Houston leaders saw the need for an official insignia by February 1840, when the city was only four years old and had a population of about 2,000. The City Council, led by then-Mayor Charles ...

The City of Houston is honoring the late Fito Olivares ... “Juana la Cubana” and “El Colesterol.” With his band and signature saxophone-driven sound, he helped shape the soundscape of ...

Houston may find its signature tune. “Sweet Home Chicago” was popularized by Robert Johnson, a Mississippi native who recorded it in San Antonio. So clearly, a quintessential city song doesn ...