Missouri City 146 Shawn Thierry Democratic 2016 Inner portions of Houston's South Side, 5 Portuguese exploration 6.1 Taxation Minute Maid Park (home of the Astros) and Toyota Center (home of the Rockets) are located in Downtown Houston Houston has the NFL's first retractable-roof stadium with natural grass NRG Stadium (home of the Texans). Minute Maid Park is also a retractable-roof stadium Toyota Center also has the largest screen for an indoor arena in the United States built to coincide with the arena's hosting of the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. BBVA Compass Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium for the Houston Dynamo the Texas Southern Tigers football team and Houston Dash located in East Downtown Aveva Stadium (home of the SaberCats) is located in south Houston in addition NRG Astrodome was the first indoor stadium in the world built in 1965. Other sports facilities include Hofheinz Pavilion (Houston Cougars basketball) Rice Stadium (Rice Owls football) and NRG Arena TDECU Stadium is where the University of Houston's Cougars football team plays, 6.1 Taxation German SS soldiers from the Dirlewanger Brigade tasked with suppressing the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation August 1944. Southside Place South America, In 2003 the Texas School Nutrition Policy Launch set nutrition standards with the intentions of discouraging obesity. This policy lowered the availability of foods of minimal nutritional value in schools limited portion sizes limited trans fats and limited fried foods. Texas has also required early childhood education programs to encourage breastfeeding provide drinking water access and provide daily physical activity the state also has a fund specifically for financing healthy food in 2013 the Obesity Prevention Program was created after merging the Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention (NPAOP) and Worksite Wellness Programs. This program supports healthy eating physical activity and policies that promote healthier lifestyles, (33.7) 89.1 Language Houston Texas Business Directory!
Main article: Western Front (World War II), The Gulf is considered aseismic; however mild tremors have been recorded throughout history (usually 5.0 or less on the Richter magnitude scale) Earthquakes may be caused by interactions between sediment loading on the sea floor and adjustment by the crust, Harris County ESD #8 EMS Northwest EMS .10. The bombing of Guernica in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War sparked fears abroad in Europe that the next war would be based on bombing of cities with very high civilian casualties, Main article: Government of Texas, Chinese nationalist forces launched a large-scale counter-offensive in early 1940 in August Chinese communists launched an offensive in Central China; in retaliation Japan instituted harsh measures in occupied areas to reduce human and material resources for the communists. Continued antipathy between Chinese communist and nationalist forces culminated in armed clashes in January 1941 effectively ending their co-operation in March the Japanese 11th army attacked the headquarters of the Chinese 19th army but was repulsed during Battle of Shanggao in September Japan attempted to take the city of Changsha again and clashed with Chinese nationalist forces. Main articles: Texas Revolution Convention of 1836 Texas Declaration of Independence Treaties of Velasco and Republic of Texas, Houston City Hall Flag of America 19 10.svg Over the next several hours two brief skirmishes occurred Texians won the first forcing a small group of dragoons and the Mexican artillery to withdraw. Mexican dragoons then forced the Texian cavalry to withdraw in the melee Rusk on foot to reload his rifle was almost captured by Mexican soldiers but was rescued by newly arrived Texian volunteer Mirabeau B Lamar. Over Houston's objections many infantrymen rushed onto the field As the Texian cavalry fell back Lamar remained behind to rescue another Texian who had been thrown from his horse; Mexican officers "reportedly applauded" his bravery. Houston was irate that the infantry had disobeyed his orders and given Santa Anna a better estimate of their strength; the men were equally upset that Houston hadn't allowed a full battle. Since 1980 most Texas voters have supported Republican presidential candidates in 2000 and 2004 Republican George W Bush won Texas with respectively 59.3 and 60.1 percent of the vote partly due to his "favorite son" status as a former governor of the state John McCain won the state in 2008 but with a smaller margin of victory compared to Bush at 55 percent of the vote Austin Dallas Houston and San Antonio consistently lean Democratic in both local and statewide elections, 127 Dan Huberty Republican 2010 Humble Kingwood Lake Houston Atascocita Crosby Wallisville. . .
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