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Houston Texas Vintage Retro Back Printed Art Series Cotton Tee - Black Logo

Houston Texas Vintage Retro Back Printed Art Series Cotton Tee - Black Logo

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The Houston Original Art Series tee, for the town that answers to Mission Control. The classy town logo on the front and Houston’s own artwork, bold and full-size, on the back.

Choose the Art Series tee when the logo tee is too quiet: heavyweight garment-dyed cotton with a lived-in hand and the Houston artwork printed large across the back. It is the Houston shirt people stop you to ask about.

Soft, heavyweight, garment-dyed 6.1 oz ring-spun U.S. cotton gives this Original Art Series tee its broken-in feel and lasting structure. It has a relaxed, straight silhouette, a tubular knit body for clean lines, double-needle hems, and a smooth, tag-free neckline. Our classy city logo is on the front and bold original art on the back — a refined essential designed to complement worn denim or a sharp blazer.

The Allen brothers laid out Houston in 1836 and named it for Sam Houston after San Jacinto; it served as capital of the Republic of Texas from 1837 to 1839. Spindletop made it the oil capital after 1901, and the Houston Ship Channel of 1914 turned an inland town on Buffalo Bayou into one of the great ports.

NASA’s center opened in 1961, and the word Houston has meant Mission Control ever since; the Astrodome of 1965 was the first domed stadium, and the world’s largest rodeo rolls in every March. The fourth-largest city in America covers 666 square miles with no zoning laws at all. Space City is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — HOUSTON TX ART SERIES COTTON TEE

Town: Houston, Texas

Founded: 1836

Known for: Space City and Mission Control; the Houston Ship Channel (1914); the world’s largest rodeo; capital of the Republic of Texas 1837–39

Art: Houston vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Original Art Series tee, relaxed straight silhouette, tubular knit body

Fabric: Heavyweight garment-dyed 6.1 oz ring-spun U.S. cotton

Print: Town logo front, original art back

Details: Double-needle hems, tag-free neckline

Made to order in the USA


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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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Houston was founded on August 30, 1836, four months after San Jacinto, when two real-estate-speculator brothers from upstate New York — Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen — bought 6,642 acres along Buffalo Bayou, laid out a town grid, and named it for the general. Incorporated on June 5, 1837, Houston served as the capital of the Republic of Texas until President Mirabeau Lamar moved the government inland to Austin in 1839, and the Allen brothers’ bayou-side bet was on its own. Cotton came first, then railroads — early Houstonians liked to say the city sat “where seventeen railroads meet the sea,” an aspiration more than a fact, but the direction was right. The Karankawa and Atakapa peoples had lived along these bayous and the Gulf Coast for centuries before European contact; their descendants remain.

Our Houston retro logo uses the Texas longhorn motif over “Texas – Est. 1849,” emphasizing frontier grit and the cattle-and-cotton commerce that built the state. Black-and-white styling mirrors stockyard brands and railroad signage — rugged, timeless, retro in style — bridging Houston’s layered heritage: bayou trading post, Republic capital, oil port, Space City. On merchandise it reads authentic and vintage — an emblem of Texas Gulf Coast pride.

Why People Visit Houston Texas

Houston offers space heritage, Texas Revolution history, world-class museums, bayou parks, and one of the most diverse food scenes in the country. Visitors come for Mission Control and the San Jacinto battleground, the museum district and the bayou trails, the rodeo in March, and the simple scale of a city that runs from downtown skyline to ship channel to Gulf Coast. It is sprawling, layered, and unlike anywhere else in America.

Houston Texas Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring longhorn and Lone Star motif