. . 15 John Whitmire Democratic 1983 Northwest Houston Bush IAH southern portion of Humble eastern Harris County, Houston's murder rate ranked 46th of U.S cities with a population over 250,000 in 2005 (per capita rate of 16.3 murders per 100,000 population) in 2010 the city's murder rate (per capita rate of 11.8 murders per 100,000 population) was ranked sixth among U.S cities with a population of over 750,000 (behind New York City Chicago Detroit Dallas and Philadelphia) according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Main article: 1950s Texas drought. Houston is considered an automobile-dependent city with an estimated 77.2% of commuters driving alone to work in 2016 up from 71.7% in 1990 and 75.6% in 2009 in 2016 another 11.4% of Houstonians carpooled to work while 3.6% used public transit 2.1% walked and 0.5% bicycled a commuting study estimated that the median length of commute in the region was 12.2 miles (19.6 km) in 2012. According to the 2013 American Community Survey the average work commute in Houston (city) takes 26.3 minutes a 1999 Murdoch University study found that Houston had both the lengthiest commute and lowest urban density of 13 large American cities surveyed and a 2017 Arcadis study ranked Houston 22nd out of 23 American cities in transportation sustainability. Harris County is one of the largest consumers of gasoline in the United States ranking second (behind Los Angeles County) in 2013, Cities (multiple counties), On September 10 2006 the U.S Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center reported that a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred about 250 miles (400 km) west-southwest of Anna Maria Florida around 10:56 AM EDT the quake was reportedly felt from Louisiana to Florida in the Southeastern United States There were no reports of damage or injuries. Items were knocked from shelves and seiches were observed in swimming pools in parts of Florida the earthquake was described by the USGS as an intraplate earthquake the largest and most widely felt recorded in the past three decades in the region. According to the September 11 2006 issue of the Tampa Tribune earthquake tremors were last felt in Florida in 1952 recorded in Quincy 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Tallahassee. Palo Duro Canyon, Barker 3.1 2013 referendum and aftermath John Henninger Reagan practiced law in Palestine and Henderson County. 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%! Houston is considered to be a politically divided city whose balance of power often sways between Republicans and Democrats Much of the city's wealthier areas vote Republican while the city's working class and minority areas vote Democratic According to the 2005 Houston Area Survey 68 percent of non-Hispanic whites in Harris County are declared or favor Republicans while 89 percent of non-Hispanic blacks in the area are declared or favor Democrats About 62 percent of Hispanics (of any race) in the area are declared or favor Democrats the city has often been known to be the most politically diverse city in Texas a state known for being generally conservative. As a result the city is often a contested area in statewide elections in 2009 Houston became the first U.S city with a population over 1 million citizens to elect a gay mayor by electing Annise Parker, Toyota Center is home of the Houston Rockets, Instead the state collects revenue from property taxes (though these are collected at the county city and school district level; Texas has a state constitutional prohibition against a state property tax) and sales taxes the state sales tax rate is 6.25 percent but local taxing jurisdictions (cities counties special purpose districts and transit authorities) may also impose sales and use tax up to 2 percent for a total maximum combined rate of 8.25 percent. (180) 5.72 10 External links 11.2 Airports, Historiography Austin 97/74 36/23 61/45 16/5 1990s Houston Press headquarters in Midtown Houston, Kleinbrook Urrea urged Filisola to continue the campaign He was confident that he could successfully challenge the Texian troops According to Hardin "Santa Anna had presented Mexico with one military disaster; Filisola did not wish to risk another." Spring rains ruined the ammunition and rendered the roads almost impassable with troops sinking to their knees in mud Mexican troops were soon out of food and began to fall ill from dysentery and other diseases. Their supply lines had completely broken down leaving no hope of further reinforcements. Filisola later wrote that "Had the enemy met us under these cruel circumstances on the only road that was left no alternative remained but to die or surrender at discretion".
. Seabrook (some water surface in Chambers County) Main article: Geography of Houston. Nic Santangelo an analyst of the Bureau of Labor Statistics a department of the U.S Department of Labor that composes the monthly consumer price index said in 1992 "We have a difficult time explaining why Houston food prices go one way Dallas another and the nation yet another." a person quoted in the Houston Post described as an industry insider said that when companies in the Houston grocery market left the surviving competitors "got comfortable" and raised prices Tammy Bobon a director of public affairs for AppleTree Markets said that the Houston grocery market had remained competitive for the entire period.
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