7.3 Languages In 1989 four cylindrical pedestrian ramp columns were constructed outside the Dome for accessibility This enabled the Astrodome to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Geography and climate AT&T Stadium home of the Dallas Cowboys. 8 References Green Jill Stein Ajamu Baraka 71,558 0.80% 0 Manufacturing and industry Main article: Golden Triangle (Texas), The eight-county Greater Houston metropolitan area contains over 25,000 miles (40,000 km) of roadway of which 10% or approximately 2,500 miles (4,000 km) is limited-access highway the Houston region's extensive freeway system handles over 40% of the regional daily vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Arterial roads handle an additional 40% of daily VMT while toll roads of which Greater Houston has 180 miles (290 km) handle nearly 10%. ! ! ; . Chinese civilians being buried alive by soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Nanking Massacre December 1937 The Niels Esperson Building stood as the tallest building in Houston from 1927 to 1929. In June 2001 Tropical Storm Allison dumped up to 40 inches (1,000 mm) of rain on parts of Houston causing what was then the worst flooding in the city's history the storm cost billions of dollars in damage and killed 20 people in Texas by December of the same year Houston-based energy company Enron collapsed into the largest U.S bankruptcy (at that time) a result of being investigated for off-the-books partnerships which were allegedly used to hide debt and inflate profits the company lost no less than $70 billion, Niger-Congo languages of West Africa (Ibo Kru and Yoruba) 0.15%, 4 External links Texas 6.svg State Highway 6 Originally the stadium's surface was a Tifway 419 Bermuda grass specifically bred for indoor use the dome's ceiling contained thousands of semitransparent panes made of Lucite. Players quickly complained that glare coming off of the panes made it hard for them to track fly balls; to solve the problem two sections of panes were painted white in April. However within a few months the grass died from lack of sunlight for most of the 1965 season the Astros played on green-painted dirt and dead grass the clear panels also added a problem when combined with the natural grass the grass tended to hold then release moisture often resulting in rain within the structure causing games to be delayed while the grounds crews cleaned up the playing surface!
Winds and currents By the end of the day on March 16 the bulk of Urrea's forces began marching to Goliad to corner Fannin. Still waiting for word from King and Ward Fannin continued to delay his evacuation from Goliad as they prepared to leave on March 18 Urrea's advance guard arrived For the rest of the day the two cavalries skirmished aimlessly succeeding only in exhausting the Texian oxen which had remained hitched to their wagons with no food or water throughout the day, The three additional East Texas counties that join with other regional government councils are Chambers County (Anahuac) Liberty County (Liberty) and Walker County (Huntsville) all three in geographic proximity to the Houston metropolitan areas, McNair Main articles: Portuguese India and Portuguese India Armadas. ! Texas 146.svg State Highway 146, Soldiers of the British Commonwealth forces from the Australian Army's 9th Division during the Siege of Tobruk; North African Campaign August 1941, Richard Mount and Thomas Page's 1700 map of the Gulf of Mexico a Chart of the Bay of Mexico. . ; Houston contains few naturally-formed lakes Lake Houston an 11,854-acre (4,797-hectare) reservoir located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Downtown was created by damming the San Jacinto River in the 1950s to create a dependable long-term supply of drinking water the lake is owned and operated by the City of Houston. Besides supplying water to the city the lake is also a central feature of the Kingwood community and serves as a recreational destination, The Astrodome was well-renowned for a four-story scoreboard called the "Astrolite" composed of thousands of light bulbs that featured numerous animations After every Astros home run the scoreboard featured a minute-long animated celebration of pistols bulls and fireworks the scoreboard remained intact until 1988 when Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans) owner Bud Adams suggested the removal of the scoreboard to accommodate increased capacity demands for football baseball and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Harris County spent $67 million of public funds on renovations. Approximately 15,000 new seats resembling the 1970s rainbow uniform pattern were installed to bring seating capacity to almost 60,000 for football on September 5 1988 a final celebration commemorating the scoreboard occurred prior to expansion renovations, The Niels and Mellie Esperson buildings are examples of Italian Renaissance architecture in downtown Houston. Designed by John Eberson the two buildings were built in 1927 and 1941 respectively. They are detailed with massive columns great urns terraces and a grand tempietto at the top similar to one built in the courtyard of San Pietro in Rome in 1502. Mellie Esperson had the first building constructed for her husband Niels a real estate and oil tycoon. His name is carved on the side of the building in large letters at street level the name "Mellie Esperson" is carved on the accompanying structure known as the Mellie Esperson building although it is really just a 19-story annex to the original building.
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