7 References Texas Consultation and the Matamoros Expedition 1 Pre-Columbian history The city's major sports teams were using outdated stadiums and threatened to leave Eventually the Houston Oilers did so after several threats the city built Enron Field now Minute Maid Park for the Houston Astros Reliant Stadium now NRG Stadium was erected for the NFL expansion team Houston Texans.[citation needed]. 7 Arlington Tarrant 392,772 The eight-county Greater Houston metropolitan area contains over 25,000 miles (40,000 km) of roadway of which 10% or approximately 2,500 miles (4,000 km) is limited-access highway the Houston region's extensive freeway system handles over 40% of the regional daily vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Arterial roads handle an additional 40% of daily VMT while toll roads of which Greater Houston has 180 miles (290 km) handle nearly 10%. Pennzoil Place designed by Philip Johnson and built in 1976 is Houston's most award-winning skyscraper and is known for its innovative design the 46-story One Houston Center which was built in 1978 is 207 m (678 ft) tall and was designed by S.I Morris Associates Caudill Rowlett Scott and 3D/International. 6.3 Energy Buffalo Bayou after Hurricane Harvey August 2017 2018 Estimate. 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.
Government and politics 12.1 Cities (multiple counties) Forest Whitaker Longview Gregg County, Houston has more than 1,000 computer-related companies. Since its inception in 1999 Houston Technology Center has become the center of technology entrepreneurship in Houston the center has helped more than 150 emerging technology companies raise more than $400 million in capital and create about 1,000 new jobs Information technology developed in Houston affects many entities including the region's traffic and emergency response efforts at Houston TranStar a centralized transportation management and regional emergency management center. . Houston also hosts a number of graduate schools in law and healthcare the University of Houston Law Center and Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University are public ABA-accredited law schools while the South Texas College of Law located in Downtown serves as a private independent alternative the Texas Medical Center is home to a high density of health professions schools including two medical schools: McGovern Medical School part of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine a highly selective private institution Prairie View A&M University's nursing school is located in the Texas Medical Center Additionally both Texas Southern University and the University of Houston have pharmacy schools and the University of Houston hosts a college of optometry; (136) 7.08 The Texas Ignition Interlock Law went into effect during September 2015 This law requires judges to order ignition interlocks for all drunk-drivers with a Blood Alcohol Level of 0.15% or greater. Since the passing of this law the drunk driving related death rate in Texas has decreased by 8.5%, Medical research Houston Dash NWSL Soccer BBVA Compass Stadium 2012 22,039. .
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