Editing Houston, Minnesota (section)

==History==
The community was named after [[Sam Houston]], first president of the [[Republic of Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21129|title=Profile for Houston, Minnesota|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|access-date=May 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812010219/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21129|archive-date=August 12, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1852, William McSpadden platted the original site of the Village of Houston. McSpadden had served under Sam Houston in the [[Mexican–American War]]. Pioneers followed him into the area and by 1854 there were stores and a school among the approximately 40 buildings in the settlement.

Houston was incorporated in 1874.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n257 238]}}</ref>

===2007 flood===
The [[2007 Midwest flooding]] caused the [[Root River (Minnesota)|Root River]] to rise to {{convert|19|ft|m}}, which is about a foot short of the height of the [[Dike (construction)|dike]] protecting the town, necessitating evacuation of the community.<ref>{{cite web|last=Meryhew |first=Richard |author2=Terry Collins |author3=Allie Shah |title =6 reported dead in floods in southeastern Minnesota |publisher=Star Tribune |date=August 20, 2007 |url=http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1370974.html |access-date=August 24, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821125106/http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1370974.html |archive-date=August 21, 2007 }}</ref>