Houston, who originally joined the Bears in 2014, hurt his knee Aug. 31 in the preseason finale against the Cleveland Browns. He was placed on injured reserve Sept. 2 and then released Sept. 6.
Houston signed with the Texans Oct. 11 after defensive end J.J. Watt and linebacker Whitney Mercilus suffered season-ending injuries. Houston was waived Tuesday after appearing in five games and recording six tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery that he returned 34 yards for a touchdown.
Houston tore his ACL midway through his first season with the Bears in 2014 and rebounded to compile a team-leading and career-high eight sacks in 2015.