. The following professional sports venues are located in Houston See also: Economy of Houston Main article: Battle of Gonzales 1800s. Cypress The exact date of the war's end is also not universally agreed upon it was generally accepted at the time that the war ended with the armistice of 14 August 1945 (V-J Day) rather than the formal surrender of Japan which was on 2 September 1945 that officially ended the war in Asia a peace treaty with Japan was signed in 1951 a treaty regarding Germany's future allowed the reunification of East and West Germany to take place in 1990 and resolved most post-World War II issues. No formal peace treaty between Japan and the Soviet Union was ever signed. . Stephen F Austin was the first American empresario given permission to operate a colony within Mexican Texas, Municipal school district and special district elections are nonpartisan though the party affiliation of a candidate may be well-known County and state elections are partisan. . Many annual events celebrate the diverse cultures of Houston the largest and longest-running is the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo held over 20 days from early to late March and is the largest annual livestock show and rodeo in the world. Another large celebration is the annual night-time Houston Gay Pride Parade held at the end of June. Other notable annual events include the Houston Greek Festival Art Car Parade the Houston Auto Show the Houston International Festival and the Bayou City Art Festival which is considered to be one of the top five art festivals in the United States.
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