; Adolf Hitler at a German National Socialist political rally in Nuremberg August 1933, Three community college districts have campuses in and around Houston the Houston Community College System (HCC) serves most of Houston proper; its main campus and headquarters are located in Midtown Suburban northern and western parts of the metropolitan area are served by various campuses of the Lone Star College System while the southeastern portion of Houston is served by San Jacinto College and a northeastern portion is served by Lee College the Houston Community College and Lone Star College systems are among the 10 largest institutions of higher learning in the United States. ! . Mormon 1 Cabral's voyage to Brazil and India 1500, Historically Texas culture comes from a blend of Southern (Dixie) Western (frontier) and Southwestern (Mexican/Anglo fusion) influences varying in degrees of such from one intrastate region to another Texas is placed in the Southern United States by the United States Census Bureau a popular food item the breakfast burrito draws from all three having a soft flour tortilla wrapped around bacon and scrambled eggs or other hot cooked fillings Adding to Texas's traditional culture established in the 18th and 19th centuries immigration has made Texas a melting pot of cultures from around the world. 3 Culture 438 Apache Corporation 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, The Praetorian Building in Dallas completed 1909 was the first skyscraper west of the Mississippi and the tallest in Texas, National Research Universities (Tier 1) Sevilla la Nueva established in 1509 was the first Spanish settlement on the island of Jamaica which the Spaniards called Isla de Santiago the capital was in an unhealthy location and consequently moved around 1534 to the place they called "Villa de Santiago de la Vega" later named Spanish Town in present-day Saint Catherine Parish! Farmers and ranchers were especially hard hit as prices for cotton and livestock fell sharply Beginning in 1934 and lasting until 1939 the Dust Bowl an ecological disaster of severe wind and drought caused an exodus from Texas and the surrounding plains in which over 500,000 Americans were homeless hungry and jobless. Thousands left the region forever to seek economic opportunities in California For the majority of farmers who remained the New Deal's Agricultural Adjustment Act was a crash program started in 1933 that in two weeks signed up cotton growers even as agents and committeemen faced poor roads bureaucratic delays inadequate supplies balking mules and language barriers it brought recovery by the mid-1930s raising cotton prices by controls on how much farmers could plant, 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. .
. . . 13 See also Diego de Ordaz (Venezuela 1532) 12.4 Economic and demographic change; ; .
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