The Stars at Night...

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Across
  1. 1. – The Dream led the Rockets to two titles, and called Houston home.
  2. 4. – You wouldn’t put this Galveston-born star in a corner.
  3. 8. – Legendary NASA flight director known for “failure is not an option.”
  4. 9. – She had Bridget Jones’s diary—but her early chapters started in Katy.
  5. 10. – He rode dirty all the way from H-Town to hip-hop notoriety.
  6. 12. – One half of UGK, this Port Arthur–raised rapper became a Houston icon.
  7. 13. – Bearded rockers with bluesy riffs and a signature Texas swagger—founded in Houston.
  8. 14. – Powerful orator and civil rights leader from Houston’s Fifth Ward.
  9. 15. – Clair Huxtable in the '80s, Howard University dean today.
  10. 16. – Boxer-turned-grill-mogul with knockout Houston origins.
  11. 19. – This country music icon knew when to hold ’em—and hailed from Houston.
  12. 20. – He played a genius on TV, but he’s from the Bayou City in real life.
  13. 22. – Houston rapper and grillz entrepreneur who always keeps it iced out.
  14. 23. – Aviation pioneer and eccentric millionaire born in Houston.
Down
  1. 2. – The first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion buried in Galveston.
  2. 3. – One of Charlie’s original Angels, born in Houston.
  3. 5. – NFL legend turned TV host, originally from Houston’s Westbury High.
  4. 6. – NASA astronaut and engineer, she’s flown five times into orbit.
  5. 7. – “And that’s the way it is,” said this legendary CBS anchor born in St. Joseph, MO but raised in Houston.
  6. 11. – The first pilot of the Space Shuttle, raised near Clear Lake.
  7. 17. – Actor born in Houston; starred in “The Rookie” and has a famous brother.
  8. 18. – Strikeout king and Astros legend who once owned the Express.
  9. 21. – She played Lizzie McGuire, but she’s originally a Houston girl.