Surrender of the Axis armies Houston is home to many parks including Hermann Park which houses the Houston Zoo and the Houston Museum of Natural Science and Memorial Park What was once the Houston Civic Center was replaced by the George R Brown Convention Center one of the nation's largest; and the Jesse H Jones Hall for the Performing Arts home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra the Sam Houston Coliseum and Music Hall have been replaced by the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. On November 13 delegates voted to create a regular army and named Sam Houston its commander-in-chief in an effort to attract volunteers from the United States soldiers would be granted land bounties This provision was significant as all public land was owned by the state or the federal government indicating that the delegates expected Texas to eventually declare independence. Houston was given no authority over the volunteer army led by Austin which predated the Consultation. Houston was also appointed to the Select Committee on Indian Affairs Three men including Austin were asked to go to the United States to gather money volunteers and supplies the delegates elected Henry Smith as governor on November 14 the Consultation adjourned leaving Smith and the Council in charge. Prior to the mid-20th century Texas was essentially a one-party state and the Democratic primary was viewed as "the real election" the Democratic Party had conservative and liberal factions which became more pronounced after the New Deal. Additionally several factions of the party briefly split during the 1930s and 40s.
Native Hawaiian and The Astrodome hosted the 1989 NBA All-Star Game Attendance was 44,735 and Karl Malone won MVP honors. Houston 94/75 34/24 63/54 17/12 (17.4) 53.5, As of the 2010 Census the population of the county was 4,092,459 White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population Black Americans made up 25.9% of the population Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population Asian Americans made up 6.2% of the population (2.0% Vietnamese 1.2% Indian 1.1% Chinese 0.6% Filipino 0.3% Korean 0.1% Japanese 1.0% Other) Pacific Islander Americans made up just 0.1% of the population Individuals from other races made up 14.3% of the population; people from two or more races made up 3.2% of the county's population Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) made up 40.8% of Harris County's population As of the 2010 census there were about 6.2 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Texas (METRO) serves several areas within Harris County an agency of the Harris County government Harris County Transit serves communities in Harris County that are not served by METRO. Public School Lunch Nichols-Rice-Cherry House located in Sam Houston Park The Williams Waterwall is a multi-story sculptural fountain which sits at the south end of Williams Tower in Uptown it and its surrounding park were built as an architectural amenity to the adjacent tower. Both the fountain and tower were designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Philip Johnson. Completed in 1983 the semi-circular fountain is 64-foot (20 m) tall and sits among 118 Texas Live Oak trees Approximately 11,000 gallons of water per minute cascades down vast channeled sheets on both sides from the narrower top rim of the circle to the wider base below! Houston Texas Business Directory, Language Mexico and United States: Treaty to resolve pending boundary differences and maintain the Rio Grande and Colorado River as the international boundary of November 23 1970; Treaty on maritime boundaries between the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean) of May 4 1978 and Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States on the delimitation of the continental shelf in the Western Gulf of Mexico beyond 200 nautical miles (370 km) of June 9 2000! The Houston Area Asian Survey of the Kinder Institute of Urban Research Houston Area Survey stated that between 1990 and 2000 the Asian population in Harris County increased by 76% Between 2000 and 2010 it increased by 45% the Asian ethnic groups in Harris County have differing levels of educational attainment religion political views and income During that year in Harris County 50% of the county's Asian immigrants have postgraduate degrees As of 2013 28% of Harris County Asians have household incomes of over $75,000 the report stated that many Asians were in earlier stages of careers and were younger leading to lower incomes. Of Indian and Pakistani residents the second most educated Asian group in the county behind Taiwanese 71% have university or post-graduate degrees and 2% did not finish high school Of Vietnamese the least educated Asian group in the county 30% have university or post-graduate degrees and 20% did not finish high school, Migration Culture of the United States of America This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. .
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