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. 1870 9,382 93.6% Military Thunderstorms strike Texas often especially the eastern and northern portions of the state Tornado Alley covers the northern section of Texas the state experiences the most tornadoes in the United States an average of 139 a year These strike most frequently in North Texas and the Panhandle. Tornadoes in Texas generally occur in the months of April May and June, JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston Texas is the tallest composite building in the world. Harris County operates its own public library system the Harris County Public Library. Poverty In January 2010 Annise Parker became the first openly gay mayor of a large American city upon her inauguration as Houston's mayor. .

Houston Texas Business Directory Per the American Community Survey's 2013-2017 estimates Houston's age distribution was 569,656 under 18; 1,697,680 aged 18 to 20; 1,611,185 aged 21 to 61; 288,654 aged 62 to 64; and 228,460 aged 65 and older the median age was 32.9 down from 33.5 in 2014; the city's youthfulness has been attributed to an influx of an African American New Great Migration Hispanic or Latin American and Asian immigrants into Texas for every 100 females there were 100.3 males, the Mound Builders of the Mississippi culture which spread throughout the Mississippi Valley and its tributaries; the Caddo nation are considered among its descendants; The city of Houston was founded by land speculators on August 30 1836 at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou (a point now known as Allen's Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5 1837 the city is named after former General Sam Houston who was president of the Republic of Texas and had won Texas' independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of Allen's Landing. After briefly serving as the capital of the Texas Republic in the late 1830s Houston grew steadily into a regional trading center for the remainder of the 19th century. . Houston TranStar Center Texas Corporation US 6 Further reading, Piney Point Village (-10) 8.1.1 Germans In the early 1990s many older office buildings throughout Houston remained unoccupied At the same time newer office buildings for major corporations opened.