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. . The Mardi Gras shipwreck around the early-19th century about 35 miles off the coast of Louisiana in 4,000 feet (1220 meters) of water She is believed to have been a privateer or trader the shipwreck whose real identity remains a mystery lay forgotten at the bottom of the sea until it was discovered in 2002 by an oilfield inspection crew working for the Okeanos Gas Gathering Company (OGGC) in May 2007 an expedition led by Texas A&M University and funded by OGGC under an agreement with the Minerals Management Service (now BOEM) was launched to undertake the deepest scientific archaeological excavation ever attempted at that time to study the site on the seafloor and recover artifacts for eventual public display in the Louisiana State Museum As part of the project educational outreach Nautilus Productions in partnership with BOEM Texas A&M University the Florida Public Archaeology Network and Veolia Environmental produced a one-hour HD documentary about the project short videos for public viewing and provided video updates during the expedition Video footage from the ROV was an integral part of this outreach and used extensively in the Mystery Mardi Gras Shipwreck documentary.

. Jersey Village 4 Austin Travis 947,890 Contents Houston Texas Business Directory; Houston panorama c 1910 Recent history, 8.1.1 Germans Main article: Causes of World War II; Main article: Western Front (World War II) Despite considerable losses in early 1942 Germany and its allies stopped a major Soviet offensive in central and southern Russia keeping most territorial gains they had achieved during the previous year in May the Germans defeated Soviet offensives in the Kerch Peninsula and at Kharkov and then launched their main summer offensive against southern Russia in June 1942 to seize the oil fields of the Caucasus and occupy Kuban steppe while maintaining positions on the northern and central areas of the front the Germans split Army Group South into two groups: Army Group a advanced to the lower Don River and struck south-east to the Caucasus while Army Group B headed towards the Volga River the Soviets decided to make their stand at Stalingrad on the Volga. ! Houston has more than 1,000 computer-related companies. Since its inception in 1999 Houston Technology Center has become the center of technology entrepreneurship in Houston the center has helped more than 150 emerging technology companies raise more than $400 million in capital and create about 1,000 new jobs Information technology developed in Houston affects many entities including the region's traffic and emergency response efforts at Houston TranStar a centralized transportation management and regional emergency management center, In 2004 Houston unveiled the first Mahatma Gandhi statue in the state of Texas at Hermann Park Houston's Indian American Community were cheerful after 10 years in 2010 when the Hillcroft and Harwin area were renamed Mahatma Gandhi District in honor of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as that area is the center of Indian commerce. The racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 41.8% Hispanic or Latino the population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white 19.5% non-Hispanic black 1.1% Native American 7.0% Asian 0.1% Pacific Islander [Harris County Demographics]. 2.1 Gonzales Houston is located 165 miles (266 km) east of Austin 88 miles (142 km) west of the Louisiana border and 250 miles (400 km) south of Dallas the city has a total area of 637.4 square miles (1,651 km2); this comprises over 599.59 square miles (1,552.9 km2) of land and 22.3 square miles (58 km2) covered by water. Most of Houston is located on the gulf coastal plain and its vegetation is classified as Western Gulf coastal grasslands while further north it transitions into a subtropical jungle the Big Thicket Much of the city was built on forested land marshes swamp and are all still visible in surrounding areas.[citation needed] Flat terrain and extensive greenfield development have combined to worsen flooding. Downtown stands about 50 feet (15 m) above sea level and the highest point in far northwest Houston is about 150 feet (46 m) in elevation the city once relied on groundwater for its needs but land subsidence forced the city to turn to ground-level water sources such as Lake Houston Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston the city owns surface water rights for 1.20 billion gallons of water a day in addition to 150 million gallons a day of groundwater, Pacific Islander: 0.1 percent, By topic In the summer of 1860 a slave panic erupted in North and East Texas amid rumors of arson by slaves and abolitionists Called the "Texas Troubles" between 30 and 100 blacks and whites were lynched by vigilantes the events were used to arouse support for secession.