5.3 Mexican retreat and surrender (in Asiain Europe) Main article: Government of Texas. ! 12.2 Cities Texas Convention of 1836 In the late 1720s the viceroy of New Spain closed the presidio in East Texas and reduced the size of the garrisons at the remaining presidios leaving only 144 soldiers in the entire province With no soldiers to protect them the East Texas missions relocated to San Antonio; Fifty-floor rectangular skyscraper with rows of identical windows and minimal ornamentation Cockrell Butterfly Area Houston Museum of Natural Science President Woodrow Wilson opened the deep-water Port of Houston in 1914 seven years after digging began by 1930 Houston had become Texas' most populous city and Harris County the most populous county in 1940 the U.S Census Bureau reported Houston's population as 77.5% white and 22.4% black.
Houston Texas Business Directory NRG Stadium is the home of the Houston Texans. . . Post-war housing constructed throughout Houston reflects many architectural styles Although most houses built for the "baby boomers" reflect designs that had been around for decades a number of homes were designed in the mid-century modern style featuring flat or butterfly roofs open floor plans walls of glass atriums and patios a good example of this style is the William L Thaxton Jr House located in Bunker Hill Village which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1954! .
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