. Texian retreat: the Runaway Scrape Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Rockport Texas very early on August 26 2017 by August 30 Houston was flooded due to torrential rainfall from the hurricane! 15 John Whitmire Democratic 1983 Northwest Houston Bush IAH southern portion of Humble eastern Harris County Skyline in 1971 after completion of One Shell Plaza. Others follow the British historian A.J.P Taylor who held that the Sino-Japanese War and war in Europe and its colonies occurred simultaneously and the two wars merged in 1941 This article uses the conventional dating Other starting dates sometimes used for World War II include the Italian invasion of Abyssinia on 3 October 1935 the British historian Antony Beevor views the beginning of World War II as the Battles of Khalkhin Gol fought between Japan and the forces of Mongolia and the Soviet Union from May to September 1939. District 29 Sylvia Garcia Democratic 2018 Aldine Channelview East Houston Fall Creek portion of Humble Galena Park Jacinto City northern Pasadena North Shore western Sheldon South Houston. Houston Dynamo MLS Soccer BBVA Compass Stadium 2012 22,039 The state's two most widely recognized flagship universities are the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University ranked as the 52nd and 69th best universities in the nation according to the 2014 edition of U.S News & World Report's "Best Colleges" respectively Some observers also include the University of Houston and Texas Tech University as tier one flagships alongside UT Austin and A&M the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) ranks the state's public universities into three distinct tiers:. 4.2 Movie theaters 1860 9,070 94.3% 3.2 Astrodome Indoor City Park 12.3 Winds and currents The largest proposed development was Houston Center originally planned to encompass a 32-block area However by 1989 when the company that acquired the original developer sold Houston Center the complex consisted of three office buildings a shopping center and a hotel. Other large projects included the Cullen Center Allen Center and towers for Shell Oil Company the surge of skyscrapers mirrored the skyscraper booms in other sunbelt cities such as Los Angeles and Dallas Houston had experienced another downtown construction spurt in the 1970s with the energy industry boom. !

. . . . See also: List of tallest buildings in Houston The newly elected Texian delegates to the Convention of 1836 quickly signed a Declaration of Independence on March 2 forming the Republic of Texas After electing interim officers the Convention disbanded the new government joined the other settlers in Texas in the Runaway Scrape fleeing from the approaching Mexican army. After several weeks of retreat the Texian Army commanded by Sam Houston attacked and defeated Santa Anna's forces at the Battle of San Jacinto. Santa Anna was captured and forced to sign the Treaties of Velasco ending the war. . Various companies are headquartered in incorporated and unincorporated areas throughout Harris County Houston has many examples of residential architecture of varying styles from the mansions of River Oaks and Memorial to row houses in the several wards a number of Houston's earliest homes are located in what is now Sam Houston Park Homes in the Heights have varied architectural styles including Victorian Craftsman and Colonial Revival Post-war housing constructed throughout Houston reflects many architectural styles. !