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Wet zuhn kwa produces fresh water species like rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, and Dolly Varden trout (bull trout). Pacific salmon species include Chinook salmon (spring or king salmon), sockeye salmon, pink salmon (humpies or humpbacks), coho salmon, and steelhead salmon, an anadromous form of the coastal rainbow trout. The area is also rich in wildlife as it is not uncommon to spot moose, deer, black bear, grizzly bear, cougars and so on. Nanika River feeds Morice Lake and produces sockeye salmon. In the 1970s, the proposed Kemano Completion Project threatened to dam Nanika River. The project was eventually shelved. Morice River is a tributary of the Skeena river system, which is the second largest system in BC that enters the Pacific Ocean at Prince Rupert. In 1983, a huge forest fire that started at Parrot Lakes threatened the community of Houston. A campfire being used by two tourists from Switzerland got out of control. The fire became known as the "Swiss Fire" and burned notable landmarks like Rose Ranch and Morice Mountain. In the post World War II era, many settlers in the region between Prince George and Prince Rupert arrived as a result of the Frontier Apostle movement.

Houston has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with mild summers and cold winters. Houston is not as prone to extreme temperature record swings as some other nearby areas, but still retains sizeable seasonal differences and has a temperature amplitude of Being in a rain shadow of the coastal mountains, Houston has a quite dry climate with relatively uniform precipitation year round. Annual snowfall is still quite high due to the five month period with means below freezing.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Houston had a population of 3,052 living in 1,271 of its 1,461 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,993. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

+ Panethnic groups in the District of Houston (1986−2021)Panethnic group2021201120062001199619911986Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage) European 2,295 76.12 2,330 78.06 2,555 81.50 2,610 82.46 2,930 81.84 3,450 87.79 2,970 81.82 3,260 83.48 Indigenous 530 17.58 495 16.58 370 11.80 375 11.85 335 9.36 135 3.44 355 9.78 265 6.79 South Asian 80 2.65 60 2.01 175 5.58 150 4.74 245 6.84 290 7.38 255 7.02 320 8.19 African 55 1.82 50 1.68 15 0.48 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 0.25 0 0.00 0 0.00 Southeast Asian 40 1.33 25 0.84 15 0.48 10 0.32 30 0.84 15 0.38 10 0.28 15 0.38 East Asian 25 0.83 20 0.67 10 0.32 20 0.63 45 1.26 10 0.25 30 0.83 40 1.02 Latin American 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 0.25 10 0.28 5 0.13 Middle Eastern 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Other/multiracial 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 0.25 Total responses 3,015 98.79 2,985 99.73 3,135 99.62 3,165 100.06 3,580 100.08 3,930 99.90 3,630 100.06 3,905 100.00 Total population 3,052 100.00 2,993 100.00 3,147 100.00 3,163 100.00 3,577 100.00 3,934 100.00 3,628 100.00 3,905 100.00

Via Rail's Jasper–Prince Rupert train calls at the Houston railway station several times per week. Houston can be reached by the Trans Canada Highway, which enters the community as Highway 16, part of the Yellowhead Highway. Located northwest of the community is Houston Aerodrome which is operated by the District of Houston. The aerodrome has no scheduled service.

Houston is located in the federal electoral district of Skeena Bulkley Valley. As of 2023, TAYLOR BACHRACH is the Member of Parliament. He won in the election of 2019 after incumbent Nathan Cullen declined to seek re election. Provincially, Houston is located in the Nechako Lakes electoral district. John Rustad is the current MLA as of 2023. Rustad was first elected in 2009 representing the BC Liberal Party, and was re elected in 2013, 2017 and 2020. Following the election of 2020, Rustad sat briefly as an Independent in the BC Legislative Assembly. He then switched to the BC Conservative Party in 2021.

The Houston Hikers' Society provides website where trail information, maps, photos and driving directions can be accessed. The Morice Mountain Nordic Ski Club is a volunteer non profit society. The MMNSC is responsible for all developments and trail grooming as well as maintenance of the facilities, and for trail users' fee collections. The ski trails are situated south of Houston on Buck Flats Road. Skiing enthusiasts are able to explore over of challenging and beginner trails covering a rolling topography around Silverthorne Lake. Many locals frequent the Nanika Kidprice Lakes Basin canoe route. This basin lies on the eastern slope of the Coastal Mountain Range and forms the upper watershed of the Morice Bulkley rivers. The basin area is above sea level and is surrounded by glaciated and snow capped peaks that rise as high as The route takes about three or four days to complete. There is approximately of portages between three lakes. The recently constructed Houston Leisure Facility holds a pool, hot tub, sauna and fitness gym. Houston has a nine hole golf course. Jamie Baxter Park was named after a boy that disappeared in the forest while playing in the Buck Flats area in the late 1970s. It was fall time and temperatures at night dipped below and the boy eventually lost his life.