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. . 10.3 Alcohol use 126 Kevin Roberts Republican 2016 Champions/FM 1960 area, 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, Snow falls infrequently in the Magnolia City When it does occur it usually melts immediately on the ground with light accumulation on roofs and raised surfaces Only very uncommonly does it accumulate on the ground Since 1895 it has snowed 39 times in Houston at an average of about once every 3 years though some decades have several instances of recorded snowfall while others have only one each (e.g the 1930s and 1950s) and one decade where there wasn't any snowfall (1990s) the last recorded snowfall in Houston was on November 13 2018. There were more incidences of snow in the 1980s on average than any other decade recorded but the 2000s also witnessed more frequent and record-breaking snows. 1940 6,414,824 10.1% South Florida Continental Shelf and Slope which extends along the coast from Apalachee Bay to the Straits of Florida and includes the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. 1 History 7 External links ethylene dibromide - cancer, The cities of Baytown Bellaire Deer Park and Pasadena have their own city-controlled libraries! ; In June 1979 the Ixtoc I oil platform in the Bay of Campeche suffered a blowout leading to a catastrophic explosion which resulted in a massive oil spill that continued for nine months before the well was finally capped This was ranked as the largest oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico until the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. The State of Texas concluded that since 2000 the Manchester neighborhood in eastern Houston had the highest annual averages of 1,3-butadiene of any area in Texas. Houston's air quality has often been compared to Los Angeles and Beijing.

Cypress Creek drains a significant portion of northern Harris County the river flows for 52 miles (84 km) through the suburban areas of Cypress and Spring before joining the San Jacinto River the creek's watershed which covers 310 square miles (800 km2) is one of the largest in the county, Nagasaki in Japan was founded in 1570 by Portuguese explorers, 7 Paul Bettencourt Republican 2014 Memorial Villages Memorial/Spring Branch area Addicks Reservoir northwest portions of county. 2000 1,953,631 19.8% 10.5.2.1 Vaccination policy United States Congress In June 2013 a comprehensive plan was unveiled that would have seen the aging structure undergo an almost $200 million renovation into a multi-purpose event/convention facility the measure would have to have been approved first through a bond election in Harris County for the publicly funded project to go forward or else officials warned the iconic structure would be demolished. Voters ended up rejecting the measure on November 5 2013! The 1910 county courthouse was renovated in the 1950s to update its systems Some residents such as Martin Dreyer a Houston Chronicle reporter were disturbed by modernization of the building saying its character had been ruined in the 21st century the facility received another major renovation Completed in 2011 the $50 million eight-year project was designed to restore notable historic aspects of the courthouse while providing for contemporary communication and building needs, Main article: Culture of Texas. December 4 2009: Broke the earliest accumulating snowfall record 1 History Houston's current Chinatown and the Mahatma Gandhi District are two major ethnic enclaves reflecting Houston's multicultural makeup Restaurants bakeries traditional-clothing boutiques and specialty shops can be found in both areas. ; 6.3 Seating capacity The City of Houston operates the Houston Fire Department which provides fire and emergency medical coverage to the City of Houston, 1980 1,595,138 29.4% The Houston Airport System a branch of the municipal government oversees the operation of three major public airports in the city Two of these airports George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P Hobby Airport offer commercial aviation service to a variety of domestic and international destinations and served 55 million passengers in 2016 the third Ellington Airport is home to the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base the Federal Aviation Administration and the state of Texas selected the Houston Airport System as "Airport of the Year" in 2005 largely due to the implementation of a $3.1 billion airport improvement program for both major airports in Houston.