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Consequences of obesity American troops approaching Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy on D-Day 6 June 1944. ! 8.1 Texas self-perception, Houston Texas Business Directory, (-10) 14 Tomball Fort Bend Toll Road. In 1939 the United States had renounced its trade treaty with Japan and beginning with an aviation gasoline ban in July 1940 Japan became subject to increasing economic pressure. During this time Japan launched its first attack against Changsha a strategically important Chinese city but was repulsed by late September. Despite several offensives by both sides the war between China and Japan was stalemated by 1940 to increase pressure on China by blocking supply routes and to better position Japanese forces in the event of a war with the Western powers Japan invaded and occupied northern Indochina. Afterwards the United States embargoed iron steel and mechanical parts against Japan, 12 Further reading Colleges and universities The largest proposed development was Houston Center originally planned to encompass a 32-block area However by 1989 when the company that acquired the original developer sold Houston Center the complex consisted of three office buildings a shopping center and a hotel. Other large projects included the Cullen Center Allen Center and towers for Shell Oil Company the surge of skyscrapers mirrored the skyscraper booms in other sunbelt cities such as Los Angeles and Dallas Houston had experienced another downtown construction spurt in the 1970s with the energy industry boom, German soldiers during the invasion of the Soviet Union by the Axis powers 1941! Besides the county judge and commissioners the other elective offices found in most counties include the county attorney county and district clerks county treasurer sheriff tax assessor-collector justices of the peace and constables As a part of the checks and balances system counties have an auditor appointed by the district courts. METRO's local bus network services approximately 275,000 riders daily with a fleet of over 1,200 buses the agency's 75 local routes contain nearly 8,900 stops and saw nearly 67 million boardings during the 2016 fiscal year a park and ride system provides commuter bus service from 34 transit centers scattered throughout the region's suburban areas; these express buses operate independently of the local bus network and utilize the region's extensive system of HOV lanes. Downtown and the Texas Medical Center have the highest rates of transit use in the region largely due to the park and ride system with nearly 60% of commuters in each district utilizing public transit to get to work; . According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center 73% of the population of the Houston area identified themselves as Christians about 50% of whom claimed Protestant affiliations and about 19% claimed Roman Catholic affiliations Nationwide about 71% of respondents identified as Christians About 20% of Houston-area residents claimed no religious affiliation compared to about 23% nationwide the same study says that area residents identifying with other religions (including Judaism Buddhism Islam and Hinduism) collectively made up about 7% of the area population.

Near the coast the land is low and extremely flat and often marshy the Piney Woods extend into the Northern parts of Southeast Texas reaching as far south as the rice paddies and marshlands that lie between Houston and Beaumont the highest point on the coast is at High Island where a salt dome raises the elevation to around 40 feet (12 m). . .