Beginning around the mid-20th century Texas began to transform from a rural and agricultural state to one that was urban and industrialized the state's population grew quickly during this period with large levels of migration from outside the state. As a part of the Sun Belt Texas experienced strong economic growth particularly during the 1970s and early 1980s. Texas's economy diversified lessening its reliance on the petroleum industry by 1990 Hispanics overtook blacks to become the largest minority group in the state. 11.1 Disenfranchisement Southside Place In 2000 the largest employers in Harris County were Administaff Compaq Continental Airlines Memorial Hermann Healthcare System and Southwestern Bell, 9.3 Emergency Services Districts Nuclear Gadget being raised to the top of the detonation "shot tower" at Alamogordo Bombing Range; Trinity nuclear test New Mexico July 1945. .
Geography Harris County ESD #9 Dual Cy-Fair FD 1% .055, 8 Notes Terminal E at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, The phrase is often used to describe the area appearing in a newspaper column in the Palestine Herald-Press and in tourist guide by Mike Dougan. . San Antonio 96/74 35/23 63/40 17/5 Pacific Islander: 0.1 percent. 2.2 Water bodies 8 Corpus Christi Nueces 325,733 Houston Texas Business Directory 3.1 Storms The Texas constitution defines the responsibilities of county governments which serve as agents of the state What are called commissioners court and court judges are elected to serve as the administrative arm Most cities in the state those over 5,000 in population have home-rule governments the vast majority of these have charters for council-manager forms of government by which voters elect council members who hire a professional city manager as operating officer. . Airline In the early 1970s Houston Pasadena and several coastal towns were the site of the Houston mass murders which at the time were the deadliest case of serial killing in American history, 6.2 Petrochemicals 1950 596,163 55.0% Black-and-white photograph showing a balding man from the chest up He is looking to the side with a pensive expression.
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