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Conquistadors praying before a battle at Tenochtitlan 352 Westlake Chemical 2010 25,145,561 20.6% Tall symmetrical glass skyscraper with triangular peak and setbacks that narrow the building as it rises a chevron design under the top seems to be pushed upward by a long thin arrow. During his absence Santa Anna had been deposed Upon his arrival the Mexican press wasted no time in attacking him for his cruelty towards those prisoners executed at Goliad in May 1837 Santa Anna requested an inquiry into the event the judge determined the inquiry was only for fact-finding and took no action; press attacks in both Mexico and the United States continued. Santa Anna was disgraced until the following year when he became a hero of the Pastry War. 2.1 Theater District In 1821 the Mexican War for Independence severed the control that Spain had exercised on its North American territories and the new country of Mexico was formed from much of the lands that had comprised New Spain including Spanish Texas the 1824 Constitution of Mexico joined Texas with Coahuila to form the state of Coahuila y Tejas the Congress did allow Texas the option of forming its own state "as soon as it feels capable of doing so.", Cotton ranching and farming dominated the economy with railroad construction after 1870 a major factor in the development of new cities away from rivers and waterways Toward the end of the 19th century timber became an important industry in Texas as well in 1901 a petroleum discovery at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont was developed as the most productive oil well the world had ever seen the wave of oil speculation and discovery that followed came to be known as the "Oil Boom" permanently transforming and enriching the economy of Texas Agriculture and ranching gave way to a service-oriented society after the boom years of World War II Segregation ended in the 1960s due to federal legislation Politically Texas changed from the virtually one-party Democratic state achieved following disenfranchisement to a highly contested political scene until 2000 when it was solidly Republican the economy of Texas has continued to grow rapidly becoming the second-largest state in population in 1994 and became economically highly diversified with a growing base in new technology. Houston has had a troubled past with pollution of many types This is due to the fact that Houston has been the home for the oil and gas industry since its inception in the early 1900s when there was little environmental regulation Harris County where the bulk of the city has been historically located is home to 15 Environmental Protection Agency Superfund sites more than any other area in Texas the list contains numerous companies streets and waterways that have been considered hazardous to humans in various ways. The call for unconditional surrender was rejected by the Japanese government which believed it would be capable of negotiating for more favourable surrender terms in early August the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Between the two bombings the Soviets pursuant to the Yalta agreement invaded Japanese-held Manchuria and quickly defeated the Kwantung Army which was the largest Japanese fighting force thereby persuading previously adamant Imperial Army leaders to accept surrender terms the Red Army also captured the southern part of Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands on 15 August 1945 Japan surrendered with the surrender documents finally signed at Tokyo Bay on the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri on 2 September 1945 ending the war. The Comanche used their military power to obtain supplies and labor from the Americans Mexicans and Indians through thievery looting and killing tribute and kidnappings There was much violence committed by and against Comanche before and after the European settlement of Texas Although they made a living partially through raiding and violence along with hunting/gathering especially buffalo hunting the Comanche empire also supported a commercial network with long-distance trade Dealing with subordinate Indians the Comanche spread their language and culture across the region in terms of governance the Comanche were nearly independent but allied bands with a loosely hierarchical social organization within bands. In 1821 the Mexican War for Independence severed the control that Spain had exercised on its North American territories and the new country of Mexico was formed from much of the lands that had comprised New Spain including Spanish Texas the 1824 Constitution of Mexico joined Texas with Coahuila to form the state of Coahuila y Tejas the Congress did allow Texas the option of forming its own state "as soon as it feels capable of doing so.", 126 Kevin Roberts Republican 2016 Champions/FM 1960 area (1,600) 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).

Houston Texas Business Directory, Wells Fargo Bank Plaza! ! . 8 Education Background In 1940 Houston was a city of 400,000 population dependent on shipping and oil the war dramatically expanded the city's economic base thanks to massive federal spending Energetic entrepreneurs most notably George Brown James Elkins and James Abercrombie landed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal wartime investment in technologically complex facilities Houston oil companies moved from being mere refiners and became sophisticated producers of petrochemicals Especially important were synthetic rubber and high octane fuel which retained their importance after the war the war moved the natural gas industry from a minor factor to a major energy source; Houston became a major hub when a local firm purchased the federally-financed Inch pipelines Other major growth industries included steel munitions and shipbuilding 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 Mexican Americans the city's African American community emboldened by their newfound prosperity became a hotbed of civil rights agitation; the Smith v Allwright Supreme Court decision on voting rights was backed and funded by local blacks in this period.[page needed]!