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Yana Maliavina

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About politics

Defying stereotypes. Texas women conquering politics

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Women have traditionally been excluded from politics, and their access to voting and electoral participation has been severely limited if not entirely denied. In...
Military history

The impact of the Great Depression and World War II on the lives of Texans

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On the eve of the Great Depression, a global economic crisis that lasted from 1929 to the late 1930s, most Texans lived on farms,...
Military history

Texas wartime heroes

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Texas is home to heroes who bravely fought in the face of danger for freedom and peace, beginning with the fight for independence from...
Military history

Marcario García, a Houston hero and the first Mexican immigrant to receive the highest U.S. military award

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On November 27, 1944, commander Marcario García and his military unit were attacked by mortar and machine-gun fire in the German Hürtgen Forest. As...
Military history

Audie Murphy, a Texan hero, US Army first lieutenant during WWII and movie star

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The icon of American military films Audie Murphy gained international recognition long before he appeared on the big screen, it happened on the battlefields...
About the Mayor

History of Houston City Hall

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More than 500 buildings in Houston are utilized by more than 20,000 municipal workers. The heart of this municipal government is in the city...
Military history

Causes, battles and facts of the Texas War for Independence

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The Texas War for Independence (also known as the Texas Revolution) was fought between Mexico and the Texas colonists from October 1835 to April...
About the Mayor

Annise Parker, the 61st Mayor of Houston and America’s first openly lesbian governor of a big city

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Annise Parker served on the Houston City Council for six years. Then, for another six years, she served as the city controller. Following that,...
About the Mayor

Kathryn Jean Whitmire, Houston’s first female mayor

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In 1982, Houston residents elected the city's first female mayor, Kathryn Jean Whitmire. She was the city's 57th mayor, and served for 10 years...
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James Sanders Holman, military officer, entrepreneur and Houston’s first mayor

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In August 1836, just a few months after Texas obtained independence, Allen brothers John Kirby and August Chapman purchased land along the Buffalo Bayou...

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