Every year, thousands of callers to the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline aren't sure about the safety of items stored in their own home freezers. The confusion seems to be based on the fact that few people understand how freezing protects food. Here is some information on how to freeze food safely and how long to keep it.
HoustonâThe WoodlandsâSugar Land is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and the second-largest in Texas (after DallasâFort Worth) with a population of 6,490,180, as of U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2010 estimates.
Dallas-Fort Worth had the second-largest population boom in the state -- and in the nation, the Census Bureau says. For the second year in a row, the Houston metropolitan area added the most residents, according to estimates released Thursday. Dallas-Fort Worth gained 144,704 people from July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2015, bringing its population to more than 7.1 million. The Houston area climbed past 6.6 million with 159,083 new residents.