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The Golden Triangle is an area of extreme Southeast Texas near the Louisiana border the "triangle" is formed by Beaumont Port Arthur and Orange which are the largest cities in the area "Golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike near Beaumont in 1901 in an attempt to distance the area from the petrochemical industry some area interests attempted to rename the Golden Triangle as the "Triplex." This name change did not catch on and local residents still refer to it as the Golden Triangle Some residents of the Golden Triangle do not consider the Greater Houston area to be part of Southeast Texas and place the western boundary of the region approximately at the Trinity River which is roughly 30 miles from downtown Houston. Black church 6 Extreme weather, (123) 5.17 Houston Texas Business Directory. . On 6 June 1944 (known as D-Day) after three years of Soviet pressure the Western Allies invaded northern France After reassigning several Allied divisions from Italy they also attacked southern France. These landings were successful and led to the defeat of the German Army units in France Paris was liberated on 25 August by the local resistance assisted by the Free French Forces both led by General Charles de Gaulle and the Western Allies continued to push back German forces in western Europe during the latter part of the year an attempt to advance into northern Germany spearheaded by a major airborne operation in the Netherlands failed. After that the Western Allies slowly pushed into Germany but failed to cross the Ruhr river in a large offensive in Italy Allied advance also slowed due to the last major German defensive line, Texas eventually adopted much of the Anglo-American legal system but some Spanish legal practices were retained including homestead exemption community property and adoption. .

Houston Texas Business Directory 11.1 Roadways 2 Landmarks and monuments 4 Media The Fall of the Alamo depicts Davy Crockett swinging his rifle at Mexican troops who have breached the south gate of the mission. . 3.8 Political views The Germans who settled Texas were diverse in many ways They included peasant farmers and intellectuals; Protestants Catholics Jews and atheists; Prussians Saxons Hessians and Alsatians; abolitionists and slaveholders; farmers and townsfolk; frugal honest folk and ax murderers They differed in dialect customs and physical features a majority had been farmers in Germany and most arrived seeking economic opportunities a few dissident intellectuals fleeing the 1848 revolutions in Germany sought political freedom but few save perhaps the Wends went for religious freedom the German settlements in Texas reflected their diversity Even in the confined area of the Hill Country each valley offered a different kind of German the Llano valley had stern teetotaling German Methodists who renounced dancing and fraternal organizations; the Pedernales valley had fun-loving hardworking Lutherans and Catholics who enjoyed drinking and dancing; and the Guadalupe valley had atheist Germans descended from intellectual political refugees the scattered German ethnic islands were also diverse These small enclaves included Lindsay in Cooke County largely Westphalian Catholic; Waka in Ochiltree County Midwestern Mennonite; Hurnville in Clay County Russian German Baptist; and Lockett in Wilbarger County Wendish Lutheran, Chamberlain Daladier Hitler Mussolini and Ciano pictured just before signing the Munich Agreement 29 September 1938. Although the missionaries had been unable to convert the Hasinai tribe of East Texas they did become friendly with the natives the Hasinai were bitter enemies of the Lipan Apache who transferred their enmity to Spain and began raiding San Antonio and other Spanish areas a temporary peace was finally negotiated with the Apache in 1749 and at the request of the Indians a mission was established along the San Saba River northwest of San Antonio the Apaches shunned the mission but the fact that Spaniards now appeared to be friends of the Apache angered the Apache enemies primarily the Comanche Tonkawa and Hasinai tribes who promptly destroyed the mission, Geography Due to the industrial infrastructure in and around Houston natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey have also led to numerous toxic spills and disasters including the 2017 Arkema plant explosion, Main article: Sports in Houston Much of Texas politics of the remainder of the 19th century centered on land use Guided by the federal Morill Act Texas sold public lands to gain funds to invest in higher education in 1876 the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened and seven years later the University of Texas at Austin began conducting classes; (as of 2010), Water pollution Houston Texas Business Directory, The Bank of America Center is one of the first significant examples of postmodern architecture built in downtown Houston the building completed in 1984 and designed by Philip Johnson and partner John Burgee is reminiscent of the Dutch Gothic architecture of canal houses that were once common in the Netherlands the first section is 21 stories tall while the whole building reaches a height of 56 stories; . The tallest structure in Uptown Houston is the 901-foot (275 m) tall Philip Johnson-designed landmark Williams Tower (formerly "Transco Tower") which was constructed in 1983. At the time it was to be the world's tallest skyscraper outside of a city's central business district the building is topped with a rotating spot light that constantly searches the horizon. Williams Tower was named "Skyscraper of the Century" in the December 1999 issue of Texas Monthly magazine, Flooding The large size of Texas and its location at the intersection of multiple climate zones gives the state highly variable weather the Panhandle of the state has colder winters than North Texas while the Gulf Coast has mild winters Texas has wide variations in precipitation patterns El Paso on the western end of the state averages 8.7 inches (220 mm) of annual rainfall while parts of southeast Texas average as much as 64 inches (1,600 mm) per year. Dallas in the North Central region averages a more moderate 37 inches (940 mm) per year, US 290.svg U.S Highway 290 a.k.a - Northwest Freeway. This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (July 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message).