State government (137) 5.52 7.1 Ixtoc I explosion and oil spill Stephen F Austin the "Father of Texas." Ferdinand incorporated the American territories into his domain and then withdrew the authority granted to governor Christopher Columbus and the first conquistadors He established direct royal control with the Council of the Indies the most important administrative organ of the Spanish Empire both in the Americas and in Asia After unifying Castile Ferdinand introduced to Castile many laws regulations and institutions such as the Inquisition that were typical in Aragon These laws were later used in the new lands. . ! . District Attorney Kim Ogg Democratic White Oak Bayou a major tributary of the Buffalo has its source in Jersey Village and travels 25 miles (40 km) southeast through Inwood Forest Oak Forest and the Houston Heights Brays Bayou another major tributary to the south originates near Mission Bend and travels 31 miles (50 km) through Alief Sharpstown Meyerland Braeswood Place the Texas Medical Center Riverside Terrace and the East End before meeting Buffalo Bayou at Harrisburg! 4.4 Stadia In December southward-moving cold fronts can bring cold rain low wind chills and rarely frozen precipitation Early January is the coldest time of the year with temperatures moderating slightly by February Winter is also the driest part of the year for Houston, In 1840 the community established a chamber of commerce in part to promote shipping and navigation at the newly created port on Buffalo Bayou. 3.1 European exploration Water pollution The Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research a think tank has described Greater Houston as "one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse metropolitan areas in the country". Houston's diversity fueled by large waves of immigrants has been attributed to its relatively low cost of living strong job market proximity to Latin America and role as a hub for refugee resettlement a 2012 Kinder Institute report found that based on the evenness of population distribution between the four major racial groups in the United States (non-Hispanic white non-Hispanic black Hispanic or Latino and Asian) Greater Houston was the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the United States ahead of New York City in 2017 according to the U.S Census Bureau non-Hispanic whites made up 24.9% of the population of Houston proper Hispanics or Latinos 44.5% Blacks or African Americans 22.9% and Asians 6.7%.
Dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico Waller (partly in Waller County) The mass-bombing of cities in Europe and Asia has often been called a war crime although no positive or specific customary international humanitarian law with respect to aerial warfare existed before or during World War II the USAAF firebombed a total of 67 Japanese cities killing 393,000 civilians and destroying 65% of built-up areas. (136) 7.08 In recent years Houston's love affair with the car has cooled somewhat with car usage falling by 15.2% since 1995 and heavy investment in public transport including a light rail system opened in 2004 effectively signalling the return of the streetcar. . According to Children at Risk a local nonprofit research organization 21% of the Harris County children live in poverty 6.5 per 1,000 die before age one and 38% drop out of high school! .
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