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1880 16,513 76.0% (15.7) 63.6 As of 2014 Census estimates Harris County had a population of 4,441,370 people. !

. Hurricane Katrina The Bank of America Center by Philip Johnson is an example of postmodern architecture; . Previously a largely rural area East Texas became more urban as workers were recruited for the oil shipbuilding and aircraft industries East Texans made many contributions to the war effort both at home and in the armed forces High schools had patriotic programs as well but so many teachers and older students left for the military or for defense jobs that budgets were cut programs dropped and the curriculum had to be scaled down Hospitals reported a shortage of supplies and medical personnel as many doctors and most of the younger nurses joined the services, New land use policies drafted during the administration of Governor John Ireland enabled individuals to accumulate land leading to the formation of large cattle ranches Many ranchers ran barbed wire around public lands to protect their access to water and free grazing This caused several range wars. Governor Lawrence Sullivan Ross guided the Texas Legislature to reform the land use policies, Some of Houston's oldest and most distinctive architecture are found in the northern sections of downtown as the city grew around Allen's Landing and the Market Square historic district where several representations of 19th-century urban architecture still stand. ; During the spring Texas wildflowers such as the state flower the bluebonnet line highways throughout Texas During the Johnson Administration the first lady Lady Bird Johnson worked to draw attention to Texas wildflowers, Main article: John F Kennedy Assassination, Harris County ESD #48 Dual HCESD48 FD 1% .089. .