. In 2000 the largest employers in Harris County were Administaff Compaq Continental Airlines Memorial Hermann Healthcare System and Southwestern Bell, Portuguese exploration 145 Carol Alvarado Democratic 2008 Inner southeastern portions of Houston (mainly east of I-45) South Houston (not part of the city of Houston)! 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 Houston Texas Business Directory! General Electric operates an aeroderivative division facility on Jacintoport in unincorporated Harris County. Randall's Food Markets a subsidiary of Safeway Inc has its distribution center in unincorporated Harris County. .
Tourism has not been a highly significant source of economic activity in East Texas although several high-traffic corridors pass through East Texas which have aided economic development along those routes These include: Interstate 30 (from Dallas through Texarkana) Interstate 20 (through Dallas and on through Shreveport) Interstate 10 (through Houston and Beaumont into Louisiana) Interstate 45 (through Houston up to Dallas) and U.S Highway 59 (through Houston and north past Texarkana; in process of being upgraded along most of the route to Interstate 69), 2006 earthquake Nassau Bay, 1.4 Spring Houston has many examples of residential architecture of varying styles from the mansions of River Oaks and Memorial to row houses in the several wards a number of Houston's earliest homes are located in what is now Sam Houston Park Homes in the Heights have varied architectural styles including Victorian Craftsman and Colonial Revival Post-war housing constructed throughout Houston reflects many architectural styles. Map of Japanese military advances through mid-1942, Historically Texas culture comes from a blend of Southern (Dixie) Western (frontier) and Southwestern (Mexican/Anglo fusion) influences varying in degrees of such from one intrastate region to another Texas is placed in the Southern United States by the United States Census Bureau a popular food item the breakfast burrito draws from all three having a soft flour tortilla wrapped around bacon and scrambled eggs or other hot cooked fillings Adding to Texas's traditional culture established in the 18th and 19th centuries immigration has made Texas a melting pot of cultures from around the world. . Houston City Hall Barbara Jordan was elected to the US House of Representatives by Houston residents on November 8 1966. 10.6 Medical research Bronze equestrian statue of Francisco Pizarro in Lima Peru Nuclear Gadget being raised to the top of the detonation "shot tower" at Alamogordo Bombing Range; Trinity nuclear test New Mexico July 1945.
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