Webster is a city in the U.S. state of Texas located in Harris County, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area.

[6] In 1903, the Houston Chamber of Commerce invited Seito Saibara, a former Japanese member of parliament and a Christian theologian, to come to Texas to teach rice farming.

Saibara settled in Webster and established a small farming community of Japanese Christians.

Saibara and his son Kiyoaki established the foundations of what became the rice industry of the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Petroleum was discovered at the Webster (Friendswood) Oil Field in 1937,[9][10] but the population remained small.

Growth and development quickly swept over the Clear Lake area, and Webster's population blossomed.

[6] Webster today has become a thriving bedroom community closely tied to the Clear Lake area and its high-tech industry.

[4] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[18] Harris County Housing Authority operates Baybrook Park, a public-housing complex for seniors, in the Webster city limits.

[20][21] The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Webster District Parole Office in a nearby area in Houston.

[22] The United States Postal Service Webster Post Office is located at 17077 North Texas Avenue.

[32] Most residents within the city limits are zoned to Margaret S. McWhirter Elementary School in Webster.

[36] That year the Texas Education Agency gave the school a grant allowing it to re-establish a full day Prekindergarten program.

[47] Webster Intermediate School formerly served the city, but moved to an unincorporated area near Friendswood and was renamed Westbrook Intermediate School in spring 2005;[48] As of 2016[update] Westbrook does not serve Webster.

[26][49] The portion of Clear Creek ISD in Harris County (and therefore Webster) is assigned to San Jacinto College.

[50] The Edgar A. Smith Family YMCA is located in Houston; it has a Webster mailing address.