The Niels Esperson Building stood as the tallest building in Houston from 1927 to 1929, 5 Car culture (36) 103, Texans in 1909 marked an icon of progress with the construction of the first skyscraper west of the Mississippi the 190-foot steel-frame skyscraper was the 14-story Praetorian Building housing the Praetorian Insurance Company Dallas became the regional headquarters of the Federal Reserve in 1914 strengthening its dominance of Texas banking the city had reached 260,000 population by 1929 when the effects of the Stock Market Crash hit Texas causing a sharp drop in the prices of oil cotton and cattle; growth came to a standstill. News of the defeats sparked the Runaway Scrape where much of the population of Texas and the Texas provisional government fled east away from the approaching Mexican army. Many settlers rejoined the Texian army then commanded by General Sam Houston After several weeks of maneuvering on April 21 1836 the Texian Army attacked Santa Anna's forces near the present-day city of Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto. They captured Santa Anna and forced him to sign the Treaties of Velasco ending the war. Main article: Demographics of Texas Weather. YES Prep North Central of YES Prep Public Schools. (40) 97 Stephen F Austin the "Father of Texas.", Tagalog 0.29% Houston Texas Business Directory.
Houston Texas Business Directory 220 Occidental Petroleum, German advance into Belgium and Northern France 10 May-4 June 1940 swept past the Maginot Line (shown in dark red). Constable Precinct 6 Silvia Trevino Democratic The current Houston Chronicle headquarters formerly the Houston Post headquarters. District Clerk Marilyn Burgess Democratic San Jacinto Since 1980 San Antonio has evolved into "The Tejano Music Capital Of the World" the Tejano Music Awards have provided a forum to create greater awareness and appreciation for Tejano music and culture. Lucas Gusher Spindletop near Beaumont Texas, 3.4 Poverty Hostile native tribes and distance from nearby Spanish colonies discouraged settlers from moving to the area it was one of New Spain's least populated provinces in 1749 the Spanish peace treaty with the Lipan Apache angered many tribes including the Comanche Tonkawa and Hasinai the Comanche signed a treaty with Spain in 1785 and later helped to defeat the Lipan Apache and Karankawa tribes. With more numerous missions being established priests led a peaceful conversion of most tribes By the end of the 18th century only a few nomadic tribes had not converted to Christianity. .
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