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. . ! ; Houston's murder rate ranked 46th of U.S cities with a population over 250,000 in 2005 (per capita rate of 16.3 murders per 100,000 population) in 2010 the city's murder rate (per capita rate of 11.8 murders per 100,000 population) was ranked sixth among U.S cities with a population of over 750,000 (behind New York City Chicago Detroit Dallas and Philadelphia) according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), In the 16th century perhaps 240,000 Europeans entered American ports. By the late 16th century gold and silver imports from America provided one-fifth of Spain's total budget! . Hexamethylene diisocyanate - pulmonary and respiratory effects, Texas leads the nation in the production of cattle horses sheep goats wool mohair and hay the state also leads the nation in production of cotton which is the number one crop grown in the state in terms of value the state grows significant amounts of cereal crops and produce. Texas has a large commercial fishing industry With mineral resources Texas leads in creating cement crushed stone lime salt sand and gravel, History Language People Race and ethnicity Religion. Ethnicity 6.3 Foreign relations, Aftermath The coming of the railroads in the 1880s ended the famous cattle drives and allowed ranchers to market their cattle after a short drive and farmers move their cotton to market cheaply They made Dallas and other cities the centers of commercial activity. Ft Worth became the gateway to the west via the Fort Worth and Denver Railway. However the passenger trains were often the targets of armed gangs, Thirty-six (36) separate and distinct public universities exist in Texas of which 32 belong to one of the six state university systems. Discovery of minerals on Permanent University Fund land particularly oil has helped fund the rapid growth of the state's two largest university systems: the University of Texas System and the Texas A&M System the four other university systems: the University of Houston System the University of North Texas System the Texas State System and the Texas Tech System are not funded by the Permanent University Fund.

1940s The solution was to install a new type of artificial grass on the field ChemGrass which became known as AstroTurf Because the supply of AstroTurf was still low only a limited amount was available at the start of the 1966 season There was not enough for the entire outfield so the first phase covered only the traditional grass portion of the infield and foul territory at a cost of $2 per square foot it was installed in time to test out during exhibition games against the Dodgers in March the outfield remained painted dirt until after the All-Star Game the team was sent on an extended road trip before the break and on July 19 the installation of the outfield portion of AstroTurf was completed for a game with the Phillies thus covering the entire field with AstroTurf. Groundskeepers dressed as astronauts kept the turf clean with vacuum cleaners between innings the infield dirt remained in the traditional design with a large dirt arc similar to natural grass fields. City and county government For years Mexican authorities used the reconquering of Texas as an excuse for implementing new taxes and making the army the budgetary priority of the impoverished nation. Only sporadic skirmishes resulted. Larger expeditions were postponed as military funding was consistently diverted to other rebellions out of fear that those regions would ally with Texas and further fragment the country.[Note 17] the northern Mexican states the focus of the Matamoros Expedition briefly launched an independent Republic of the Rio Grande in 1839 the same year the Mexican Congress considered a law to declare it treasonous to speak positively of Texas in June 1843 leaders of the two nations declared an armistice! Pre-Columbian history White American 70.4 percent (Non-Hispanic whites 45.3 percent) Harmon General Hospital one of the Army's largest opened in Longview in November 1942 with 157 hospital buildings and a capacity of 2,939 beds the facility was designed for the treatment of soldiers with central nervous system syphilis psychiatric disorders tropical illnesses and dermatological diseases At the end of the war the facility was adapted for use as the campus of LeTourneau University. In 1690 Spanish authorities concerned that France posed competitive threat constructed several missions in East Texas. After Native American resistance the Spanish missionaries returned to Mexico. When France began settling Louisiana mostly in the southern part of the state in 1716 Spanish authorities responded by founding a new series of missions in East Texas. Two years later they created San Antonio as the first Spanish civilian settlement in the area. Southeast Texas via NASA's Landsat 7 satellite 6 Speech patterns! .