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1940 528,961 47.2% Cinco Ranch (mostly in Fort Bend County), The normal annual precipitation measures 49.77 inches (1,264 mm) Occasional severe weather of Houston mostly takes the form of flooding which happens a lot during between May to October which is the city's wet season Supercell thunderstorms sometimes bring tornadoes to the area most commonly during spring Houston sometimes experiences tropical cyclones during the Atlantic hurricane season which can bring heavy rain and significant damage to the city the last hurricane to hit was Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Jim Hogg born in Rusk Cherokee County Though Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulations it has developed similarly to other Sun Belt cities because the city's land use regulations and legal covenants have played a similar role. Regulations include mandatory lot size for single-family houses and requirements that parking be available to tenants and customers Such restrictions have had mixed results Though some have blamed the city's low density urban sprawl and lack of pedestrian-friendliness on these policies the city's land use has also been credited with having significant affordable housing sparing Houston the worst effects of the 2008 real estate crisis the city issued 42,697 building permits in 2008 and was ranked first in the list of healthiest housing markets for 2009. . Angelina County (86,771) 1960s 135 Jon Rosenthal Democratic 2018 Jersey Village and southeastern segments of the Champions/FM 1960 area. West University Place Further information: Geographic areas of Houston and List of Houston neighborhoods. . This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (July 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message). . (36) 103 6.3 Occupation 10.2.1 Consequences of obesity, The Sharpstown scandal which concerned government bribes involving real estate developer Frank Sharp (neighborhood of Sharpstown is named after him) occurred in 1970 and 1971, 4.2 Difficulties with the Native Americans.

12.4 Cartography The Republic of Texas including the disputed territory 4 Economy Houston has many examples of residential architecture of varying styles from the mansions of River Oaks and Memorial to row houses in the several wards a number of Houston's earliest homes are located in what is now Sam Houston Park Homes in the Heights have varied architectural styles including Victorian Craftsman and Colonial Revival Post-war housing constructed throughout Houston reflects many architectural styles. . 1960 9,579,677 24.2% In early 1917 the War Department ordered two military installations to be built in Harris County: Camp Logan and Ellington Field the Army deployed a battalion of the all-black 24th Infantry Regiment to guard the construction site at Camp Logan Racial tension in the city rose as the black soldiers received hostile treatment in the racially segregated city Tensions flared into a full-blown riot in August 1917; the Camp Logan Riot resulted in the deaths of 15 whites (including 4 policemen) and 4 black soldiers and scores of additional injuries, 4 Economy Contents 126 Kevin Roberts Republican 2016 Champions/FM 1960 area, Notes Main article: Causes of World War II. . . Heritage Plaza building as seen from the Theater District Designed by Renzo Piano the Menil Collection is a contemporary art museum known for its simplicity flexibility open spaces and illumination with natural light located in a small park surrounded by residential housing. Opening in 1986 the 402-foot (123 m)-long two-story-high box of steel wood and glass contains the artwork collection of John and Dominique de Menil, 5 See also 16.1 Surveys Prevailing winds are from the south and southeast during most of the year which bring heat and moisture from the nearby Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay! . Houston includes Christian Jewish Muslim Hindu Buddhist Zoroastrian and other religious groups The first major skyscraper to be constructed in Houston was the 50-floor 714-foot (218 m) tall One Shell Plaza in 1971 a succession of skyscrapers were built throughout the 1970s culminating with Houston's tallest the 75-floor 1,002-foot (305 m) tall JPMorgan Chase Tower (formerly the Texas Commerce Tower) designed by I M Pei and completed in 1982 As of 2010 it is the tallest man-made structure in Texas the twelfth-tallest building in the United States and the forty-eighth-tallest skyscraper in the world.