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became a center for the cotton trade, then later the oil industry. The Port of Houston links the city to the shipping traffic in the nearby Gulf of Mexico. The capital of the state of Texas is Austin. But Houston for a time in its early years was the capital of the Republic of Texas. Texas was part of Mexico until a rebellion (叛亂 ) by AngloAmerican colonists and Mexicans living in Texas. After that, the territory was an independent republic for almost ten years. In 1846, Texas became the twentyeighth state in the US. Today, Houston is the fourth largest city in the US. Two million people live there. The area now spreads over more than 1,600 square kilometers of southeast Texas. Oil and gas explorations are still important to the Houston economy. But other industries have also grown over the years. One of these is the space industry. Houston is home to the Johnson Space Center. Astronauts train there. And it is also where the NASA space agency has its Mission Control. Controllers direct space shuttle flights from Houston, just as they did with the old Apollo flights to the moon. Movies like Apollo Thirteen have only added to the image of Houston as “Space City”. Title: 1. ____________ Past Industry 4. _____ The space industry and others 5. _____ 25 square kilometers 6. _____ Population Not mentioned 7. _____ Development a) Established in 8. _____ b) Capital of the Republic of Texas in its early years a)The city in the US.