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Houston Texas Business Directory Texas has a plural executive branch system limiting the power of the governor which is a weak executive compared to some other states Except for the Secretary of State voters elect executive officers independently; thus candidates are directly answerable to the public not the governor. This election system has led to some executive branches split between parties and reduced the ability of the governor to carry out a program When Republican President George W Bush served as Texas's governor the state had a Democratic lieutenant governor Bob Bullock the executive branch positions consist of the Governor Lieutenant Governor Comptroller of Public Accounts Land Commissioner Attorney General Agriculture Commissioner the three-member Texas Railroad Commission the State Board of Education and the Secretary of State, the Mississippian culture also known as Mound Builders which extended along the Mississippi River Valley east of Texas; and. One Shell Plaza and Two Shell Plaza were completed in 1971 One Shell Plaza was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, Houston Texas Business Directory Within Mexico tensions continued between federalists and centralists in early 1835 wary Texians formed Committees of Correspondence and Safety the unrest erupted into armed conflict in late 1835 at the Battle of Gonzales. This launched the Texas Revolution and over the next two months the Texians defeated all Mexican troops in the region. Texians elected delegates to the Consultation which created a provisional government the provisional government soon collapsed from infighting and Texas was without clear governance for the first two months of 1836. 5 Geography 5 See also, Main article: Golden Triangle (Texas), 13 Gallery In the 16th century perhaps 240,000 Europeans entered American ports. By the late 16th century gold and silver imports from America provided one-fifth of Spain's total budget. . . . . .

Pennzoil Place designed by Philip Johnson and built in 1976 is Houston's most award-winning skyscraper and is known for its innovative design the 46-story One Houston Center which was built in 1978 is 207 m (678 ft) tall and was designed by S.I Morris Associates Caudill Rowlett Scott and 3D/International, Precipitation 1.1 Houston's turbulent beginning In October 2001 Enron a Houston-based energy company got caught in accounting scandals ultimately leading to collapse of the company and its accounting firm Arthur Andersen and the arrest and imprisonment of several executives. 9 Emergency Services 16 External links On March 31 Houston paused his men at Groce's Landing roughly 15 miles (24 km) north of San Felipe.[Note 13] Two companies that refused to retreat further than San Felipe were assigned to guard the crossings on the Brazos River. For the next two weeks the Texians rested recovered from illness and for the first time began practicing military drills While there two cannons known as the Twin Sisters arrived from Cincinnati Ohio. Interim Secretary of War Thomas Rusk joined the camp with orders from Burnet to replace Houston if he refused to fight Houston quickly persuaded Rusk that his plans were sound. Secretary of State Samuel P Carson advised Houston to continue retreating all the way to the Sabine River where more volunteers would likely flock from the United States and allow the army to counterattack.[Note 14] Unhappy with everyone involved Burnet wrote to Houston: "The enemy are laughing you to scorn You must fight them You must retreat no further the country expects you to fight the salvation of the country depends on your doing so." Complaints within the camp became so strong that Houston posted notices that anyone attempting to usurp his position would be court-martialed and shot! Harris County is a county located in the U.S state of Texas located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay As of the 2010 Census the population was 4,092,459 making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States Its county seat is Houston the largest city in Texas and fourth largest city in the United States the county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. It is named for John Richardson Harris who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. According to a July 2018 Census estimate Harris County's population had grown to 4,698,619 comprising over 16 percent of Texas's population, School Trustee At-Large Pos 7 Don Sumner Republican, 336 Calpine As of 2013 37% of non-Hispanic Whites in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees and 36% of them had annual incomes over $75,000 As of 2013 19% of Blacks in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees as did 13% of U.S.-born Latinos and 7% of Latino immigrants. . . A system of toll roads operated by the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) and Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority (FBCTRA) provides additional options for regional commuters the Sam Houston Tollway which encompasses the mainlanes of Beltway 8 (as opposed to the frontage roads which are untolled) is the longest tollway in the system covering the entirety of the Beltway with the exception of a free section between Interstate 45 and Interstate 69 near George Bush Intercontinental Airport the region is serviced by four spoke tollways: a set of managed lanes on the Katy Freeway; the Hardy Toll Road which parallels Interstate 45 north of Downtown up to Spring; the Westpark Tollway which services Houston's western suburbs out to Fulshear; and Fort Bend Parkway which connects to Sienna Plantation Westpark Tollway and Fort Bend Parkway are operated conjunctly with the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority; . .