HOUSTON - TRIVIA

Houston was the first word spoken from the moon.

Texas is the only state that allows residents to vote while in space. Houston mayor Lee Brown was the recipient of the first such vote when astronaut David Wolf cast a vote from the Mir space station.

Howard Hughes is buried in the Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.

Houston was the capital of Texas from 1837 to 1839.

Houston is the youngest major city in the U.S., with a median age of only 30.3 according to a recent survey.