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The increased production of the expanded shipbuilding industry during World War II spurred Houston's growth as did the establishment in 1961 of NASA's "Manned Spacecraft Center" (renamed the Lyndon B Johnson Space Center in 1973) This was the stimulus for the development of the city's aerospace industry the Astrodome nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" opened in 1965 as the world's first indoor domed sports stadium, The Community Services Department provides community services the department maintains the 20 acres (8.1 ha) Oates Road Cemetery (also known as the Harris County Cemetery) for indigents in eastern Houston near the former Southern Bible College in March 2010 the county adopted a cremation first policy meaning that the default preference for most indigents is to have them cremated instead of buried As of 2010 the county authorized the Community Services Department to purchase about 50 acres (20 ha) of land in the Huffman area so the county will have additional spaces for indigent burials, 2015 Texas Population Estimate Program. Sam Houston former president of the Republic of Texas former governor of Texas retired in Huntsville Walker County, Thirty-six (36) separate and distinct public universities exist in Texas of which 32 belong to one of the six state university systems. Discovery of minerals on Permanent University Fund land particularly oil has helped fund the rapid growth of the state's two largest university systems: the University of Texas System and the Texas A&M System the four other university systems: the University of Houston System the University of North Texas System the Texas State System and the Texas Tech System are not funded by the Permanent University Fund. Main article: 1950s Texas drought, 7 See also Ever since the discovery of oil at Spindletop energy has been a dominant force politically and economically within the state. If Texas were its own country it would be the sixth largest oil producer in the world.

METRORail light rail, 12 Communities Automobiles of all kinds have had enormous influence on Houston culture largely a result of the urban sprawl and sparse public transportation that has followed the dismantling of the city's former trolley system Many of the Houston's business districts such as Uptown and Greenspoint began their development as edge cities Furthermore many notable neighborhoods began as streetcar suburbs including the Heights and Sharpstown, (34) 97 Obesity has quickly become a major health issue in Texas in 2017 33.6% of Texas adults were obese as compared to 29.9% of U.S adults in 2000 21.7% of adults were obese and in 1990 only 10.7% of adults were obese in 2016 33% of 10-17 year olds in Texas were obese. When separated out by gender 34.6% of Texas females and 32.8% of Texas males were obese. When separated out by race 31% of White adults 41.7% of Black adults and 37.8% of Hispanic adults were obese in Texas in 2016. Research shows that an increase in household income is correlated with a decrease in obesity rates in 2014 Comptroller Susan Combs found that there are educational achievement patterns as well - 39% of the Texas population with less than a high school education was obese while only 23% of college graduates were obese. Living in a rural area in Texas is also correlated with higher obesity rates. . In 1837 the Racer's Storm passed just to the south of the town raising water levels four feet the Great Hurricane of 1900 destroyed the nearby (and then much bigger) city of Galveston which is situated on a barrier island 50 mi (80 km) southeast of downtown Houston That hurricane weakened to a tropical storm by the time it reached Houston the periphery of Hurricane Carla hit the city in 1961 causing major damage to Houston At the time of landfall Carla was the most powerful tropical system to hit the Texas coast in over 40 years in 1983 the city was struck squarely by Hurricane Alicia causing $1 billion of damage to the city during a down period in the city's economy. . . .