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Houston Texas Business Directory In April 1965 the Astrodome opened under the name of the Harris County Domed Stadium in July 1965 the Houston Metropolitan Area was expanded by the inclusion of Brazoria County Fort Bend County Liberty County and Montgomery County AstroWorld a theme park adjacent to the Astrodome was opened in 1968 Houston Intercontinental Airport was built in 1969 Houston International Airport renamed to Hobby Airport was closed to commercial aviation until 1971. Beginning around the mid-20th century Texas began to transform from a rural and agricultural state to one that was urban and industrialized the state's population grew quickly during this period with large levels of migration from outside the state. As a part of the Sun Belt Texas experienced strong economic growth particularly during the 1970s and early 1980s. Texas's economy diversified lessening its reliance on the petroleum industry by 1990 Hispanics overtook blacks to become the largest minority group in the state, Constable Precinct 1 Alan Rosen Democratic, See also: List of colleges and universities in Houston.

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