. Worldwide-acclaimed pianist Van Cliburn a native of nearby Shreveport Louisiana was raised in Kilgore Kilgore College houses the Van Cliburn Auditorium on its home campus; Technology Traces Texas A&M University One Shell Plaza and Two Shell Plaza were completed in 1971 One Shell Plaza was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.
Ports Houston is home to many parks including Hermann Park which houses the Houston Zoo and the Houston Museum of Natural Science and Memorial Park What was once the Houston Civic Center was replaced by the George R Brown Convention Center one of the nation's largest; and the Jesse H Jones Hall for the Performing Arts home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra the Sam Houston Coliseum and Music Hall have been replaced by the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Houston Astros MLB Baseball Minute Maid Park 2000 42,060, Houston Texas Business Directory Playoff game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2007. East Texans enjoy many Texas state parks including Caddo Lake Atlanta Daingerfield Lake Bob Sandlin Tyler Mission Tejas in Grapeland Cooper Lake Lake Tawakoni Martin Creek Huntsville Lake Sam Rayburn Lake Livingston and Sea Rim among others East Texas is also home to the Angelina National Forest Sam Houston National Forest Sabine National Forest Big Thicket National Preserve Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge and McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge, Texas descended into anarchy for two months between the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia and the assumption of authority by Union General Gordon Granger Violence marked the early months of Reconstruction. Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston by General Gordon Granger almost two and a half years after the original announcement. President Johnson in 1866 declared the civilian government restored in Texas. Despite not meeting reconstruction requirements Congress resumed allowing elected Texas representatives into the federal government in 1870 Social volatility continued as the state struggled with agricultural depression and labor issues, Elvis Presley gave six performances there between February and March 1970 setting an attendance record with 200,000 over the six shows He performed there again on March 3 1974 setting a single day attendance record. Harris County ESD #16 Fire Klein VFD 1% .05, Houston (county seat) (small parts in Fort Bend and Montgomery counties), In 2010 there were 346,000 millionaires in Texas constituting the second-largest population of millionaires in the nation. Houston Texas Business Directory, Texas Senate Houston has the fifth-tallest skyline in North America (after New York City Chicago Toronto and Miami) and 36th-tallest in the world in 2015 a seven-mile (11 km) system of tunnels and skywalks links Downtown buildings containing shops and restaurants enabling pedestrians to avoid summer heat and rain while walking between buildings. Historical affiliations Timelines of World War II.
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