Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas.
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Greater Houston is part of the Texas Triangle megaregion along with the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Greater Austin, and Greater San Antonio.
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Greater Houston serves as a major anchor and economic hub for the Gulf Coast.
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The Greater Houston Partnership projected the metropolitan area would add between 4.
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Greater Houston has the seventh-highest metropolitan-area gross domestic product in the United States, valued at $490 billion in 2017.
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Greater Houston has a humid subtropical climate typical of the Southern United States.
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In 2010, Greater Houston had 5, 920, 416 residents and in 2000, it had a population of 4, 177, 646.
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Catholics in Greater Houston are primarily served by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Greater Houston.
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The reduced role of oil and gas in Greater Houston's GAP reflects the rapid growth of other sectors—such as engineering services, health services, retail, and manufacturing.
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Greater Houston is a major center of biomedical research, aeronautics, and high technology.
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Greater Houston is home to the Texas Medical Center—the largest medical center in the world.
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Greater Houston is home to five NCAA Division I programs, with four located within Houston proper.
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The University of Greater Houston plays in the American Athletic Conference, while Rice belongs to Conference USA.
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Greater Houston is or has been home to various nationally known sporting events.
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The most notable is the Greater Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which is the world's largest livestock exhibition and rodeo event.
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Greater Houston has played host to three Super Bowls, the 1968, 1986, and 2004 MLB All-Star Games, the 2019, 2017, 2005 World Series, and the 1989, 2006, 2013 NBA All-Star Games.
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Greater Houston has held two WrestleMania events, WrestleMania X-Seven and WrestleMania XXV, which is considered the biggest pro-wrestling event of the year, seen as the Super Bowl of pro-wrestling.
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Greater Houston was considered a candidate for the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
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The University of Greater Houston is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Greater Houston System.
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The third-largest university in Texas, the University of Greater Houston has nearly 43, 000 students on its 667-acre campus in southeast Greater Houston.
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Politically, the Greater Houston area has historically been divided between areas of strength of the Republican and Democratic parties.
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Greater Houston is widely noted for its ethnic diversity and strong international community.
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The University of Greater Houston System owns and holds broadcasting licenses to KUHT and KUHF.
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Greater Houston area is served by the Greater Houston Chronicle, its only major daily newspaper with wide distribution.
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The Greater Houston Post was owned by the family of former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby of Greater Houston.
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Greater Houston freeways are heavily traveled and often under construction to meet the demands of continuing growth.
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Greater Houston area has a hub-and-spoke freeway structure with multiple loops.
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The roads of Beltway 8 and their freeway core, the Sam Greater Houston Tollway, are the next loop, at a diameter around 83 miles.
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The southeast of Houston has William P Hobby Airport, the second-largest commercial passenger airport.
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