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. Texas 225.svg State Highway 225 a.k.a - La Porte Freeway Houston Texas Business Directory The area along Buffalo Bayou had many thick oak groves separated by marshes This type of terrain was familiar to the Texians and quite alien to the Mexican soldiers. Houston's army comprising 900 men reached Lynch's Ferry mid-morning on April 20; Santa Anna's 700-man force arrived a few hours later the Texians made camp in a wooded area along the bank of Buffalo Bayou; while the location provided good cover and helped hide their full strength it also left the Texians no room for retreat. Over the protests of several of his officers Santa Anna chose to make camp in a vulnerable location a plain near the San Jacinto River bordered by woods on one side marsh and lake on another the two camps were approximately 500 yards (460 m) apart separated by a grassy area with a slight rise in the middle. Colonel Pedro Delgado later wrote that "the camping ground of His Excellency's selection was in all respects against military rules Any youngster would have done better.". Barbara Jordan was elected to the US House of Representatives by Houston residents on November 8 1966, Architecture Art Dance Fashion Literature Comics Poetry Music Sculpture Theater, Throughout its history the Astrodome was known as a pitcher's park the power alleys were never shorter than 370 feet (113 m) from the plate; on at least two occasions they were as far as 390 feet (119 m) Over time it gave up fewer home runs than any other park in the National League the Astrodome's reputation as a pitcher's park continued even in the mid-1980s when the fences were moved in closer than the Metrodome which was long reckoned as a hitter's park.

. Houston is well known for its oil and petrochemical industries which are leading contributors to the city's economy the industries located along the ship channel coupled with a growing population have caused a considerable increase in air pollution for the city each year Houston has excessive ozone levels and is ranked among the most ozone-polluted cities in the United States. Ground-level ozone or smog is Houston's predominant air pollution problem in 2011 Houston was ranked as the 17th most polluted city in the US according to the American Lung Association a 2007 assessment found the following twelve air pollutants to be definite risks to health in Houston:. 1980 14,229,191 27.1% 3 History A geomap depicting the income by county in Texas as of 2014, Political views Tall steel five-sided tower with strong vertical lines broken by rows of horizontal bands on two sides.