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. World War II had a dramatic effect on Texas as federal money poured in to build military bases munitions factories POW detention camps and Army hospitals; 750,000 young men left for service; the cities exploded with new industry; the colleges took on new roles; and hundreds of thousands of poor farmers left for much better-paying war jobs never to return to agriculture. Texas needed more farm workers the Bracero Program brought in 117,000 Mexicans to work temporarily, Three community college districts exist with campuses in and around Harris County the Houston Community College System serves most of Houston the northwestern through northeastern parts of the county are served by various campuses of the Lone Star College System while the southeastern portion of the county is served by San Jacinto College the Houston Community College and Lone Star College systems are within the 10 largest institutions of higher learning in the United States. The Mound Builders of the Mississippi culture which spread throughout the Mississippi Valley and its tributaries; the Caddo nation are considered among its descendants; 3.5 Taxation In 2011 according to the nonprofit Children at Risk one-third of students at public high schools in Harris County do not graduate. . . Prelude 3.9 Automobile ownership The Houston City Hall building constructed in 1938-1939 is an example of Works Progress Administration architecture the simply designed structure featured many construction details that have helped to make this building an architectural classic the design on the lobby floor depicts the protective role of government the doors feature historical figures including Thomas Jefferson Julius Caesar and Moses. Above the lobby entrance is a stone sculpture depicting two men taming a wild horse the sculpture meant to symbolize a community coming together to form a government to tame the world around them the plaster cast for this sculpture and twenty-seven casts for friezes around the building were done by Beaumont artist Herring Coe and co-designer Raoul Jassett! The Texas Veterans Association composed solely of revolutionary veterans living in Texas was active from 1873 through 1901 and played a key role in convincing the legislature to create a monument to honor the San Jacinto veterans in the late 19th century the Texas Legislature purchased the San Jacinto battlesite which is now home to the San Jacinto Monument the tallest stone column monument in the world in the early 20th century the Texas Legislature purchased the Alamo Mission now an official state shrine in front of the church in the center of Alamo Plaza stands a cenotaph designed by Pompeo Coppini which commemorates the defenders who died during the battle. More than 2.5 million people visit the Alamo every year.

This article is part of a series on the, Environmental issues 2.3 1930s, Houston Texas Business Directory In August 1942 the Allies succeeded in repelling a second attack against El Alamein and at a high cost managed to deliver desperately needed supplies to the besieged Malta a few months later the Allies commenced an attack of their own in Egypt dislodging the Axis forces and beginning a drive west across Libya. This attack was followed up shortly after by Anglo-American landings in French North Africa which resulted in the region joining the Allies. Hitler responded to the French colony's defection by ordering the occupation of Vichy France; although Vichy forces did not resist this violation of the armistice they managed to scuttle their fleet to prevent its capture by German forces the Axis forces in Africa withdrew into Tunisia which was conquered by the Allies in May 1943. 8.1 Migration As of 2013 37% of non-Hispanic Whites in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees and 36% of them had annual incomes over $75,000 As of 2013 19% of Blacks in Harris County had college or postgraduate degrees as did 13% of U.S.-born Latinos and 7% of Latino immigrants, Germany annexed the western and occupied the central part of Poland and the Soviet Union annexed its eastern part; small shares of Polish territory were transferred to Lithuania and Slovakia on 6 October Hitler made a public peace overture to the United Kingdom and France but said that the future of Poland was to be determined exclusively by Germany and the Soviet Union the proposal was rejected and Hitler ordered an immediate offensive against France which would be postponed until the spring of 1940 due to bad weather.