Dr. Anthony R. Bittar, MD

According to Children at Risk a local nonprofit research organization 21% of the Harris County children live in poverty 6.5 per 1,000 die before age one and 38% drop out of high school. On November 22 1963 President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Healthcare Spanish troops reacted harshly looting the province and executing any Tejanos accused of having Republican tendencies by 1820 fewer than 2,000 Hispanic citizens remained in Texas the situation did not normalize until 1821 when Agustin de Iturbide launched a drive for Mexican Independence Texas became a part of the newly independent nation without a shot being fired ending the period of Spanish Texas, 2 Background This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (July 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message).

Nassau Bay Mexican Texas Main article: Mexican Texas Historically Texas culture comes from a blend of Southern (Dixie) Western (frontier) and Southwestern (Mexican/Anglo fusion) influences varying in degrees of such from one intrastate region to another Texas is placed in the Southern United States by the United States Census Bureau a popular food item the breakfast burrito draws from all three having a soft flour tortilla wrapped around bacon and scrambled eggs or other hot cooked fillings Adding to Texas's traditional culture established in the 18th and 19th centuries immigration has made Texas a melting pot of cultures from around the world. The Mound Builders of the Mississippi culture which spread throughout the Mississippi Valley and its tributaries; the Caddo nation are considered among its descendants; During World War II the main universities like University of Texas and Texas A&M University gained a new national role the wartime financing of university research curricular change campus trainee programs and postwar veteran enrollments changed the tenor and allowed Texas schools to gain national stature. . ; The median income for a household in the county was $42,598 and for a family was $49,004 Males had a median income of $37,361 versus $28,941 for females the per capita income for the county was $21,435 About 12.1% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over, Main article: Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II. . On November 22 1963 President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas (136) 7.08. .