Houston, TX

Houston is city in what was formerly Texas. It has a population of 1,125,000. The city was never occupied by Magnera and is still a pro U.S/anti Magnerian city. It still flies the 48 star flag still used before the Magnerian regime, and has its own government. The city and the area surrounding is a rebel held area, and the strongest resistance in Magnera. A nuclear weapon deployed by Magnera destroyed the coastal area of the city and the city would flood every year, despite this they are independent and their economy heavily relies on farmers on the outskirts of the city.

History
In the latter part of the 1950's, Houston was not a target for Magnera and thus was left alone, and the city alone had rich resources and a prosperous economy, due to fishing, farming, and factory farms. Sometime in the 1970's, Magnera took over most of continental Western America, and then had is eyes set on Houston which the Magnerian government thought was rich in resources and a breeding ground for setting up future institutions in the area, this news was not accepted by the citizens and the city and surrounding towns started a rebellion, and the years followed were fierce as 500,000 Magnerian soldiers were ready to deploy to Houston. In 1992, The Magnerians launched two nuclear weapons on the coast of Texas, and on the coast of Houston. The result ended up wiping out 300,000 people along the coast, and ending up contaminating the coast, the water, and killing 90 percent of aquatic life within a 15 mile radius. The effects of the nuclear weapons are still around but the resistance has not given up and Houston still remains a free city. The Houston Rebellion inspired other rebel groups to form near Yleka in the rocky mountains and along the coast of former L.A, Oregon, and some of former Washington.