(29.6) 91.2 Paris Texas (25,151) In the East the intended gains of Lebensraum were never attained as fluctuating front-lines and Soviet scorched earth policies denied resources to the German invaders. Unlike in the West the Nazi racial policy encouraged extreme brutality against what it considered to be the "inferior people" of Slavic descent; most German advances were thus followed by mass executions. Although resistance groups formed in most occupied territories they did not significantly hamper German operations in either the East or the West until late 1943, Texas voters lean toward fiscal conservatism while enjoying the benefits of huge federal investment in the state in military and other facilities achieved by the power of the Solid South in the 20th century They also tend to have socially conservative values. Main article: Mexican Texas KHOU-TV's investigative team "The 11 News Defenders" began an investigation into the failure of Firestone Wilderness at tires on several vehicles (including the Ford Explorer) These reports garnered the station and the team of Anna Werner investigative producer David Raziq and investigative photojournalist/editor Chris Henao several national awards including the Edward R Murrow George Foster Peabody and Columbia University DuPont Award.[citation needed] Among the journalists who have worked for KHOU the best known are former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather Linda Ellerbee and Jessica Savitch. . Native Americans determined the fate of European explorers and settlers depending on whether a tribe was kind or warlike. Friendly tribes taught newcomers how to grow indigenous crops prepare foods and hunting methods for the wild game Warlike tribes made life difficult and dangerous for explorers and settlers through their attacks and resistance to European conquest. Many Native Americans died of new infectious diseases which caused high fatalities and disrupted their cultures in the early years of colonization in the 19th century they resisted European and American expansion and there was frequent warfare After the American Civil War the United States Army was used to suppress resistance in the Indian Wars. .
Many of the organs of the Harris County government reside in the Harris County Campus in Downtown Houston, This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (July 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message). Greater Houston's freeway system is monitored by Houston TranStar a partnership of four government agencies which is responsible for providing transportation and emergency management services to the region 14 Halliburton 144. Two attached concrete and glass office towers one with an irregular shape Both have uniform horizontal bands of windows alternating with the concrete, Ship design In 2008 Houston received top ranking on Kiplinger's Personal Finance "Best Cities of 2008" list which ranks cities on their local economy employment opportunities reasonable living costs and quality of life the city ranked fourth for highest increase in the local technological innovation over the preceding 15 years according to Forbes magazine in the same year the city ranked second on the annual Fortune 500 list of company headquarters first for Forbes magazine's "Best Cities for College Graduates" and first on their list of "Best Cities to Buy a Home" in 2010 the city was rated the best city for shopping according to Forbes, Main article: Religion in Houston Richard Mount and Thomas Page's 1700 map of the Gulf of Mexico a Chart of the Bay of Mexico; See also: List of hospitals in Texas, White Oak Bayou a major tributary of the Buffalo has its source in Jersey Village and travels 25 miles (40 km) southeast through Inwood Forest Oak Forest and the Houston Heights Brays Bayou another major tributary to the south originates near Mission Bend and travels 31 miles (50 km) through Alief Sharpstown Meyerland Braeswood Place the Texas Medical Center Riverside Terrace and the East End before meeting Buffalo Bayou at Harrisburg, Many large mass shootings have occurred in Texas including the University of Texas tower shooting the Luby's shooting the 2009 Fort Hood shooting the Sutherland Springs church shooting the Santa Fe High School shooting and the 2019 El Paso shooting. Tax Assessor-Collector Ann Harris Bennett Democratic In addition the Chapel of St Basil on the nearby campus of the University of St Thomas is a work of art designed by Philip Johnson that has won many awards for its architecture the Chapel which was built in 1997 contrasts with all of the other buildings on campus as it is made of white stucco and black granite rather than rose-colored brick It is also composed of three geometric forms: the cube the sphere and the plane the cube makes up the majority of the building including the main seating area while a golden semi-sphere dome covered with 23.5 karat gold leaf rises high above the cube the granite plane bisects the cube and opens the chapel to light the cube and plane interplay with the dome creating a sense that the dome is not a cover for the Chapel but rather an opening to the heavens. 352 Westlake Chemical, Pacific Islander: 0.1 percent, The coming of the railroads in the 1880s ended the famous cattle drives and allowed ranchers to market their cattle after a short drive and farmers move their cotton to market cheaply They made Dallas and other cities the centers of commercial activity. Ft Worth became the gateway to the west via the Fort Worth and Denver Railway. However the passenger trains were often the targets of armed gangs.
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