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Unlike Dallas Houston is not in Tornado Alley; however smaller tornadoes can occur during severe weather They are most likely to be found along frontal boundaries of an air mass during the spring months Tornadoes in Houston usually measure a weak F1 on the older Fujita scale and cause light to moderate damage to well-constructed buildings the strongest recorded tornado in Houston history was an F4 on November 21 1992 part of a large outbreak of tornadoes in Harris County. Houston has an international flavor and is home to several multicultural arts organizations including: MECA (Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts) Kuumba House Dance Theatre and Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say. ! . Black or African American: 11.8 percent Contents Houston is a multicultural city with a thriving international community supported by the third largest concentration of consular offices in the United States representing 86 nations in addition to historical Southeast Texas culture Houston became the fourth-most populous city in the United States. Officially Houston is nicknamed the "Space City" as it is home to NASA's Lyndon B Johnson Space Center where Mission Control Center is located "Houston" was the first word spoken on the moon. Many locals refer to Houston as "Bayou City." Other nicknames include "H-Town" "Clutch City" and "Magnolia City"!

. West University Place Webster 7 Government and politics Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zero" fighters on the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Shokaku just before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for selected cities in Texas Animals were another important factor for Spanish triumph on the one hand the introduction of the horse and other domesticated pack animals allowed them greater mobility unknown to the Indian cultures However in the mountains and jungles the Spaniards were less able to use narrow Amerindian roads and bridges made for pedestrian traffic which were sometimes no wider than a few feet in places such as Argentina New Mexico and California the indigenous people learned horsemanship cattle raising and sheep herding the use of the new techniques by indigenous groups later became a disputed factor in native resistance to the colonial and American governments. The Wortham Theater Center is a performing arts center that officially opened in Houston on May 9 1987 the Center was designed by Eugene Aubry of Morris-Aubry Architects and built entirely with $66 million in private funds the Brown Theater with 2,423 seats is named for donors Alice and George Brown It is used primarily for opera and large ballet productions the Cullen Theater with 1,100 seats is named for donors Lillie and Roy Cullen It is used for smaller ballet productions and other events the Wortham's signature arching entryway is made of glass and stands 88 feet (27 m) tall the grand staircase (which is actually a bank of escalators) is surrounded by a site-specific art piece created by New York sculptor Albert Paley.