. . . . METRORail light rail Hispanics and Latinos are the second-largest group in Texas after non-Hispanic European Americans Over 8.5 million people claim Hispanic or Latino ethnicity This group forms over 37 percent of Texas's population People of Mexican descent alone number over 7.9 million and make up 31.6 percent of the population the vast majority of the Hispanic/Latino population in the state is of Mexican descent the next two largest groups are Salvadorans and Puerto Ricans There are over 222,000 Salvadorans and over 130,000 Puerto Ricans in Texas Other groups with large numbers in Texas include Hondurans Guatemalans Nicaraguans and Cubans among others the Hispanics in Texas are more likely than in some other states (such as California) to identify as white; according to the 2010 U.S Census Texas is home to 6,304,207 White Hispanics and 2,594,206 Hispanics of "some other race" (usually mestizo), The Gulf Building now called the JPMorgan Chase building is an Art Deco skyscraper Completed in 1929 it remained the tallest building in Houston until 1963 when the Exxon Building surpassed it in height Designed by architects Alfred C Finn (designer of the San Jacinto Monument) Kenneth Franzheim and J.E.R Carpenter the building is seen as a realization of Eliel Saarinen's acclaimed second-place entry to the Chicago Tribune Tower competition Restoration of the building was started in 1989 in what is still considered one of the largest privately funded preservation projects in American history. ; Houston is home to 337 parks including Hermann Park Terry Hershey Park Lake Houston Park Memorial Park Tranquility Park Sesquicentennial Park Discovery Green Buffalo Bayou Park and Sam Houston Park Within Hermann Park are the Houston Zoo and the Houston Museum of Natural Science Sam Houston Park contains restored and reconstructed homes which were originally built between 1823 and 1905 a proposal has been made to open the city's first botanic garden at Herman Brown Park. History (21.6) 78.0 The 1992 Republican National Convention was held at the Astrodome in August of that year the Astros accommodated the convention by taking a month-long road trip.
County government Italian defeats prompted Germany to deploy an expeditionary force to North Africa and at the end of March 1941 Rommel's Afrika Korps launched an offensive which drove back the Commonwealth forces in under a month Axis forces advanced to western Egypt and besieged the port of Tobruk, 2.7 1970s and integration 3.4 Poverty Main article: Climate of Texas. . . 4 Notable events 11 Transportation Arabic 0.21% Historically four major industries shaped the Texas economy prior to World War II: cattle and bison cotton timber and oil. Before and after the U.S Civil War the cattle industry which Texas came to dominate was a major economic driver for the state thus creating the traditional image of the Texas cowboy in the later 19th century cotton and lumber grew to be major industries as the cattle industry became less lucrative it was ultimately though the discovery of major petroleum deposits (Spindletop in particular) that initiated an economic boom which became the driving force behind the economy for much of the 20th century With strong investments in universities Texas developed a diversified economy and high tech industry in the mid-20th century As of 2015 it is second on the list of the most Fortune 500 companies with 54. With a growing base of industry the state leads in many industries including agriculture petrochemicals energy computers and electronics aerospace and biomedical sciences Texas has led the U.S in state export revenue since 2002 and has the second-highest gross state product If Texas were a sovereign state it would be the 10th largest economy in the world. .
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