Oklahoma Landscape

2006 earthquake In August 2005 Houston became a shelter to more than 150,000 people from New Orleans who evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. One month later about 2.5 million Houston-area residents evacuated when Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast leaving little damage to the Houston area This was the largest urban evacuation in the history of the United States in September 2008 Houston was hit by Hurricane Ike As many as 40% of residents refused to leave Galveston Island because they feared the type of traffic problems that had happened after Hurricane Rita, The Houston Area Asian Survey of the Kinder Institute of Urban Research Houston Area Survey stated that between 1990 and 2000 the Asian population in Harris County increased by 76% Between 2000 and 2010 it increased by 45% the Asian ethnic groups in Harris County have differing levels of educational attainment religion political views and income During that year in Harris County 50% of the county's Asian immigrants have postgraduate degrees As of 2013 28% of Harris County Asians have household incomes of over $75,000 the report stated that many Asians were in earlier stages of careers and were younger leading to lower incomes. Of Indian and Pakistani residents the second most educated Asian group in the county behind Taiwanese 71% have university or post-graduate degrees and 2% did not finish high school Of Vietnamese the least educated Asian group in the county 30% have university or post-graduate degrees and 20% did not finish high school. In June 1940 the Soviet Union forcibly annexed Estonia Latvia and Lithuania and the disputed Romanian regions of Bessarabia Northern Bukovina and Hertza Meanwhile Nazi-Soviet political rapprochement and economic co-operation gradually stalled and both states began preparations for war. Texas State University Although Texas was essentially a one-party state during this time and the Democratic primary was viewed as "the real election," the Democratic Party had conservative and liberal factions which became more pronounced after the New Deal. Additionally several factions of the party briefly split during the 1930s and 1940s, Houston Texas Business Directory Hofheinz had an opulent apartment in the Dome which was removed when the facility was remodeled in 1988! .

A large stone complex several stories high Two crosses top the structures in the foreground. German trek on its way to New Braunfels Houston has introduced many programs since the 2000 federal order to reduce air pollution in the city.[citation needed] the most notable project was the METRORail light rail system constructed in 2004 the light rail system was designed to encourage Houstonians to utilize public transportation instead of their automobiles. Contents 1.3 Republic of Texas, 4 See also Some of Houston's oldest and most distinctive architecture are found in the northern sections of downtown as the city grew around Allen's Landing and the Market Square historic district where several representations of 19th-century urban architecture still stand, Texas has a plural executive branch system limiting the power of the governor which is a weak executive compared to some other states Except for the Secretary of State voters elect executive officers independently; thus candidates are directly answerable to the public not the governor. This election system has led to some executive branches split between parties and reduced the ability of the governor to carry out a program When Republican President George W Bush served as Texas's governor the state had a Democratic lieutenant governor Bob Bullock the executive branch positions consist of the Governor Lieutenant Governor Comptroller of Public Accounts Land Commissioner Attorney General Agriculture Commissioner the three-member Texas Railroad Commission the State Board of Education and the Secretary of State.