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Historical affiliations 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, 2000 Census 4 Spanish exploration Culturally Southeast Texas is more closely akin to the Gulf Coast Louisiana or even Mississippi than it is to West Texas Much of modern Southeast Texas culture has its roots in traditions that go back for generations Southeast Texas is consistent with much of the rest of rural Texas in that it is a part of the Bible Belt an area in which many inhabitants have strongly Fundamentalist Christian beliefs Many of the largest cities in East Texas outside Houston still follow a rural Southern way of life especially in dialect mannerisms religion and cuisine. . Reconstruction Nagasaki in Japan was founded in 1570 by Portuguese explorers. Though Houston is the largest city in the United States without formal zoning regulations it has developed similarly to other Sun Belt cities because the city's land use regulations and legal covenants have played a similar role. Regulations include mandatory lot size for single-family houses and requirements that parking be available to tenants and customers Such restrictions have had mixed results Though some have blamed the city's low density urban sprawl and lack of pedestrian-friendliness on these policies the city's land use has also been credited with having significant affordable housing sparing Houston the worst effects of the 2008 real estate crisis the city issued 42,697 building permits in 2008 and was ranked first in the list of healthiest housing markets for 2009, Horace Chilton born near Tyler Smith County, 10 Laredo Webb 257,156 143 Ana Hernandez Luna Democratic 2006 East Houston within Loop 610 Houston Ship Channel Galena Park Jacinto City northern Pasadena; .

Primary and secondary schools Timelines of World War II, Texas has a "low taxes low services" reputation. According to the Tax Foundation Texans' state and local tax burdens rank among the lowest in the nation 7th lowest nationally; state and local taxes cost $3,580 per capita or 8.4 percent of resident incomes. Texas is one of seven states that lack a state income tax, See also: List of invasive marine fish in the Gulf of Mexico. 1 Chronology 2.1 Theater District, In 2008 KBR announced that it will open a new office facility in an unincorporated area in western Harris County in December KBR said that it would not continue with the plans due to a weakened economy in January 2009 KBR announced that it will not open the new office facility, Downtown Houston Civil war monument in Galveston Texas. Compared with its metropolitan area the city of Houston's population has a higher proportion of minorities in 2010 whites made up 51% of the city of Houston's population; 26% of the total population was non-Hispanic whites. Blacks or African Americans made up 25% of Houston's population American Indians made up 0.7% of the population Asians made up 6% (1.7% Vietnamese 1.3% Chinese 1.3% Indian 0.9% Pakistani 0.4% Filipino 0.3% Korean 0.1% Japanese) and Pacific Islanders made up 0.1% Individuals from some other race made up 15.2% of the city's population of which 0.2% were non-Hispanic.[citation needed] Individuals from two or more races made up 3.3% of the city.