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. . . Houston has many examples of residential architecture of varying styles from the mansions of River Oaks and Memorial to row houses in the several wards a number of Houston's earliest homes are located in what is now Sam Houston Park Homes in the Heights have varied architectural styles including Victorian Craftsman and Colonial Revival Post-war housing constructed throughout Houston reflects many architectural styles, 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!

The gulf's warm water temperature can feed powerful Atlantic hurricanes causing extensive human death and other destruction as happened with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 in the Atlantic a hurricane will draw up cool water from the depths and making it less likely that further hurricanes will follow in its wake (warm water being one of the preconditions necessary for their formation) However the Gulf is shallower; when a hurricane passes over the water temperature may drop but it soon rebounds and becomes capable of supporting another tropical storm. Around 1,150 seaports dot Texas's coast with over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of channels. Ports employ nearly one-million people and handle an average of 317 million metric tons. Texas ports connect with the rest of the U.S Atlantic seaboard with the Gulf section of the Intracoastal Waterway the Port of Houston today is the busiest port in the United States in foreign tonnage second in overall tonnage and tenth worldwide in tonnage the Houston Ship Channel spans 530 feet (160 m) wide by 45 feet (14 m) deep by 50 miles (80 km) long. Houston Texas Business Directory On February 28 1845 the U.S Congress narrowly passed a bill that authorized the United States to annex the Republic of Texas if it so voted the legislation set the date for annexation for December 29 of the same year on October 13 of the same year a majority of voters in Texas approved a proposed constitution that specifically endorsed slavery and the slave trade This constitution was later accepted by the U.S Congress making Texas a U.S state on the same day annexation took effect (therefore bypassing a territorial phase).