of Houston. The only other major publication to serve the city is the Houston Press—a free alternative weekly with a weekly readership of more than 300,000.

qas: question: What is the type of freeway system that serves Houston?
answers: text: hub-and-spoke

question: What encircles the downtown area of Houston?
answers: text: Interstate 610

question: What is the diameter of the downtown area?
answers: text: 8-mile

question: What part of the freeway system is Beltway 8?
answers: text: middle loop

question: What is the diameter of the center of Beltway 8?
answers: text: 23 miles

question:  What is the type of freeway system that serves Texas?

question:  What encircles the downtown area of Texas?

question: What is the diameter of the uptown area?

question:  What part of the freeway system is Beltway 1?
context: Houston's highway system has a hub-and-spoke freeway structure serviced by multiple loops. The innermost loop is Interstate 610, which encircles downtown, the medical center, and many core neighborhoods with around a 8-mile (13 km) diameter. Beltway 8 and its freeway core, the Sam Houston Tollway, form the middle loop at a diameter of roughly 23 miles (37 km). A proposed highway project, State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway), will form a third loop outside of Houston, totaling 180 miles in length and making an almost-complete circumference, with the exception of crossing the ship channel. As of June 2014, two of eleven segments of State Highway 99 have been completed to the west of Houston, and three northern segments, totaling 38 miles, are actively under construction and scheduled to open to traffic late in 2015. In addition to the Sam Houston Tollway loop mentioned above, the Harris County Toll Road Authority currently operates four spoke tollways: The Katy Managed Lanes of Interstate 10, the Hardy Toll Road, the Westpark Tollway, and the Fort Bend Parkway Extension. Other spoke roads either planned or under construction include Crosby Freeway, and the future Alvin Freeway.

qas: question: How does Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport rank for number of passengers?
answers: text: tenth-busiest

question: How many destinations does George Bush Intercontinental Airport serve?
answers: text: 182

question: When did the U.S. Department of Transportation name IAH as fastest growing of U.S. airports?
answers: text: 2006

question: Where is the Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center located?
answers: text: George Bush Intercontinental Airport

question: What is Houston's primary airport?
answers: text: George Bush Intercontinental Airport

question: How does Texas's George Bush Intercontinental Airport rank for number of passengers?

question:  How many destinations does Bill Clinton Intercontinental Airport serve?

question: When did the U.S. Department of Transportation name IAH as fastest growing of UK airports?

question:  Where is the Texas Air Route Traffic Control Center located?
context: The primary city airport is George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), the tenth-busiest in the United States for total passengers, and twenty eighth-busiest worldwide. Bush Intercontinental currently ranks fourth in the United States for non-stop domestic and international service with 182 destinations. In 2006, the United States Department of Transportation named IAH the fastest-growing of the top ten airports in the United States. The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center stands on the George Bush Intercontinental Airport grounds.