. . . The economy which had experienced significant recovery since the Civil War was dealt a double blow by the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl After the Stock Market Crash of 1929 the economy suffered significant reversals Thousands of city workers became unemployed many of whom depended on federal relief programs such as FERA WPA and CCC Thousands of unemployed Mexican citizens received one-way bus tickets to their home villages in Mexico, 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, Houston Texas Business Directory. . .
On April 9 2018 the Astrodome was used as a museum for the event known as "Domecoming" Public opinion in Texas was divided. Editorials in the United States began advocating complete independence for Texas. After several men staged a minor revolt against customs duties in Anahuac in June local leaders began calling for a public meeting to determine whether a majority of settlers favored independence a return to federalism or the status quo Although some leaders worried that Mexican officials would see this type of gathering as a step towards revolution by the end of August most communities had agreed to send delegates to the Consultation scheduled for October 15. . . Houston is home to the largest Muslim population in Texas and the Southern United States as of 2012. It is estimated that Muslims make up 1.2% of Houston's population as of 2016 Muslims in the Houston area included South Asians Middle Easterners Africans Turks and Indonesians in 2000 there were over 41 mosques and storefront religious centers with the largest being the Al-Noor Mosque (Mosque of Light) of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, 1.2 The Civil War Affiliation % of Texas population, Many of the organs of the Harris County government reside in the Harris County Campus in Downtown Houston. . . .
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