13 Gallery These forces were capable of quickly moving long distances allowing a quick return home after battle Wars were mainly between clans expelling intruders on land these wars combined some European methods with techniques from Muslim bandits in Al-Andalus These tactics consisted of small groups who attempted to catch their opponents by surprise through an ambush, Buffalo Bayou is the longest and largest of the bayous which flow through Houston following a 53-mile (85 km) route from Katy through Memorial Rice Military Downtown the East End Denver Harbor and Channelview before meeting the San Jacinto River at Galveston Bay the broad eastern stretch of the river known as the Houston Ship Channel plays an essential role in the Port of Houston and is home to one of the largest petrochemical refining complexes in the United States. Buffalo Bayou's environs are also home to significant amounts of parkland including linear parks such as Terry Hershey Park and Buffalo Bayou Park which serve as corridors for walking and bicycling. .
. 130 Tom Oliverson Republican 2016 Northwest Harris County (including Cypress Tomball Waller) 1.4 Weather Main article: 1950s Texas drought To test what effect the enclosed air-conditioned environment might have on the delivery of breaking balls Satchel Paige in full Astros uniform threw the first pitches at the Astrodome on February 7 1965. He later concluded that it was a "pitcher's paradise" as the lack of wind allowed for sensitive pitches to maneuver more easily. Marshall (23,523) School Trustee At-Large Pos 7 Don Sumner Republican The city of Houston has a strong mayoral form of municipal government. Houston is a home rule city and all municipal elections in the Texas are nonpartisan the city's elected officials are the mayor city controller and 16 members of the Houston City Council the current mayor of Houston is Sylvester Turner a Democrat elected on a nonpartisan ballot Houston's mayor serves as the city's chief administrator executive officer and official representative and is responsible for the general management of the city and for seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced. 1.2 Big Thicket Houston Texas Business Directory, 9.1 Police services Throughout the 15th century Portuguese explorers sailed the coast of Africa establishing trading posts for tradable commodities such as firearms spices silver gold and slaves crossing Africa and India in 1434 the first consignment of slaves was brought to Lisbon; slave trading was the most profitable branch of Portuguese commerce until the Indian subcontinent was reached. Afonso de Albuquerque, The Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant and the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant were built as part of the WWII buildup Hundreds of thousands of American (and some allied) soldiers sailors and airmen trained in the state All sectors of the economy boomed as the homefront prospered, I-610 (TX).svg Interstate 610 a.k.a - North Loop Freeway north of downtown Houston or West Loop Freeway west of downtown Houston or South Loop Freeway south of downtown Houston or East Loop Freeway east of downtown Houston. .
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