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After Austin Resigned His Command To Become A Commissioner To The United States Soldiers Elected Edward Burleson As Their New Commander On November 26 Burleson Received Word That A Mexican Pack Train Of Mules And Horses Accompanied By 50�100 Mexican Soldiers Was Within 5 Miles (8.0 Km) Of B�xar. After A Near Mutiny Burleson Sent Bowie And William H Jack With Cavalry And Infantry To Intercept The Supplies In The Subsequent Skirmish The Mexican Forces Were Forced To Retreat To B�xar Leaving Their Cargo Behind To The Disappointment Of The Texians The Saddlebags Contained Only Fodder For The Horses; For This Reason The Battle Was Later Known As The Grass Fight. Although The Victory Briefly Uplifted The Texian Troops Morale Continued To Fall As The Weather Turned Colder And The Men Grew Bored. After Several Proposals To Take B�xar By Force Were Voted Down By The Texian Troops On December 4 Burleson Proposed That The Army Lift The Siege And Retreat To Goliad Until Spring In A Last Effort To Avoid A Retreat Colonel Ben Milam Personally Recruited Units To Participate In An Attack The Following Morning Milam And Colonel Frank W Johnson Led Several Hundred Texians Into The City Over The Next Four Days Texians Fought Their Way From House To House Towards The Fortified Plazas Near The Center Of Town.[Note 6]
Native Hawaiian and The Community Services Department provides community services the department maintains the 20 acres (8.1 ha) Oates Road Cemetery (also known as the Harris County Cemetery) for indigents in eastern Houston near the former Southern Bible College in March 2010 the county adopted a cremation first policy meaning that the default preference for most indigents is to have them cremated instead of buried As of 2010 the county authorized the Community Services Department to purchase about 50 acres (20 ha) of land in the Huffman area so the county will have additional spaces for indigent burials, After 1500: West and East Africa Asia and the Pacific Longview (81,336); !
! Hoping more settlers would reduce the near-constant Comanche raids Mexican Texas liberalized its immigration policies to permit immigrants from outside Mexico and Spain. Under the Mexican immigration system large swathes of land were allotted to empresarios who recruited settlers from the United States Europe and the Mexican interior the first grant to Moses Austin was passed to his son Stephen F Austin after his death. . The Texas Ignition Interlock Law went into effect during September 2015 This law requires judges to order ignition interlocks for all drunk-drivers with a Blood Alcohol Level of 0.15% or greater. Since the passing of this law the drunk driving related death rate in Texas has decreased by 8.5%. ! 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; Pennzoil Place designed by Philip Johnson and built in 1976 is Houston's most award-winning skyscraper and is known for its innovative design the 46-story One Houston Center which was built in 1978 is 207 m (678 ft) tall and was designed by S.I Morris Associates Caudill Rowlett Scott and 3D/International.
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