In November 1939 the United States was taking measures to assist China and the Western Allies and amended the Neutrality Act to allow "cash and carry" purchases by the Allies in 1940 following the German capture of Paris the size of the United States Navy was significantly increased in September the United States further agreed to a trade of American destroyers for British bases. Still a large majority of the American public continued to oppose any direct military intervention in the conflict well into 1941 in December 1940 Roosevelt accused Hitler of planning world conquest and ruled out any negotiations as useless calling for the United States to become an "arsenal of democracy" and promoting Lend-Lease programmes of aid to support the British war effort the United States started strategic planning to prepare for a full-scale offensive against Germany. Historically the East Texas economy has been led by lumber cotton cattle and oil Prior to the discovery of the East Texas Oil Field cotton lumber and cattle were the predominant source of economic gains and stability Needs of local farmers contributed greatly to the establishment of local towns and trading posts As with many parts of the nation the chosen paths of railroads often determined the continuation of many towns At the beginning of the 20th century the oil fields were discovered and oil became accessible which changed the future of the region. School Trustee Pct 3 Pos 4 Louis D Evans III Republican Cinco Ranch (mostly in Fort Bend County) Laporte 7.3 Public libraries. Concerts As of 2009 Walmart was the largest employer in Houston with 31,900 employees the second-largest was Administaff (now Insperity) with fewer than 21,900 employees. 1880 16,513 76.0% Japanese invasion of China (1937) JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston Texas is the tallest composite building in the world. Rivers The Interstate 10/U.S Route 90 and Interstate 45 stack interchange northwest of Downtown Houston; The Convention of 1836 in Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1 attracted 45 delegates representing 21 municipalities. Within an hour of the convention's opening George C Childress submitted a proposed Texas Declaration of Independence which passed overwhelmingly on March 2 on March 6 hours after the Alamo had fallen Travis's final dispatch arrived His distress was evident; delegate Robert Potter immediately moved that the convention be adjourned and all delegates join the army. Houston convinced the delegates to remain and then left to take charge of the army With the backing of the Convention Houston was now commander-in-chief of all regular volunteer and militia forces in Texas. Further information: List of companies in Houston Astrolite the Astrodome's scoreboard during a 1969 Astros game it was the world's first animated scoreboard Welcome to Praha Texas "Czech Capital of Texas".
. . Southeast Texas includes part of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and most of the Texas portion of the Intracoastal Waterway the area is also crossed by numerous rivers and streams the largest three being the Sabine River the Neches River and the Trinity River in Southeast Texas and the rest of the South small rivers and creeks collect into swamps called "bayous" and merge with the surrounding forest the only large bodies of water in Southeast Texas are Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake but the large reservoirs of East Texas are just to the North the southeastern portion of Texas also is geographically and culturally attached to Southwest Louisiana.
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