. Other race 0.4% 10.6% 11.7% 10.5% From 1950 through the 1960s Texas modernized and dramatically expanded its system of higher education Under the leadership of Governor Connally the state produced a long-range plan for higher education a more rational distribution of resources and a central state apparatus that managed state institutions with greater efficiency Because of these changes Texas universities received federal funds for research and development during the John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson administrations. Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Louisiana and Texas border Houston has a franchise in nearly every major professional sports league including: Houston Dynamo (MLS) Houston Astros (MLB) Houston Rockets (NBA) Houston Comets (Now Defunct)(WNBA) Houston Aeros (Now Defunct) (AHL) Houston Texans (NFL) and Houston Dash (National Women's Soccer League). 2.4 1940s The NRG Astrodome also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome is the world's first multi-purpose domed sports stadium located in Houston Texas Construction on the stadium began in 1962 and it officially opened in 1965 it served as home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) from its opening in 1965 until 1999 and the home to the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 until 1996 and also the part-time home of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 until 1975 Additionally the Astrodome was the primary venue of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo from 1966 until 2002 When opened it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World". The Crown reserved for itself important tools of intervention the "capitulacion" clearly stated that the conquered territories belonged to the Crown not to the individual on the other hand concessions allowed the Crown to guide the Companies conquests to certain territories depending on their interests in addition the leader of the expedition received clear instructions about their duties towards the army the native population the type of military action a written report about the results was mandatory the army had a royal official the "veedor" the "veedor" or notary ensured they complied with orders and instructions and preserved the King's share of the booty, European exploration 1950 7,711,194 20.2% 4 Government and politics, East Texas comprises 41 counties 38 of which collaborate in sub-regional Ark-Tex Council of Governments the East Texas Council of Governments the Deep East Texas Council of Governments and the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission. . Hofheinz had an opulent apartment in the Dome which was removed when the facility was remodeled in 1988. 1900s As of 2011 69.8% of the population of Texas younger than age 1 were minorities (meaning they had at least one parent who was not non-Hispanic white).
9 Notes In January 2010 Annise Parker became the first openly gay mayor of a large American city upon her inauguration as Houston's mayor. .
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