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In 2013 Houston was identified as the number one U.S city for job creation by the U.S Bureau of Statistics after it was not only the first major city to regain all the jobs lost in the preceding economic downturn but also after the crash more than two jobs were added for every one lost Economist and vice president of research at the Greater Houston Partnership Patrick Jankowski attributed Houston's success to the ability of the region's real estate and energy industries to learn from historical mistakes Furthermore Jankowski stated that "more than 100 foreign-owned companies relocated expanded or started new businesses in Houston" between 2008 and 2010 and this openness to external business boosted job creation during a period when domestic demand was problematically low. Also in 2013 Houston again appeared on Forbes' list of "Best Places for Business and Careers". Winds and currents 12.2 Ship design 3.4 Winter storms, The Southwest Freeway near Downtown Houston lies under water due to flooding from Tropical Storm Allison. Contents Texas 6.svg State Highway 6 2.2 Water bodies School Trustee Pct 3 Pos 4 Louis D Evans III Republican. Wikisource has original text related to this article: 5 West Texas: Comancheria Bammel 4.4 Stadia See also: List of hospitals in Texas.

Exterior of Rothko Chapel Main article: List of ports in the United States, San Antonio's South Texas Medical Center facilities rank sixth in clinical medicine research impact in the United States the University of Texas Health Science Center is another highly ranked research and educational institution in San Antonio. . German SS soldiers from the Dirlewanger Brigade tasked with suppressing the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation August 1944. . . American Indian: 0.7 percent, New land use policies drafted during the administration of Governor John Ireland enabled individuals to accumulate land leading to the formation of large cattle ranches Many ranchers ran barbed wire around public lands to protect their access to water and free grazing This caused several range wars. Governor Lawrence Sullivan Ross guided the Texas Legislature to reform the land use policies, In 1912 Joseph Jay Pastoriza introduced property tax reform to Houston the "Houston Single Tax Plan" was based on Georgist principles and redistributed property tax burden from owners of personal property and developed land to owners of undeveloped land While the Houston Plan was not a true single tax it re-weighted appraisals to 70 percent of unimproved land and 25 percent of developed land Personal property was exempt from local taxes according to this plan This continued for a few years until 1915 when two courts ruled the plan illegal according to the Texas Constitution Pastoriza continued to serve as Houston Tax Commissioner until 1917 when he became the first Mayor of Houston of Hispanic heritage He died after just three months in office!