) Although Houston was a slave owner and opposed abolition, he opposed the secession of Texas from the Union.

) Although set in Houston, Texas ( as was the original play ), the movie was filmed by director Peter Masterson in Dallas.

Although they were to draft University of Houston prodigy Elvin Hayes, who would later become a star for the Washington Bullets, the Rockets failed to garner wins or significant support in San Diego.

Although he served under Sam Houston, the two despised each other.

Although Saarinen's entry won second place and was not built in Chicago, his design was fully realized in the 1929 Gulf Building in Houston, Texas.

Although the airport does not currently have international flights, it flies into three major hubs in the south: Atlanta, Dallas and Houston.

Although the bill was failed in the Texas House of Representatives, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander announced he would continue to study the possibility of constructing a new arena in downtown Houston, saying the 20-year old Summit arena was too outdated to be profitable.

Although the Summit's management said they could renovate the building for a small part of the cost of a new arena, the Rockets began talks with the city of Houston on a possible location for an arena, They also negotiated with Houston Aeros and Summit owner, Chuck Watson, to release them from their contract with the Summit, which ran until 2003.

Although the term today refers to the area bounded to the north by East Houston Street, parts of the East Village are still known as Loisaida, a Latino pronunciation of " Lower East Side.

Although he missed the first race, Paul still had a very successful season as he recorded seven podium finishes and had victories at Milwaukee and Houston.

Although rather infrequently performed and not part of the standard operatic repertoire, other recent productions have included Amsterdam and Welsh National Opera tour in 2001, Santa Fe Opera in 2004, Strasbourg in 2005, Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2007, Houston Grand Opera in 2008, and Opera Boston in 2011.

Although Temple Houston did not survive its first season, Hunter accepted the lead role of Captain Christopher Pike in " The Cage ," the first pilot episode of Star Trek.

Although intended to secure InterNorth's independence, the HNG takeover proved a " wag-the-dog " transaction: despite an initial plan for dual headquarters in Omaha and Houston, with InterNorth CEO Samuel Segnar in control, the company soon was based entirely in Houston and run by HNG's CEO, Kenneth Lay, who renamed the company Enron Corporation.

Although Jones prospered as a planter and eventually amassed an enormous estate, he was never able to get past the fact that Sam Houston was chosen over him to represent Texas in Washington, D. C.

Although Morgan played with distinction for Houston, the Astros wanted more power in their lineup.

Although these requirements are standard according to Houston Conference Guidelines, even these guidelines have stated that the completion of all of these requirements is still aspirational, and other ways of achieving clinical neuropsychologist status are possible.

Although still called the Houston ThunderBears, the team played none of its home games in Houston.

Although Howard was described as a consistent role player and locker-room leader, his salary continued to be perceived as outrageous by sportswriters such as the Houston Chronicle Jerome Solomon.

Although selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1960 NFL Draft ( 7th round, 75th overall ) and the Dallas Texans in the AFL's inaugural draft 1960, he signed as an original Houston Oiler.

Although they lost the audience voting to Thelma Houston, Glass Tiger were judged the winners by online voters.

Although the capital moved to Austin in 1840, the newspaper remained in Houston.

Although Agrippina was very influential, she kept a very low profile and stayed away from the imperial palace and the court of the emperor.

Although plans to raise the school leaving age to 15 in the 1940s were never ratified, increasing numbers stayed on beyond elementary education and it was eventually raised to 16 in 1973.

Although artists of that time typically traveled to Paris for further study, he chose to travel to Rome, where he stayed during the years 1772 – 1777.

Although he stayed and settled in Iran, he continued to be known as Hindi, indicating his origins in India, and Ruhollah Khomeini even used Hindi as a pen name in some of his ghazals.

Although Tricky stayed on in a lesser role, and Hooper again produced, the fertile dance music scene of the early ' 90s had informed the record, and it was seen as an even more significant shift away from the Wild Bunch era.

Although his mother at first does not believe him, Cole soon tells Lynn that her own mother once went to see her perform in a dance recital one night when she was a child, and that Lynn was not aware of this because her mother stayed in the back of the audience where she could not be seen.

Although the data suggests negative outcomes for these students whose parents relocate after divorce, there is not enough research that can alone prove the overall well-being of the child A newer study in the Journal of Family Psychology found that parents who move more than an hour away from their children after a divorce are much less well off than those parents who stayed in the same location

Although in this area of southern Illinois, more farmers held slaves than in other parts of the state, as this section had been settled by migrants from the South, the state stayed with the Union during the war.

Although only a few homes and businesses were left standing, the people stayed and began to build anew.

Although once most of the " summer people " stayed for weeks, now distinctions are not as clear: there are " year-round summer people " whose livelihood stems from outside Westport, weekenders whose principal residence is fairly close by ( for example, Albany, which is two hours distant by car ), and commuters to workplaces as distant as Plattsburgh, New York, and Middlebury, Vermont.

Although few of Monticello hotels successfully made the transition into the later resort age, the village continued to draw the tourists who stayed at nearby hotels and bungalow colonies.

Although little is known of the people who stayed or visited Chiswick Villa in Lord Burlington's lifetime, many important visitors to the property are recorded as visiting throughout its history.

Although divorce was considered, the couple stayed unhappily together.

Although it suffered great losses, Ostrołęka stayed a district city of Płock's Province.

Although he stayed at the yeshiva for only a year and a half, the Netziv has been quoted as saying that if the Volozhin Yeshiva had been founded just to educate Rav Kook, it would have been worthwhile.

Although past sixty years of age, she quickly became Hollywood ’ s number one box-office attraction, and stayed on top until her death at age 65.

Although young, the princess had her own household ; but for a few weeks out of the year, Charlotte stayed in Claremont with Maria Amalia and the rest of her mother's family in exile.

Although he realised that was a meaningless sinecure, he stayed on.

Although he considered the house ugly and uncomfortable, he stayed there until his death almost 30 years later.

Although an above-average student, Baker stayed an extra year at St. Paul's in 1909 to allow his father another year to save money.

Although he was against secession as a solution to the North-South conflicts, Akerman stayed loyal to his adopted state and joined the Confederate States Army in the spring of 1864.

Although the Howards generally stayed at Kirribilli House in Sydney, this did not prevent them from improving The Lodge.

Although many returned south, others stayed, adding to the infant town's population.

Although Sunny Day Real Estate reunited for two more albums ( How It Feels to Be Something On and The Rising Tide ), he stayed with the Foo Fighters.