Originaly adopted by Bill, young Houston was born to a happy couple. But as the mother knew the responsibilties she could not take it, sadly her husband was almost never around due his work as a Ranger. Bill and his sister talked things over and eventually decided that Bill would raise the boy until he came of age.. but as the two were found of eachother. Bill started to see young Houston as his own son. Sadly Bill himself was a true and honest man and never met the right woman in the same standards. Houston often helps Bill in his gunshop which is located in Eldorado city. At a young age Bills shop was about to run out and Houston had no idea how to help him any further, he started to take bounty's .. - hunt those who had a big price on their heads. Mostly criminals, so Houston wouldn't feel anymore bad after. But it grew, Houston became more experienced than he thought he would be, until a certain point he took false identities, moved from places once in a while to cover his tracks and so on./color]
Trivia
Due his work he is rarely seen home (Eldorado city) this was also the reason of his many divorces.
Houston's true lastname actually is; Wright, but Bill started to see him as his own son and saw many charastactics which Houston took from his mother, and so Bill acknowledged him as his own son, a Ryder.