Houston received the official nickname of "Space City" in 1967 because it is the location of NASA's Lyndon B Johnson Space Center Other nicknames often used by locals include "Bayou City" "Clutch City" "Crush City" "Magnolia City" "H-Town" and "Culinary Capital of the South".[citation needed], Culture Harris was granted a league of land (about 4,428 acres) at Buffalo Bayou He platted the town of Harrisburg in 1826 while he established a trading post and a grist mill there He ran boats transporting goods between New Orleans and Harrisburg until his death in the fall of 1829, In August 2017 Houston experienced record flooding as a result of Hurricane Harvey the damages due to flash flooding are estimated at or above $50 billion making it one of the worst and costliest natural disasters in the United States Relief efforts are currently underway and are expected to last for years to come. Equipment and animals The Comanche used their military power to obtain supplies and labor from the Americans Mexicans and Indians through thievery looting and killing tribute and kidnappings There was much violence committed by and against Comanche before and after the European settlement of Texas Although they made a living partially through raiding and violence along with hunting/gathering especially buffalo hunting the Comanche empire also supported a commercial network with long-distance trade Dealing with subordinate Indians the Comanche spread their language and culture across the region in terms of governance the Comanche were nearly independent but allied bands with a loosely hierarchical social organization within bands, Distribution of the main Native-American groups in Texas in the early 1500s Houston Texas Business Directory Under orders from Smith Houston successfully dissuaded all but 70 men from continuing to follow Johnson. With his own authority in question following Smith's impeachment Houston washed his hands of the army and journeyed to Nacogdoches to negotiate a treaty with Cherokee leaders Houston vowed that Texas would recognize Cherokee claims to land in East Texas as long as the Indians refrained from attacking settlements or assisting the Mexican army in his absence Fannin as the highest-ranking officer active in the regular army led the men who did not want to go to Matamoros to Goliad; Native Americans and early Europeans, 10 Healthcare When World War II started tonnage levels at the port decreased and shipping activities were suspended; however the war did provide economic benefits for the city Petrochemical refineries and manufacturing plants were constructed along the ship channel because of the demand for petroleum and synthetic rubber products by the defense industry during the war. Ellington Field initially built during World War I was revitalized as an advanced training center for bombardiers and navigators the Brown Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1942 to build ships for the U.S Navy during World War II Due to the boom in defense jobs thousands of new workers migrated to the city both blacks and whites competing for the higher-paying jobs President Roosevelt had established a policy of nondiscrimination for defense contractors and blacks gained some opportunities especially in shipbuilding although not without resistance from whites and increasing social tensions that erupted into occasional violence Economic gains of blacks who entered defense industries continued in the postwar years, Texas self-perception Police services. 9.3 Reconstruction David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport a general aviation airport is located outside of the Tomball city limits in unincorporated northwest Harris County. Administration by judiciary The Kellum-Noble House in a 1936 photograph General Douglas MacArthur returns to the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte 20 October 1944 Ralph Yarborough born in Chandler Henderson County. Deer Park The Theater District a 17-block area in the heart of downtown Houston is home to Bayou Place Entertainment Complex restaurants movies plazas and parks Bayou Place is a large multilevel building that is home to restaurants bars live music billiards theatres and art house films the Houston Verizon Wireless Theatre stages a variety of live concerts and the Angelika Theatre presents the latest in art foreign and independent films. .
Cimarron Blues Houston Texas Business Directory Architecture, 2000 20,851,820 22.8% The state's conservative white voters began to support Republican presidential candidates by the mid-20th century After this period they supported Republicans for local and state offices as well and most whites became Republican Party members the party also attracted some minorities but many have continued to vote for Democratic candidates the shift to the Republican Party is much-attributed to the fact the Democratic Party became increasingly liberal during the 20th century and thus increasingly out-of-touch with the average Texas voter as Texas was always a conservative state voters switched to the GOP which now more closely reflected their beliefs. Commentators have also attributed the shift to Republican political consultant Karl Rove who managed numerous political campaigns in Texas in the 1980s and 1990s. Other stated reasons included court-ordered redistricting and the demographic shift in relation to the Sun Belt that favored the Republican Party and conservatism. In 2010 there were 346,000 millionaires in Texas constituting the second-largest population of millionaires in the nation Joe R Lansdale award-winning author and martial arts expert born in Gladewater Gregg County.
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