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A large stone complex several stories high Two crosses top the structures in the foreground Tens of thousands of new migrants streamed in from rural areas straining the city's housing supply and the city's ability to provide local transit and schools For the first time high-paying jobs went to large numbers of women blacks and Hispanics the city's African-American community emboldened by their newfound prosperity increased its agitation for civil rights; they backed and funded the legal case of Smith v Allwright (1944) in which the Supreme Court ruled against the latest version of the white primary in support of voting rights; ! 9.2 Municipal Fire/EMS Services Petty bickering between Smith and the Council members increased dramatically and on January 9 1836 Smith threatened to dismiss the Council unless they agreed to revoke their approval of the Matamoros Expedition. Two days later the Council voted to impeach Smith and named James W Robinson the Acting Governor it was unclear whether either side actually had the authority to dismiss the other by this point Texas was essentially in anarchy.

Besides the county judge and commissioners the other elective offices found in most counties include the county attorney county and district clerks county treasurer sheriff tax assessor-collector justices of the peace and constables As a part of the checks and balances system counties have an auditor appointed by the district courts. Tourist attractions in the Houston area include Space Center Houston and the original La Casida and Ninfa's Previous attractions included tours of the Houston Astrodome and Gilley's the Houston Bay Area and Galveston also have many other tourist attractions including a Schlitterbahn Water Park Kemah Boardwalk Moody Gardens beaches fishing pleasure boats and many local seafood restaurants the Houston Museum District Houston Theater District in Downtown and the Galleria are also heavily visited tourist attractions.[citation needed]. Big Thicket Spanish possessions in Asia and Oceania 3.1 Italian invasion of Ethiopia (1935) Texas Hill Country The Texas Government started to promote colonization of the state the Allen brothers started to promote their town at the same time that the Republic of Texas started promoting settling of Texas They noted plans to build a sawmill and offered lots for sale at moderate prices in the manner of town boomers the Allens exaggerated a bit however. White American 70.4 percent (Non-Hispanic whites 45.3 percent) Jersey Village. Houston Texas Business Directory, Don't know/refused answer 0.5 1 Pre-Columbian history, Harris County ESD #2 EMS South Lake Houston EMS 1% .0280120. Nicolas de La Fora's 1771 map of the northern frontier of New Spain clearly shows the Provincia de los Tejas Main article: Transportation in Houston. Houston Texas Business Directory 8 References Asian: 3.8 percent (1.0 percent Indian 0.8 percent Vietnamese 0.6 percent Chinese 0.4 percent Filipino 0.3 percent Korean 0.1 percent Japanese 0.6 percent other Asian).