15 References The 1910 county courthouse was renovated in the 1950s to update its systems Some residents such as Martin Dreyer a Houston Chronicle reporter were disturbed by modernization of the building saying its character had been ruined in the 21st century the facility received another major renovation Completed in 2011 the $50 million eight-year project was designed to restore notable historic aspects of the courthouse while providing for contemporary communication and building needs, 4.4.2 County services Samuel B Maxey settled in and practiced law in Paris Lamar County, Bronze figure of a Portuguese soldier made by Benin culture in West Africa around 1600! . The 2003 Texas redistricting of Congressional districts led by Republican Tom DeLay was called by the New York Times "an extreme case of partisan gerrymandering" a group of Democratic legislators the "Texas Eleven" fled the state in a quorum-busting effort to prevent the legislature from acting but was unsuccessful the state had already redistricted following the 2000 census Despite these efforts the legislature passed a map heavily in favor of Republicans based on 2000 data and ignoring the estimated nearly one million new residents in the state since that date Career attorneys and analysts at the Department of Justice objected to the plan as diluting the votes of African American and Hispanic voters but political appointees overrode them and approved it. Legal challenges to the redistricting reached the national Supreme Court in the case League of United Latin American Citizens v Perry (2006) but the court ruled in favor of the state (and Republicans), Water pollution of the Houston Ship Channel became notorious in 1972 Work on the Texas Commerce Tower now the JPMorgan Chase Tower began in 1979. .
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, Employment In the 2000s the Baylor College of Medicine was annually considered within the top ten medical schools in the nation; likewise the MD Anderson Cancer Center had been consistently ranked as one of the top two U.S hospitals specializing in cancer care by U.S News & World Report since 1990 the Menninger Clinic a psychiatric treatment center is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Methodist Hospital System. With hospital locations nationwide and headquarters in Houston the Triumph Healthcare hospital system was the third largest long term acute care provider nationally in 2005. Texas Southern University located in the Third Ward is the first public institution of higher education in Houston and the largest HBCU in Texas. Houston is considered to be a politically divided city whose balance of power often sways between Republicans and Democrats Much of the city's wealthier areas vote Republican while the city's working class and minority areas vote Democratic According to the 2005 Houston Area Survey 68 percent of non-Hispanic whites in Harris County are declared or favor Republicans while 89 percent of non-Hispanic blacks in the area are declared or favor Democrats About 62 percent of Hispanics (of any race) in the area are declared or favor Democrats the city has often been known to be the most politically diverse city in Texas a state known for being generally conservative. As a result the city is often a contested area in statewide elections in 2009 Houston became the first U.S city with a population over 1 million citizens to elect a gay mayor by electing Annise Parker. The South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility Unit a parole confinement facility for males operated by Global Expertise in Outsourcing is in downtown Houston west of Minute Maid Park, Houston TranStar Center 11 Media. 1950s Texas drought, Harris County elected officials, The first Hattie Mae White Administration Building; it has been sold and demolished.
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