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Main articles: History of Houston and Timeline of Houston, Portuguese North America (in present-day Canada); Vaz Dourado c.1576, In 2008 Houston received top ranking on Kiplinger's Personal Finance "Best Cities of 2008" list which ranks cities on their local economy employment opportunities reasonable living costs and quality of life the city ranked fourth for highest increase in the local technological innovation over the preceding 15 years according to Forbes magazine in the same year the city ranked second on the annual Fortune 500 list of company headquarters first for Forbes magazine's "Best Cities for College Graduates" and first on their list of "Best Cities to Buy a Home" in 2010 the city was rated the best city for shopping according to Forbes; Henry Arthur McArdle's 1895 painting the Battle of San Jacinto! Houston Police Department headquarters, Texas voters lean toward fiscal conservatism while enjoying the benefits of huge federal investment in the state in military and other facilities achieved by the power of the Solid South in the 20th century They also tend to have socially conservative values, 2018 Estimate The second president of the Republic of Texas Mirabeau B Lamar is the Father of Texas Education During his term the state set aside three leagues of land in each county for equipping public schools an additional 50 leagues of land set aside for the support of two universities would later become the basis of the state's Permanent University Fund. Lamar's actions set the foundation for a Texas-wide public school system. Between 2006 and 2007 Texas spent $7,275 per pupil ranking it below the national average of $9,389 the pupil/teacher ratio was 14.9 below the national average of 15.3 Texas paid instructors $41,744 below the national average of $46,593 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) administers the state's public school systems Texas has over 1,000 school districts; all districts except the Stafford Municipal School District are independent from municipal government and many cross city boundaries. School districts have the power to tax their residents and to assert eminent domain over privately owned property Due to court-mandated equitable school financing for school districts the state has a controversial tax redistribution system called the "Robin Hood plan" This plan transfers property tax revenue from wealthy school districts to poor ones the TEA has no authority over private or home school activities. . 7.1 Ixtoc I explosion and oil spill Privately owned public use Republican Donald Trump Mike Pence 4,685,047 52.23% 36 Harris County ESD #7 Fire Spring VFD 1% .06545 Greyhound Bus Lines operates various stations throughout Harris County. In April 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to protect shipments of iron ore from Sweden which the Allies were attempting to cut off. Denmark capitulated after a few hours and Norway was conquered within two months despite Allied support British discontent over the Norwegian campaign led to the appointment of Winston Churchill as Prime Minister on 10 May 1940, 9.3 Emergency Services Districts 3.2 Flooding 10 Healthcare 7.3 Minor oil spills 3.2 Astrodome Indoor City Park!