Memorial Day storms in 2015 brought flash flooding to the city as some areas received 11 inches or more of rain overnight exacerbated by already full bayous at least three people died and more than 1,000 cars were stranded on highways and overpasses. Commissioner Precinct 4 R Jack Cagle Republican Harris County ESD #46 Dual Atascocita VFD 1% .08 US President Franklin D Roosevelt and British PM Winston Churchill seated at the Casablanca Conference January 1943. Groundwater 8.1 Colleges and universities Alief ISD Main articles: Portuguese India and Portuguese India Armadas, 10 Corporate involvement in culture The first Texas freeway was the Gulf Freeway opened in 1948 in Houston as of 2005 79,535 miles (127,999 km) of public highway crisscrossed Texas (up from 71,000 miles (114,263 km) in 1984) to fund recent growth in the state highways Texas has 17 toll roads (see list) with several additional tollways proposed in central Texas the southern section of the State Highway 130 toll road has a speed limit of 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) the highest in the nation. All federal and state highways in Texas are paved.
Two brass plates depicting a bearded Portuguese soldier before 1500 on top and Benin warriors at the bottom Houston Texas Business Directory. Language Percentage of population Texas flag map.svg Horace Chilton born near Tyler Smith County. ! By topic Arts and theater Galveston Bay is a central feature of the Greater Houston metropolitan area the bay serves an essential economic role as home of the Houston Ship Channel and a large fishing industry and is also an important destination for recreation and coastal wildlife Covering approximately 600 square miles (1,600 km2) the estuary extends 30 miles (48 km) inland from the coast and has a maximum width of 17 miles (27 km). Important regional communities including Galveston and Texas City are located along the bay While the City of Houston proper does not adjoin the bay its limits do extend southward to encompass the NASA Johnson Space Center and the community of Clear Lake, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Houston Branch Main article: Battle of San Jacinto. . 5.4 Criminal law Francisco Pizarro meets with the Inca emperor Atahualpa 1532, Starting in the late twentieth century many traditional homes townhomes and high-rise condominiums were constructed (or converted) for residents wishing to live in the downtown and inner-loop area spurred by a focused revitalization effort after years of suburban exodus These emerging urban dwellings can be found in an eclectic array of styles. .
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