2.2 Gulf Coast campaign 7.3 Blues In 1900 Texas suffered the deadliest natural disaster in U.S history during the Galveston hurricane on January 10 1901 the first major oil well in Texas Spindletop was found south of Beaumont Other fields were later discovered nearby in East Texas West Texas and under the Gulf of Mexico the resulting "oil boom" transformed Texas. Oil production eventually averaged three million barrels per day at its peak in 1972. In the 2000s the Baylor College of Medicine was annually considered within the top ten medical schools in the nation; likewise the MD Anderson Cancer Center had been consistently ranked as one of the top two U.S hospitals specializing in cancer care by U.S News & World Report since 1990 the Menninger Clinic a psychiatric treatment center is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Methodist Hospital System. With hospital locations nationwide and headquarters in Houston the Triumph Healthcare hospital system was the third largest long term acute care provider nationally in 2005, In 1945 the M.D Anderson Foundation formed the Texas Medical Center After the war Houston's economy reverted to being primarily port-driven in 1948 the city annexed several unincorporated areas more than doubling its size Houston proper began to spread across the region. . . . Top publicly traded companies, Boxing & WWE On November 5 2013 voters in Houston turned down a $213 million referendum to renovate and convert the Astrodome into a state-of-the-art convention center and exhibition space known as "New Dome Experience". Until a final disposition is made Harris County commissioners will not approve demolition of the stadium "The building's still there There's no formal plan or authorization to demolish the building and until somebody brings such a plan to fruition there's a chance," according to Willie Loston executive director of the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation "The proposal was rejected by the voters We're back to where we were Square one," according to Steve Radack Harris County commissioner; .
. After 1500: West and East Africa Asia and the Pacific United States presidential election in Texas 2016 Main articles: Military production during World War II and Home front during World War II! On December 13 2007 Mexico submitted information to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) regarding the extension of Mexico's continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. Mexico sought an extension of its continental shelf in the Western Polygon based on international law UNCLOS and bilateral treaties with the United States in accordance with Mexico's domestic legislation on March 13 2009 the CLCS accepted Mexico's arguments for extending its continental shelf up to 350 NM into the Western Polygon Since this would extend Mexico's continental shelf well into territory claimed by the United States however Mexico and the U.S would need to enter a bilateral agreement based on international law that delimits their respective claims.
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