Fifty-floor rectangular skyscraper with rows of identical windows and minimal ornamentation 1 History (-10) 1 Geography By 1860 Houston had emerged as a commercial and railroad hub for the export of cotton. Railroad spurs from the Texas inland converged in Houston where they met rail lines to the ports of Galveston and Beaumont During the American Civil War Houston served as a headquarters for General John Magruder who used the city as an organization point for the Battle of Galveston. After the Civil War Houston businessmen initiated efforts to widen the city's extensive system of bayous so the city could accept more commerce between Downtown and the nearby port of Galveston by 1890 Houston was the railroad center of Texas. Main article: Politics of Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Source: Culture of the United States of America. . ; ! In August 2017 Houston experienced record flooding as a result of Hurricane Harvey the damages due to flash flooding are estimated at or above $50 billion making it one of the worst and costliest natural disasters in the United States Relief efforts are currently underway and are expected to last for years to come.
Movie theaters In Mombasa Dom Vasco da Gama resorted to piracy looting Arab merchant ships which were generally unarmed trading vessels without heavy cannons. . The University of Houston System's annual impact on the Houston-area's economy equates to that of a major corporation: $1.1 billion in new funds attracted annually to the Houston area $3.13 billion in total economic benefit and 24,000 local jobs generated. This is in addition to the 12,500 new graduates the UH System produces every year who enter the workforce in Houston and throughout Texas These degree-holders tend to stay in Houston After five years 80.5% of graduates are still living and working in the region, Houston Texas Business Directory, Commissioner Precinct 4 R Jack Cagle Republican.
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