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Because Houston is on the Gulf of Mexico the city has a small chance of being hit by hurricanes or tropical storms every hurricane season (June through November). On August 31 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina the Harris County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the State of Louisiana came to an agreement to allow at least 25,000 evacuees from New Orleans especially those that were sheltered in the Louisiana Superdome to move to the Astrodome until they could return home the evacuation began on September 1 2005 All scheduled events for the final four months of 2005 at the Astrodome were cancelled. Overflow refugees were held in the surrounding Reliant Park complex There was a full field hospital inside the Reliant Arena which cared for the entire Katrina evacuee community. Senate Class 1 Ted Cruz Republican 2012 Junior Senator Infrastructure Marker on the Harris County Annex 2 Building in Downtown Houston indicating the site where Sam Houston lived from 1837 to 1838. 1940 384,514 31.5% Houston is well known for its oil and petrochemical industries which are leading contributors to the city's economy the industries located along the ship channel coupled with a growing population have caused a considerable increase in air pollution for the city each year Houston has excessive ozone levels and is ranked among the most ozone-polluted cities in the United States. Ground-level ozone or smog is Houston's predominant air pollution problem in 2011 Houston was ranked as the 17th most polluted city in the US according to the American Lung Association a 2007 assessment found the following twelve air pollutants to be definite risks to health in Houston:. . 6 Economy Greyhound Bus Lines operates various stations throughout Harris County, 5 See also 4 Spanish exploration Located near the Museum District are the Menil Collection Rothko Chapel and the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum. Various consulates are located in the county mostly within the city of Houston Houston TranStar Center Texas has made a strong mark on national and international pop culture the entire state is strongly associated with the image of the cowboy shown in westerns and in country western music the state's numerous oil tycoons are also a popular pop culture topic as seen in the hit TV series Dallas.

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