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Many free blacks were able to become businessmen and leaders Through the young Republican Party blacks rapidly gained political power Indeed blacks comprised 90% of the Texas Republican Party during the 1880s. Norris Wright Cuney an African American from Galveston rose to the chairmanship of the Texas Republican Party and even the national committeeman. The University of Texas at Dallas Like other Southern states by the late 1870s white Democrats regained control of the state legislature They passed a new constitution in 1876 that segregated schools and established a poll tax to support them but it was not originally required for voting. ; The city controller is elected independently of the mayor and council the controller's duties are to certify available funds prior to committing such funds and processing disbursements the city's fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 Chris Brown is the city controller serving his first term as of January 2016.

See also: List of people from Texas and List of Texas symbols General Douglas MacArthur returns to the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte 20 October 1944. ! . One of Houston's most recent downtown landmarks is Discovery Green a large public park designed by Page Southerland Page with Hargreaves Associates.