Languages 1.1 Native Americans and early Europeans Secrecy and disinformation Economy Greater Houston's freeway system is monitored by Houston TranStar a partnership of four government agencies which is responsible for providing transportation and emergency management services to the region; . . Commissioner Precinct 2 Adrian Garcia Democratic, Fishing boats in Biloxi, Stafford MSD Main article: Economy of Texas. 12.3 Higher education Houston's reputation as a mature center for classical music is the product of more than a century of dedication and community support the Houston Symphony (founded in 1913) is the largest and best-known of the city's professional orchestras but they are hardly the only option Other significant orchestras include Mercury Houston Ars Lyrica and the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra as well as outstanding academic orchestras at the Rice University Shepherd School of Music and the University of Houston Moores School of Music (home to the 800-seat Moores Opera House), Carla (1961) Summer 15 Further reading, 4 Shipwrecks "Welcome to Texas" road sign Houston Texas Business Directory. .
(17.2) 78.5 In 1901 the Democratic-dominated state legislature passed a bill requiring payment of a poll tax for voting which effectively disenfranchised most blacks and many poor whites and Latinos in addition the legislature established white primaries ensuring minorities were excluded from the formal political process the number of voters dropped dramatically and the Democrats crushed competition from the Republican and Populist parties the Socialist Party became the second-largest party in Texas after 1912 coinciding with a large socialist upsurge in the United States during fierce battles in the labor movement and the popularity of national heroes like Eugene V Debs the Socialists' popularity soon waned after their vilification by the United States government for their opposition to US involvement in World War I. In April 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to protect shipments of iron ore from Sweden which the Allies were attempting to cut off. Denmark capitulated after a few hours and Norway was conquered within two months despite Allied support British discontent over the Norwegian campaign led to the appointment of Winston Churchill as Prime Minister on 10 May 1940, Education The table below consists of averages for August (generally the warmest month) and January (generally the coldest) in selected cities in various regions of the state El Paso and Amarillo are exceptions with July and December respectively being the warmest and coldest months respectively but with August and January only being narrowly different, 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. Much of Texas politics of the remainder of the 19th century centered on land use Guided by the federal Morill Act Texas sold public lands to gain funds to invest in higher education in 1876 the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened and seven years later the University of Texas at Austin began conducting classes, Horace Chilton born near Tyler Smith County. . Urrea reached Matamoros on January 31 a committed federalist himself he soon convinced other federalists in the area that the Texians' ultimate goal was secession and their attempt to spark a federalist revolt in Matamoros was just a method of diverting attention from themselves. Mexican double agents continued to assure Johnson and Grant that they would be able to take Matamoros easily. While Johnson waited in San Patricio with a small group of men Grant and between 26 and 53 others roamed the area between the Nueces River and Matamoros. Although they were ostensibly searching for more horses it is likely Grant was also attempting to contact his sources in Matamoros to further coordinate an attack. The large size of Texas and its location at the intersection of multiple climate zones gives the state highly variable weather the Panhandle of the state has colder winters than North Texas while the Gulf Coast has mild winters Texas has wide variations in precipitation patterns El Paso on the western end of the state averages 8.7 inches (220 mm) of annual rainfall while parts of southeast Texas average as much as 64 inches (1,600 mm) per year. Dallas in the North Central region averages a more moderate 37 inches (940 mm) per year!
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