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The Ladies Reading Group of Houston was a significant founder of the public library system in Houston Elizabeth Long the author of the 2003 book Book Clubs: Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life wrote that Houston's "literary scene" contributes and draws upon the overall literary culture of Texas the University of Houston creative writing program opened in 1979 Long wrote that this program "has achieved a national reputation" in subsequent decades in 1985 the Ladies Reading Club had a 100th anniversary celebration, Monument to Cabeza de Vaca in Houston Texas. Houston Texas Business Directory Main article: Geography of Houston, Duke Energy Field Services near Palestine on U.S Highway 79: the company operates facilities including refineries and oil wells throughout the region. The Rice Lofts (formerly the Rice Hotel) 2 ConocoPhillips 4 Astrodome Skylights, Conquistadors had overwhelming military advantages over the native peoples They belonged to a more militarily advanced civilization with better techniques tools firearms artillery iron steel and domesticated animals Horses and mules carried them pigs fed them and dogs fought for them the indigenous peoples had the advantage of established settlements determination to remain independent and large numerical superiority European diseases and divide and conquer tactics contributed to the defeat of the native populations. I-610 (TX).svg Interstate 610 a.k.a - North Loop Freeway north of downtown Houston or West Loop Freeway west of downtown Houston or South Loop Freeway south of downtown Houston or East Loop Freeway east of downtown Houston. . ; (15.7) 63.6 Czechs Boom periods of the four major industries that built the early Texas economy, Main article: Golden Triangle (Texas), The Battle of the Sexes tennis match occurred on September 20 1973 aired on ABC with Billie Jean King defeating the late Bobby Riggs in three straight sets While more of a publicity stunt than a serious match it made national headlines and stands as a milestone in the progress of women's sports Scenes were filmed here in the 2017 film Battle Of the Sexes which starred Emma Stone & Steve Carell who respectively played these players. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Aftermath The Harris County Courthouse in Houston in 1913 Republican John Kasich[a] Carly Fiorina[a] 0 0.0% 1.