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USS Texas submarine in Galveston, September 2006.

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Hermann Park's Mary Gibbs and Jesse Jones Reflection Pool

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The Galveston Historical Foundation's restored 1877 Tall Ship Elissa sails along the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico outside the Galveston jetties on the last of her Spring 2008 Day Sails Tuesday, March 25, 2008, in Galveston. ( James Nielsen / Chronicle )

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Skateboarders take advantage of cool temperatures to skate at Jonathan M Romano Skate Park as the sun sets Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, in Galveston. ( Nick de la Torre / Chronicle )

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Brandon Lovier tries to do a '5-0' at Jonathan M Romano Skate Park as the sun sets Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, in Galveston. ( Nick de la Torre / Chronicle )

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12/10/1997 - As a front blew across Houston mid-day, school children waited for buses by the statue of Sam Houston in Hermann Park after touring the Museum of Natural Science. (12/10/1997 / Houston Chronicle)

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The guns on the Battleship Texas, May 6, 1998. Paul Howell / Houston Chronicle

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aerial of Rice Stadium

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People stand walk on the outside of the water wall at Williams Tower on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, in Houston. ( Sharon Steinmann / Chronicle )

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11/23/03--A seagull flies agains a setting sun in Destin, Florida. Photo by Steve Campbell

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11/23/03--A seagull flies against a setting sun in Destin, Florida. Photo by Steve Campbell

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03/24/1999 - An original Houston landmark, the 1868 Pillot House, stands in Heritage Park surrounded by freeways.

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03/24/1999 - An original Houston landmark, the 1868 Pillot House, stands in Heritage Park surrounded by the growth Texas' largest city Houston. (Kevin Fujii/ Houston Chronicle)

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10/19/1999 - Fishermen angle for white bass along Lake Livingston's Harmon Creek. Kerwin Plevka / Houston Chronicle

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11/16/1998 - Fannin St. as it runs through the Texas Medical Center. In the foreground is The Methodist Hospital. View is from the 18th floor of St. Luke's Hospital. (Steve Ueckert / Houston Chronicle)

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01/08/1998 - Katy Freeway feeder road under Beltway 8.(Betty Tichich / Houston Chronicle)

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06/25/1998 - The steeple of Grace Presbyterian Church is set off by sunlit clouds. (Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle)

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10/22/1999 - Lakewood Yacht Club started it 13th annual 'Harvest Moon Regatta' with 260 sailboats, a 150 mile point to point regatta from Galveston to Port Aransas Texas.

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12/29/2005 - Patrons of the San Jacinto Museum of History walk around the huge San Jacinto Memorial Monument.

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A Texas flag flies during ceremonies commemorating the 174th Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto at the San Jacinto Monument on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in La Porte.(Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle)

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Despite wind and rain, the Fred Hartman Bridge connecting LaPorte and Baytown remains open Tuesday as Tropical Storm Edouard passes over east Texas. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, in Baytown. ( Steve Ueckert / Chronicle )

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Despite wind and rain, the Fred Hartman Bridge connecting LaPorte and Baytown remains open Tuesday as Tropical Storm Edouard passes over east Texas. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, in Baytown. ( Steve Ueckert / Chronicle )

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A foot bridge on the Kirby Nature Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in Kountze. ( James Nielsen / Chronicle )

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Boats are seen docked in Clear Lake City, Texas, Sept. 11, 2008. ( Smiley N. Pool / Chronicle )

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Southwest Freeway

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Orange colored sky at sunrise on the east end of the island, Friday, April 3, 2009, in Galveston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle )

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Birds stand on the beach against the orange colored sky at sunrise on the east end of the island, Friday, April 3, 2009, in Galveston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle )

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Sitting in a dusting of panhandle snow ten Cadillacs buried nose down are part of the Cadillac Ranch just west of Amarillo, Texas. 02/07/2002 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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The Space Shuttle Discovery launches for the STS-120 International Space Station mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in Kennedy Space Center. ( James Nielsen / Chronicle )

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USS Texas submarine: Old meets new, as the official tall ship of Texas, Elissa, sails next to the new Navy submarine, USS Texas in the Galveston Bay. They are making their way to in Galveston, Texas, where it will be made ready for public viewing later. The USS Texas will be commissioned and dedicated in Galveston on Sept. 9th. Photo by Carlos Antonio Rios Houston Chronicle

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USS Texas submarine: Old meets new, as the official tall ship of Texas, Elissa, sails next to the new Navy submarine, USS Texas in the Galveston Bay. The USS Texas will be commissioned and dedicated in Galveston on Sept. 9, 2006. Carlos Antonio Rios / Houston Chronicle

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The Aerodactyl Balloon (The Texas Lone Star Balloon) drifts over the Sandia Crest Range in morning light piloted by Bruce Lavorgna of Austin, Texas at the Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2000. 10/06/2000 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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Stonehenge in the Hills is a long ways from the Salisbury Plain in England, this replica of the famous megaliths rises in a rural setting two miles west of Hunt, Texas on F.M. 1340. 01/12/2000 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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Ramps criss-cross the intersection of the Southwest Freeway and the Sam Houston Tollway in Southwest Houston, Wednesday May 21, 2003. It is an intersection that tells a lot about the new Houston. It includes everything from a car dealership, to an Indian restaurant transformed from a former Staek and Ale, to a tiny African art gallery. (Smiley N. Pool/Chronicle)

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This replica of a Easter Island-type statues sits in the Hill country of Hunt, Texas next to Stonehenge in the Hills along highway F.M. 1340. 01/12/2000 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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Sun rays shine thru the fall colors of the Bigtooth Maples at Lost Maples State Natural Area along the Sabinal River in the Scenic Hill Country area of Western Bandera County. 11/21/2000 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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(02/17/2002): Although the Texas Almanac declares that the designer of the Texas flag is unknown, Montgomery claims that the flag and the state seal were designed by Dr. Charles B. Stewart (1806-1885) who is buried in the New Montgomery Cemetery on Old Plantersville Road in Montgomery. He was the first Secretary of State and signed the Texas Declaration of Independece. The City of Montgomery is seeking a state recognized historial district in an effort to maintain the town's historial character. (Melissa Phillip/Chronicle)

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Shore birds gather at sunset along the floor of the Laguna Madre near the Queen Isabella Causeway on South Padre Island in deep south Texas. 09/12/2001 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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