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Passage: 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.

Question: What was the first public television station in the US?

Question: How is Houston Public Radio funded?

Question: Houston Public Radio us comprised of how many stations?

Question: What stations comprise Houston Public Radio?

Question: Who owns the KUHT, KUHF, and KUHA stations?

Question: Which of Houston's television stations was the first public television station in the U.S.?

Question: What kind of radio station is KUHF?

Question: What type of radio station is KUHA?

Question: Where is the Melcher Center located?

Question: From what building do the two public radio stations broadcast?
Passage: 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.

Question: Where is Houston located?

Question: Where is Houston ranked among the most populous cities in the US?

Question: What was the population of Houston in 2014?

Question: What is the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the US?

Question: What is Houston the principle city of?

Question: What is the most populous city in Texas?

Question: How does Houston rank as to population in the U.S.?

Question: According to the 2014 census, how many people live in Houston?

Question: Houston is located in which Texas county?

Question: What is the land are of the City of Houston?
Passage: 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.

Question: What commodity was Houston known for in 1860?

Question: What type of roads converged in Houston?

Question: Which Civil War general used Houston as a headquarters?

Question: For what battle was Houston used as an organization point ?

Question: What was Houston known for by 1890?
Passage: 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.

Question: What event caused 2.5 million people to evacuate through Houston?

Question: The evacuation of the Gulf coast before Hurricane Rita was what type of evacuation?

Question: How many people evacuated to Houston after Hurricane Katrina?

Question: Fearing traffic problems, how many people refused to leave Galveston before Hurricane Ike?

Question: When did Hurricane Ike hit the Houston area?
Passage: 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.

Question: What is the largest city in the U.S. without formal zoning?

Question: Besides parking requirements, what land use regulations does Houston have?

Question: What is Houston's land use policies credited with producing?

Question: What serious situation of 2008 was Houston spared?

Question: How many building permits were issued in 2008 in Houston?
Passage: 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:

Question: Of what is Houston a center?

Question: What has the Houston ship channel served to promote into success?

Question: Where does the Port of Houston rank in international commerce?

Question: Where does Houston rate in the size ranking of world ports?

Question: What lines begin or end in Houston?
Passage: 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.

Question: What area of Houston hosts performing arts?

Question: Of what is Houston second in performing arts?

Question: Besides Jones Hall, what other organization is housed in the Theater District?

Question: To what type of arts is Houston home?

Question: To what group is Jones Hall home?
Passage: 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.

Question: How much area of downtown Houston does the Theater District cover?

Question: What place produces live concerts, plays and comedy?

Question: Where is Space Center Houston?

Question: What tourist offerings does the Space Center have?

Question: What is the Galleria the largest of in Texas?
Passage: 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.

Question: Which stadium is located in east downtown in Houston?

Question: Where in Houston is the Toyota Center located?

Question: What was the first indoor stadium in the world?

Question: What is the home of the Texans named?

Question: What is the name of the stadium that hosts the Houston Astros?
Passage: 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.

Question: What is Houston's one Catholic university?

Question: What famous research university is located in Houston?

Question: What is the student enrollment of Rice University?

Question: When was Houston Baptist University founded?

Question: What area in Houston is the home of the Houston Baptist University?
Passage: 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.

Question: Where in Houston is the world's largest grouping of healthcare institutions?

Question: How many non profit organizations are members of the Medical Center?

Question: How many people are employed in the Texas Medical Center?

Question: How many hospitals belong to the Medical Center group of organizations?

Question: What is the name of the first air emergency service?
Passage: 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.

Question: Until 2010, which airline made Houston its headquarters?

Question: Where is United Airlines' largest air hub?

Question: With which airline did Continental Airlines merge?

Question: How many daily flights did United Airlines offer from Houston?

Question: In what year was Bush Intercontinental named a model by U.S. Customs?
Passage: 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.

Question: What city has more Fortune 500 headquarters than Houston?

Question: What part of Houston ranks first in the U.S. in international tonnage?

Question: What is Houston's nickname?

Question: What is varied about Houston's population?

Question: What city is the most diverse in Texas?
Passage: 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.

Question: What kind of winter weather does Houston have?

Question: What is the usual mean temperature in Houston?

Question: What type of weather is a rarity in Houston?

Question: When was the coldest reported temperature in Houston?

Question: How much rain does Houston usually get per year?
Passage: 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.

Question: How much money does the University of Houston attract to Houston a year?

Question: How many local jobs are produced by the University of Houston?

Question: How many student graduate from the University of Houston per year?

Question: Where do most university graduates stay after acquiring a degree?

Question: Even after five years, how many graduates remain in Houston?
Passage: 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.

Question: When was Houston founded?

Question: Where is Allen's Landing?

Question: When was the City of Houston incorporated?

Question: For whom was Houston named?

Question: For what battle was Sam Houston known as commander?
Passage: 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.

Question: In what part of the United States is Houston located?

Question: What part of the Houston population is growing?

Question: How many of the people who live in Houston were foreign born?

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

Question: How many foreign born Houstonites are from Asia?
Passage: 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.

Question: What event caused an increase in effort to promote the Houston port?

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

Question: Near what Texas city is the Spindletop oil field located?

Question: In what year did Houston's population reach 78,000?

Question: Who approved the improvement project for the Houston ship channel?
Passage: 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.

Question: What is the square mile area of Houston?

Question: How much of Houston's total area is water?

Question: In what topography is Houston located?

Question: How is the vegetation of the area classified?

Question: What kind of weather event is a recurring problem for Houston?
Passage: 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.

Question: How many days per year are Houston temperatures over 90 degrees?

Question: How many days a year do Houston temperatures average above 100 degrees?

Question: What weather factor produces a higher heat index?

Question: What weather factor provides little in heat relief in Houston?

Question: What was the highest temperature recorded in Houston?
Passage: 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.

Question: What is the political climate of Houston?

Question: Who in Houston tends to vote Republican?

Question: How do the working and minority areas vote in Houston?

Question: What percent of Hispanics vote Democrat?

Question: What percent of non-Hispanic whites vote Republican?