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→Mayor: Gross error. By the time that Welch left office in 1973, Houston had supplanted no other city, did not become #5 until 1975, and #4 no earlier than the fall of 1980. |
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Houston grew immensely when Welch was mayor. In 1963, Houston's population reached over one million people, yet was then still considered a "small" city in the eyes of the national media. Under Welch, several events put Houston prominently on the [[U.S.]] and world maps, including the opening of the [[Astrodome]] in 1965 and the [[Houston Intercontinental Airport]] in 1969. [[NASA]] at nearby [[Mission Control]] sent a man to the moon. [[Lake Conroe]] and [[Lake Livingston]] opened to provide water for Houston. Welch also closed forty inefficient sewage treatment plants, began cleaning up the [[Houston Ship Channel]], focused on bayou beautification; and began development of the downtown Civic Center, among other accomplishments. It should also be noted that Welch was the first Houston mayor to win all precincts during one of his reelections, including predominantly [[African American]] areas with which some claim he had trouble.
By the time that Welch left office in 1973, Houston
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