Firefighters on San Jacinto Street circa 1914, Minor oil spills, Soviet civilians leaving destroyed houses after a German bombardment during the Battle of Leningrad 10 December 1942. Historiography Advances in technology and warfare, Texas 288.svg State Highway 288 a.k.a - South Freeway, 2 1900s Economy Texas's population density is 90.5 people per square mile (34.9/km2) which is slightly higher than the average population density of the U.S as a whole at 80.6 people per square mile (31.1/km2) in contrast while Texas and France are similarly sized geographically the European country has a population density of 301.8 people per square mile (116.5/km2)! The Harris County Department of Education a county division overseeing education by local school districts with a 2011 budget around $100 million is headquartered in the Ronald W Reagan Building in the Northside district in Houston it has an Adult Education Center in the Northside and an office in the North Post Oak Building in Spring Branch! 4.4 Axis attack on the Soviet Union (1941) Low rise granite building composed of three large blocks with horizontal banding it has a large glassed entrance that is rounded at the top. . In 2013 Houston was identified as the #1 U.S city for job creation by the U.S Bureau of Statistics after it was not only the first major city to regain all the jobs lost in the preceding economic downturn but after the crash more than two jobs were added for every one lost Economist and vice president of research at the Greater Houston Partnership Patrick Jankowski attributed Houston's success to the ability of the region's real estate and energy industries to learn from historical mistakes Furthermore Jankowski stated that "more than 100 foreign-owned companies relocated expanded or started new businesses in Houston" between 2008 and 2010 and this openness to external business boosted job creation during a period when domestic demand was problematically low, The 1992 Republican National Convention was held at the Astrodome in August of that year the Astros accommodated the convention by taking a month-long road trip.
. ; Henry Arthur McArdle's 1895 painting the Battle of San Jacinto, 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, Bellaire Fishing boats in Biloxi Asia and Oceania colonization and the Pacific exploration. The Niels and Mellie Esperson buildings are examples of Italian Renaissance architecture in downtown Houston. Designed by John Eberson the two buildings were built in 1927 and 1941 respectively. They are detailed with massive columns great urns terraces and a grand tempietto at the top similar to one built in the courtyard of San Pietro in Rome in 1502. Mellie Esperson had the first building constructed for her husband Niels a real estate and oil tycoon. His name is carved on the side of the building in large letters at street level the name "Mellie Esperson" is carved on the accompanying structure known as the Mellie Esperson building although it is really just a 19-story annex to the original building. 4.2 Goliad Campaign City Hall of Houston 1913, The University of Texas at San Antonio, East Texas comprises 41 counties 38 of which collaborate in sub-regional Ark-Tex Council of Governments the East Texas Council of Governments the Deep East Texas Council of Governments and the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission. . 8.3 Intercity buses 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.
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