The Brits pronounce it “howston” in Old Blighty, too. However, the American pronunciation “hewstun” is apparently gaining popular in England.
Houston, was after all, the first word spoken by a human from a faraway celestial object.
I doubt CKS would correct Brett Yormark in public for saying “gun-zog-gah”. 
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Blanco
it’s Blank-oh County in Texas
It’s Blonk-oh in Spanish
I agree losers! Stay away mid majors. Go back to the minor leagues!
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Waxahachie is a fun one for non-Texans, and even some Texans.
My favorite moment for Gonzaga
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It is getting to be so difficult to be pedantic on this site anymore!
As Texans we may or may not use Latin/Romantic/ North Mediterranean language approach.
I see the same thing in the medical field. My initials are MD but I have only played doctor as a kid. These days I see too many of them and find it irritating how many do NOT default to Latin pronunciation.
But I will get over it.
Should I throw out, pecan?
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“pee-can” is criminal tbh
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I have only met one person that says it without the H and it was one of my professors in college that was from the north east (I think it was New Jersey)
Do people call them “The Zags” or “The Zogs”…
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I ain’t see NO salads coming out of Mexico? 
Interesting tidbit: When Paul McCartney played Houston at Minute Maid Park, he asked the crowd "How do you pronounce Houston? “Howston”? The crowd yelled “Houston”.
Kelvin does not say J’Wan correctly or Ja’Vier.
I’ll go back to do they call them The Zags or The Zogs…
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It’s “Zegs”, duh.
More like the Zagones.