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The 2003 Texas redistricting of Congressional districts led by Republican Tom DeLay was called by the New York Times "an extreme case of partisan gerrymandering" a group of Democratic legislators the "Texas Eleven" fled the state in a quorum-busting effort to prevent the legislature from acting but was unsuccessful the state had already redistricted following the 2000 census Despite these efforts the legislature passed a map heavily in favor of Republicans based on 2000 data and ignoring the estimated nearly one million new residents in the state since that date Career attorneys and analysts at the Department of Justice objected to the plan as diluting the votes of African American and Hispanic voters but political appointees overrode them and approved it. Legal challenges to the redistricting reached the national Supreme Court in the case League of United Latin American Citizens v Perry (2006) but the court ruled in favor of the state (and Republicans). In April 1965 the Astrodome opened under the name of the Harris County Domed Stadium in July 1965 the Houston Metropolitan Area was expanded by the inclusion of Brazoria County Fort Bend County Liberty County and Montgomery County AstroWorld a theme park adjacent to the Astrodome was opened in 1968 Houston Intercontinental Airport was built in 1969 Houston International Airport renamed to Hobby Airport was closed to commercial aviation until 1971. .

Cuba and Mexico: Exchange of notes constituting an agreement on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone of Mexico in the sector adjacent to Cuban maritime areas (with map) of July 26 1976! Texas's large population abundance of natural resources thriving cities and leading centers of higher education have contributed to a large and diverse economy Since oil was discovered the state's economy has reflected the state of the petroleum industry in recent times urban centers of the state have increased in size containing two-thirds of the population in 2005 the state's economic growth has led to urban sprawl and its associated symptoms, Maternal health University of Houston Taylor Lake Village In 2002 the University of Houston celebrated its 75th anniversary with an enrollment of 34,443 that fall semester At the same time the University of Houston System celebrated its 25th anniversary with a total enrollment of over 54,000.