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The Alamo is one of the most recognized symbols of Texas, The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston the largest Catholic jurisdiction in Texas and fifth-largest in the United States was established in 1847 the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston claims approximately 1.7 million Catholics within its boundaries. . Tomball ISD (-10) 14 10.2 Obesity Harris County ESD #5 EMS HCESD5 EMS 1% .02, Houston Texas Business Directory The mass-bombing of cities in Europe and Asia has often been called a war crime although no positive or specific customary international humanitarian law with respect to aerial warfare existed before or during World War II the USAAF firebombed a total of 67 Japanese cities killing 393,000 civilians and destroying 65% of built-up areas! 1 Real estate and corporate location Major highways Three loop freeways provide north-south and east-west connectivity between Greater Houston's radial highways the innermost loop is Interstate 610 commonly known as the Inner Loop which encircles Downtown the Texas Medical Center Greenway Plaza the cities of West University Place and Southside Place and many core neighborhoods the 88-mile (142 km) State Highway Beltway 8 often referred to as the Beltway forms the middle loop at a radius of roughly 10 miles (16 km) a third 180-mile (290 km) loop with a radius of approximately 25 miles (40 km) State Highway 99 (the Grand Parkway) is currently under construction with six of eleven segments completed as of 2018. Completed segments D through G provide a continuous 70.4-mile (113.3 km) limited-access tollway connection between Sugar Land Katy Cypress Spring and Porter. Texas 146.svg State Highway 146 Pedro de Candia (Panama 1527 Colombia and Ecuador 1528 Peru 1530). . Laporte On Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas at 12:30 pm Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC) Lee Harvey Oswald an alienated loner assassinated President John F Kennedy the Texas Governor John B Connally was also shot but survived the episode caused a national outrage focused on right wing elements in Dallas that had long been hostile to Kennedy. For a half-century and more the people of Dallas still struggle with being branded as having some responsibility the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza located where the assassin is believed to have fired the shots has become a historic tourist site. A full season of operas is performed in the downtown Theatre District by Houston Grand Opera while a smaller community-based opera company (Opera in the Heights) performs in Lambert Hall Operas are also performed each spring and fall at both the Shepherd School of Music and the Moores School of Music Houston Grand Opera performs at least one free show each summer at the Miller Outdoor Theatre, In 2010 49 percent of all births were Hispanics; 35 percent were non-Hispanic whites; 11.5 percent were non-Hispanic blacks and 4.3 percent were Asians/Pacific Islanders. Based on Census Bureau data released on February 2011 for the first time in recent history Texas's white population is below 50 percent (45 percent) and Hispanics grew to 38 percent Between 2000 and 2010 the total population growth by 20.6 percent but Hispanics growth by 65 percent whereas non-Hispanic whites only grew by 4.2 percent. Texas has the fifth highest rate of teenage births in the nation and a plurality of these are to Hispanics, Houston Texas Business Directory Houston's Jewish community estimated at 47,000 in 2001 has been present in the city from the 1800s Houstonian Jews have origins from throughout the United States Israel Mexico Russia and other places As of 2016 there were over 40 synagogues in Greater Houston the largest synagogues in Houston are Congregation Beth Yeshurun a Conservative Jewish temple and the Reform Jewish congregations Beth Israel and Emanu-El.

. Senate Class 1 Ted Cruz Republican 2012 Junior Senator, County Judge Lina Hidalgo Democratic, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Houston panorama c 1910. Goliad Campaign, US 90.svg U.S Highway 90 Alternate, The City of Houston designated its first Poet Laureate in April 2013 naming Gwendolyn Zepeda to the post in April 2015 Dr Robin Davidson became Houston's second Poet Laureate in April 2017 Deborah Mouton became Houston's third Poet Laureate in April 2019 Leslie Contreras Schwartz became Houston's fourth Poet Laureate!