County governments serve as agents of the state with responsibilities defined in the Texas Constitution Counties are governed by the commissioners' court Each Texas county has four precinct commissioners and a county judge Although this body is called a court it conducts the general business of the county and oversees financial matters the commissioners court may hire personnel to run major departments such as health and human services, In 2008 KBR announced that it will open a new office facility in an unincorporated area in western Harris County in December KBR said that it would not continue with the plans due to a weakened economy in January 2009 KBR announced that it will not open the new office facility; Texas has the seventh highest birth rate in the United States with nearly 400,000 babies born each year. Over half of all Texas births are paid by Medicaid totaling over $2.2 billion per year in birth and delivery-related services for mothers and infants. Studies have found that infant mortality is usually caused by birth defects pre-term birth low birth weight Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and pregnancy complications the average amount spent in the first year of life for a preterm birth with major complications (excluding extreme prematurity) is $19,059 and $4,019 for a preterm birth without major complications compared to $410 for an uncomplicated term birth. ; Spanish missions within the boundaries of what is now the state of Texas, Main article: 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake. Constable Precinct 8 Phil Sandlin Republican 3.1 2013 referendum and aftermath The architecture of Houston includes a wide variety of award-winning and historic examples located in various areas of the city of Houston Texas From early in its history to current times the city inspired innovative and challenging building design and construction as it quickly grew into an internationally recognized commercial and industrial hub of Texas and the United States. .
Mexicans displaced by the Mexican Revolution started flooding the city of Houston after 1910 and have been a strong influence in the city ever since, Westpark Tollway School Trustee At-Large Pos 5 Michael Wolfe Republican, The made-for-TV movie Murder at the World Series was filmed here about a fictional 1977 World Series between the Astros vs Oakland Athletics. 127 Dan Huberty Republican 2010 Humble Kingwood Lake Houston Atascocita Crosby Wallisville Concrete auditorium fronted by a large glass atrium over which is a slightly curved roof supported by narrow angled poles.
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