While the Capital of Texas may officially be Austin, every good Houstonian knows where the true, beating heart of Texas is. Not the cosmopolitan busybodies in Austin nor the churning hell of Dallas, grinding up its citizens and spitting out noxious fumes like watermelon seeds. No, it is the warm, sprawling city of Houston. Named after the Revolutionary Hero himself, General Sam Houston who led Texas' people to shatter the shackles of Mexican tyranny, Houston continues to shine bright in the Lone Star State, above all else.

Why? Because Houston has a secret weapon that sets itself apart. After the unparalleled devastation of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane, a peculiar discovery was made on the outskirts of the ruined metropolis. Oil - barrels upon barrels of it. Following the discovery at Spindletop, thousands flocked to the area to dig deep and dig greedily for the elusive Black Gold inside the Red Sands of the Gulf. What was once an industrial mining town, became a haven for entrepreneurs, down-and-outers and the huddled masses that had been ground up by the East Coast Establishment. Houston, with its chaos and its noise, does not have a New Colossus to parade itself around with. For it does not need any decaying, copper monstrosities or Art Deco, Nouveau Baroque or any gaudy monuments to its arrogance. All Houston needs... is Houston.