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. Contents 1 Etymology The Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield equipment. Much of its success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy ship channel the Port of Houston in the United States the port ranks first in international commerce and 10th among the largest ports in the world. Unlike most places high oil and gasoline prices are beneficial for Houston's economy as many of its residents are employed in the energy industry. Houston is the beginning or end point of numerous oil gas and products pipelines! . On May 29 2018 the dome received a Texas State Historical Marker from the Texas Historical Commission. Main article: Education in Texas 1890 2,235,527 40.4% Write-in Various candidates Various candidates 51,261 0.57% 0 World War II had a dramatic effect on Texas as federal money poured in to build military bases munitions factories POW detention camps and Army hospitals; 750,000 young men left for service; the cities exploded with new industry; the colleges took on new roles; and hundreds of thousands of poor farmers left for much better-paying war jobs never to return to agriculture. Texas needed more farm workers the Bracero Program brought in 117,000 Mexicans to work temporarily. 1 Etymology 1800s Houston Texas Business Directory, This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed, 2.7 1970s and integration 3.3 Astrodome Revitalization Project Houston Texas Business Directory. Harris County Annex M has the headquarters of the Harris County Transit agency Houston has been called the Lightning Capital of Texas as its density of lightning strikes is higher than it is in other parts of the state This area of unusually high lightning activity stretches from Houston eastward into Southwest Louisiana Much of this can be explained by the natural occurrence of thunderstorms in the region which form almost daily during the wet season However the unusual clustering of lightning around the developed areas of Houston the Golden Triangle and Lake Charles Louisiana have led many researchers to believe that some combination of urban heat islands and air pollution are responsible for increasing the number of lightning strikes beyond even the already-high natural levels; .

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