Sister cities of Houston

Sister cities of Houston

Houston has 16 sister cities [cite web |url=http://www.houstontx.gov/abouthouston/sistercities.html |title=Sister cities |publisher=City of Houston eGovernment Center |accessdate=2007-06-14] designated by Sister Cities International—a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between U.S. and international communities in an effort to increase global cooperation at the municipal level, to promote cultural understanding, and to stimulate economic development.

Parentheses denote the year in which sister city relationships were established.

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