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1960 938,219 57.4% After the fort was constructed one of the ships returned to France and the other two were soon destroyed in storms stranding the settlers La Salle and his men searched overland for the Mississippi River traveling as far west as the Rio Grande and as far east as the Trinity River. Disease and hardship laid waste to the colony and by early January 1687 fewer than 45 people remained That month a third expedition launched a final attempt to find the Mississippi the expedition experienced much infighting and La Salle was ambushed and killed somewhere in East Texas, 3 Demographics In early 2006 the Champ Car auto racing series returned to Houston for a yearly race held on the streets of the Reliant Park complex the city had previously been home to a Champ Car round from 1998 to 2001.[citation needed]. . El Paso founded by Spanish settlers in 1659, For several decades official British policy was to maintain strong ties with Mexico in the hopes that the country could stop the United States from expanding further. When the Texas Revolution erupted Great Britain had declined to become involved officially expressing confidence that Mexico could handle its own affairs in 1840 after years in which the Republic of Texas was neither annexed by the United States nor reabsorbed into Mexico Britain signed a treaty to recognize the nation and act as a mediator to help Texas gain recognition from Mexico, By 1913 twelve oil companies had located themselves in Houston most notably Humble Oil Company which is now ExxonMobil Howard Hughes was born in Humble Texas where the oil company started President Woodrow Wilson opened the Port of Houston in 1914 74 years after the digging started Service started with the Satilla a ship that ran from Houston to New York New York World War I put the gasoline-combustible automobile into widespread use causing oil to become a precious commodity However the war caused the amount of tonnage arriving in the Port to drop After the war the rice business fell flat causing many Japanese-Americans to find other work or to move out of Texas.

. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo came in 1932 in 1934 Houston Junior College became a four-year institution and changed its name to the University of Houston a flood in 1935 suddenly turned conditions for the worst and Houstonians were forced to clean up the mess Air service by Braniff Airways and Eastern Air Lines came in 1935 and 1936 By the end of the decade Houston was encountering growth pains as the city had inadequate air service and that it was no longer a frontier town Houston became the largest city in Texas in terms of population in 1939 Many immigrants and African-Americans from Louisiana and other parts of Texas moved to the city to find education or work the city obtained a very multicultural atmosphere with large African-American and immigrant communities scattered about However African-Americans faced bad housing and poor jobs during this time period Nevertheless African-American society developed so much that the city was and still is the African-American capital of Texas the University of Houston moved to its present-day location donated by the Cullen family off of what would later be the first freeway in Houston U.S Highway 75 (now called Interstate 45) or Gulf Freeway. The University of Texas at Austin 3.3 Tornadoes. When news of the Emancipation Proclamation arrived in Galveston on June 19 1865 freed slaves rejoiced creating the celebration of Juneteenth the State had suffered little during the war but trade and finance had been disrupted Angry returning veterans seized state property and Texas went through a period of extensive violence and disorder Most outrages took place in northern Texas; outlaws based in the Indian Territory plundered and murdered without distinction of party. . After the failed bond election of 2013 the county went back to the drawing board and in August 2014 the County Commissioners Court announced a new plan to save and rejuvenate the Astrodome the new concept centered around leaving the Dome's roof intact and converting the Astrodome's vast central space into a covered semi-climate-controlled city park that could have flexible uses for both public recreation and gatherings such as festivals and concerts the remainder of the complex would have been redeveloped over time using a combination of public and private funds and include elements such as an educational exploration area to encourage students to learn about the sciences and engineering and possibly meeting exhibition and restaurant areas that would not only serve the general public but could also add value to the Houston Texans' Game Day Experiences and be used by the Rodeo a key element of this proposal centered around the ability for the county to proceed with the initial phases of the project using existing funds without having to seek voter approval for an expensive bond referendum. However this plan failed as well, 15 Bibliography Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent professional resident companies in all major performing arts disciplines: opera (Houston Grand Opera) ballet (Houston Ballet) music (Houston Symphony Orchestra) and theater (The Alley Theatre Theatre Under the Stars). Houston is also home to folk artists art groups and various small progressive arts organizations; As of April 2013 the state's unemployment rate is 6.4 percent, (in Asiain Europe) 3 Pre-war events. 3 Groundwater American 8th Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombing raid on the Focke-Wulf factory in Germany 9 October 1943, Like most of the South the Texas economy was devastated by the War However since the state had not been as dependent on slaves as other parts of the South it was able to recover more quickly the culture in Texas during the later 19th century exhibited many facets of a frontier territory the state became notorious as a haven for people from other parts of the country who wanted to escape debt criminal prosecution or other problems Indeed "Gone to Texas" was a common expression for those fleeing the law in other states Nevertheless the state also attracted many businessmen and other settlers with more legitimate interests as well, 143 Ana Hernandez Luna Democratic 2006 East Houston within Loop 610 Houston Ship Channel Galena Park Jacinto City northern Pasadena.