. . Francisco Pizarro War breaks out in the Pacific (1941) Thirty-six (36) separate and distinct public universities exist in Texas of which 32 belong to one of the six state university systems. Discovery of minerals on Permanent University Fund land particularly oil has helped fund the rapid growth of the state's two largest university systems: the University of Texas System and the Texas A&M System the four other university systems: the University of Houston System the University of North Texas System the Texas State System and the Texas Tech System are not funded by the Permanent University Fund, State government Texas's population density is 90.5 people per square mile (34.9/km2) which is slightly higher than the average population density of the U.S as a whole at 80.6 people per square mile (31.1/km2) in contrast while Texas and France are similarly sized geographically the European country has a population density of 301.8 people per square mile (116.5/km2). This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it, 7.2 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, The racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 41.8% Hispanic or Latino the population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white 19.5% non-Hispanic black 1.1% Native American 7.0% Asian 0.1% Pacific Islander [Harris County Demographics]. . Astronaut training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, January 11 1973: 2.0 inches (5.1 cm) of snow, 9.2 Historiography The recorded history of Texas begins with the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors in the region of North America now known as Texas in 1519 who found the region occupied by numerous Native American tribes the Native Americans' ancestors had been there for more than 10,000 years as evidenced by the discovery of the remains of prehistoric Leanderthal Lady During the period of recorded history from A.D 1519 to 1848 all or parts of Texas were claimed by five countries: France Spain Mexico the Republic of Texas and the United States of America as well as the confederacy during the the civil war. . The increased production of the expanded shipbuilding industry during World War II spurred Houston's growth as did the establishment in 1961 of NASA's "Manned Spacecraft Center" (renamed the Lyndon B Johnson Space Center in 1973) This was the stimulus for the development of the city's aerospace industry the Astrodome nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" opened in 1965 as the world's first indoor domed sports stadium, 7 Legacy (as of 2010), On 8 September German troops reached the suburbs of Warsaw the Polish counter offensive to the west halted the German advance for several days but it was outflanked and encircled by the Wehrmacht Remnants of the Polish army broke through to besieged Warsaw on 17 September 1939 after signing a cease-fire with Japan the Soviets invaded Eastern Poland under a pretext that the Polish state had ostensibly ceased to exist on 27 September the Warsaw garrison surrendered to the Germans and the last large operational unit of the Polish Army surrendered on 6 October Despite the military defeat Poland never surrendered; instead it formed the Polish government-in-exile and a clandestine state apparatus remained in occupied Poland a significant part of Polish military personnel evacuated to Romania and the Baltic countries; many of them would fight against the Axis in other theatres of the war.
. Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent professional resident companies in all major performing arts disciplines: opera (Houston Grand Opera) ballet (Houston Ballet) music (Houston Symphony Orchestra) and theater (The Alley Theatre Theatre Under the Stars). Houston is also home to folk artists art groups and various small progressive arts organizations, Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent professional resident companies in all major performing arts disciplines: opera (Houston Grand Opera) ballet (Houston Ballet) music (Houston Symphony Orchestra) and theater (The Alley Theatre Theatre Under the Stars). Houston is also home to folk artists art groups and various small progressive arts organizations. Post-war division of the world was formalised by two international military alliances the United States-led NATO and the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact the long period of political tensions and military competition between them the Cold War would be accompanied by an unprecedented arms race and proxy wars, 10.5.1.2 Low birth weight, Preterm Baby in Incubator. County governments serve as agents of the state with responsibilities defined in the Texas Constitution Counties are governed by the commissioners' court Each Texas county has four precinct commissioners and a county judge Although this body is called a court it conducts the general business of the county and oversees financial matters the commissioners court may hire personnel to run major departments such as health and human services.
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