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League City Other elected positions in Harris County include a County Attorney a County Clerk a District Attorney a District Clerk a Sheriff 8 Constables a Tax Assessor-Collector a County Treasurer and every judge in the county except municipal judges who are appointed by the mayors and confirmed by city councils of their respective cities, The coming of the railroads in the 1880s ended the famous cattle drives and allowed ranchers to market their cattle after a short drive and farmers move their cotton to market cheaply They made Dallas and other cities the centers of commercial activity. Ft Worth became the gateway to the west via the Fort Worth and Denver Railway. However the passenger trains were often the targets of armed gangs; . . . . . ! The late 1970s saw a population boom thanks to the Arab Oil Embargo People from the Rust Belt states moved into Houston at a rate of over 1,000 a week mostly from Michigan and are still moving to Houston to this day, 1880 1,591,749 94.5% 3 Groundwater Houston Texas Business Directory, Previously a largely rural area East Texas became more urban as workers were recruited for the oil shipbuilding and aircraft industries East Texans made many contributions to the war effort both at home and in the armed forces High schools had patriotic programs as well but so many teachers and older students left for the military or for defense jobs that budgets were cut programs dropped and the curriculum had to be scaled down Hospitals reported a shortage of supplies and medical personnel as many doctors and most of the younger nurses joined the services.

1 1800s KTRK-TV Channel 13 Eyewitness News anchorman Dave Ward was injured during a motocross exhibition race (which also included Channel 13 sports anchor Bob Allen as well as other local media figures) in the Astrodome in the early 1970s. . Playoff game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2007. Price Daniel born in Dayton Liberty County In the 18th century there appears to have been some sort of war in the western part of the state whereas most of the tribes of Texas divided along a line the Coahuiltecans at some point would have migrated south to merge with their sister tribes in the 18th century the Creek Confederacy formed on the east coast forcing several smaller Muskogean peoples out of the state They may have migrated to Texas & Mexico where they were absorbed into other tribes the Choctaw also split and one of their four subtribes the Houma came to reside in the eastern region the state before returning to Louisiana. Public opinion in Texas was divided. Editorials in the United States began advocating complete independence for Texas. After several men staged a minor revolt against customs duties in Anahuac in June local leaders began calling for a public meeting to determine whether a majority of settlers favored independence a return to federalism or the status quo Although some leaders worried that Mexican officials would see this type of gathering as a step towards revolution by the end of August most communities had agreed to send delegates to the Consultation scheduled for October 15. Trade Main article: List of ports in the United States. Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.35, The Smithsonian Institution Gulf of Mexico holdings are expected to provide an important baseline of understanding for future scientific studies on the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Congressional testimony Dr Jonathan Coddington Associate Director of Research and Collections at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History provides a detailed overview of the Gulf collections and their sources which Museum staff have made available on an online map the samples were collected for years by the former Minerals Management Service (renamed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement) to help predict the potential impacts of future oil/gas explorations Since 1979 the specimens have been deposited in the national collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zero" fighters on the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Shokaku just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. .