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It is home to more than 3,600 energy-related establishments. Houston is also home to 13 of the nation's 20 largest natural gas transmission companies, 600 exploration and production firms and more than 170 pipeline operators. [42] [43] Houston also hosts the annual Offshore Technology Conference which is the world's largest energy-related trade ...
Symbol Date Designated Image Air force: Commemorative Air Force [1] Bread: Pan de campo [1] Cooking implement: Dutch oven [1] Dinosaur: Sauroposeidon proteles: 2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009) [5] Dish: Chili [1] 1977: Domino game: Texas 42, [1] a four-player domino game with bidding and trumps: Fiber and fabric ...
Cockrell Butterfly Area, Houston Museum of Natural Science Space Center Houston is the official visitors’ center of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.Space Center Houston includes many interactive exhibits—including Moon rocks and a Space Shuttle simulator—in addition to special presentations that tell the story of NASA's crewed space flight program.
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The Seal of the City of Houston is the insignia seal of the city of Houston. The Houston City Council, on Monday, February 17, 1840, passed a resolution calling for the designing of a city seal. The council adopted the seal, designed by state senator and former Mayor of Houston Dr. Francis Moore, Jr., on February 24, 1840. The center of the ...
A child's birthday party may be held at the family's home or in a public place. Soft drinks are often had alongside water and both sweet and savory foods are typically served to the guests. In many cultures, a birthday cake is served. Birthday parties for children often feature entertainment, costumes, party games, and a theme. Adults' birthday ...
Miscellaneous Symbols is a Unicode block (U+2600–U+26FF) containing glyphs representing concepts from a variety of categories: astrological, astronomical, chess, dice, musical notation, political symbols, recycling, religious symbols, trigrams, warning signs, and weather, among others.
The flag of Houston, Texas consists of a large white five-pointed star on a blue background with the city's seal set within the star. The flag was adopted in 1915. The flag was adopted in 1915. In 1915, Mayor Ben Campbell decided Houston should have its own flag and organized a contest to solicit submissions from the public.