Although it is run and managed by Austrade, the Consulate-General carries out visiting and reporting responsibilities on behalf of the Australian Ambassador in Washington for Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.

[2] On 11 February 1982, Deputy Prime Minister Doug Anthony announced the opening of a new consulate-general jointly managed by DFAT and Austrade in Houston, Texas, thereby becoming the fifth Australian consulate-general in the United States.

[4][5] Following the closure, the Australian Government appointed an Honorary Consul in Houston, Nana Booker, who served from 1999 until 2015.

[6] The consulate-general was reopened in March 2015 to seek major trade opportunities for Australian companies and foster closer education and research links.

The opening of the Consulate General is solid proof of the importance of her work and of our high regard for it.