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Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia - Texas
John Cornyn (R) Texas is a state located in the United States of America. The 28th U.S. state, Texas joined the United States in 1845, af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Texas - Mexican Texas
Mexican Texas is the name given by Texas historians to the brief period between 1821—1835, when Texas was part of Mexico, as a part of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Texas - Spanish Texas
Spanish Texas is the name given by Texas History scholars for the period between 1690—1821 when Texas was governed as a province of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austin, Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Austin, Texas - History
Austin, Texas - Early settlers. For several hundred years before the arrival of European settlers, the area around present-day Austin w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - History
Texas can claim that "Six Flags" have flown over its soil: the Fleur-de-lis of France, and the national flags of Spain, Mexico, the Repub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - History
Texas can claim that "Six Flags" have flown over its soil: the Fleur-de-lis of France, and the national flags of Spain, Mexico, the Repub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amarillo Texas: Encyclopedia - Amarillo Texas
Location within the state of Texas Amarillo is the county seat of Potter CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas within the West Texas regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austin Texas: Encyclopedia - Austin Texas
Location in the state of Texas The City of Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County. Accord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warren Texas: Encyclopedia - Warren Texas
Warren is a village in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tyler County (32°32′N 94°54′W). Its population as of the 1990 U.S. Censu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anna Texas: Encyclopedia - Anna Texas
Anna is a city located in Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,225. Anna Texas - Geography....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cactus Texas: Encyclopedia - Cactus Texas
Cactus is a city located in Moore County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,538. Cactus Texas - Geograp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arlington Texas: Encyclopedia - Arlington Texas
Location within the state of Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Center Texas: Encyclopedia - Center Texas
Center is a city located in Shelby County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,678. It is the county seat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Texas - Republic Of Texas
The first declaration of independence for modern Texas, by both Anglo-Texan settlers and local Tejanos, was signed in Goliad on December ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - History
Houston Texas - Houston's founding. In the mid-1800s, two brothers who were New York real estate promoters, John Kirby Allen and August...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas Revolution - Colonial Texas
Texas Revolution - The Welcome of Anglo Settlers. As the Mexican insurgents and the filibusters fought their battle in New Spain, the P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas Revolution - A Legacy Of Revolution In Texas
Texas Revolution - Enter the Filibusters. In 1803, the United States of America purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. The boun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - Transportation
Houston Texas - Highways. In Houston urban sprawl and hot, humid summers have made automobiles the favored means of transportation. Hou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Texas - Statehood
On February 28, 1845, the U.S. Congress passed a bill that would authorize the United States to annex the Republic of Texas and on March ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - Architecture
Houston Texas - Downtown Houston. In the 1960s, Downtown Houston comprised of a modest collection of mid-rise office structures, but ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - Education
Houston Texas - Colleges and universities. Houston is home to the prestigious Rice University, a private institution boasting one of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - Economy
Houston's energy industry is a world powerhouse (particularly oil), but biomedical research, aeronautics and the ship channel are also la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 1,953,631 people, 717,945 households, and 457,330 families residing in the city. The population de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hospitals In Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hospitals In Texas - East Texas
List of hospitals in Texas - Southeast Texas. Beaumont Dubuis Hospital of Beaumont Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital Conro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Needville Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Needville Texas - Education
Needville is zoned to schools in the Needville Independent School District. High school students go to Needville High School. Needville's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austin Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Austin Texas - History
Austin Texas - Early settlers. For several hundred years before the arrival of European settlers, the area around present-day Austin wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - East Texas - Geography
Climate is the unifying factor in the region's geography—all of the East Texas has the humid subtropical climate typical of the Southea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Killeen Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Killeen Texas - History
In 1881, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway extended its tracks through central Texas, buying 360 acres a few miles southwest of a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austin Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Austin Texas - Economy
Thousands of graduates each year from the engineering and computer science programs at the University of Texas provide a steady source of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austin Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Austin Texas - History
Austin Texas - Early settlers. For several hundred years before the arrival of European settlers, the area around present-day Austin wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lubbock Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Lubbock Texas - Attractions
The National Ranching Heritage Center, a museum of ranching history, is located in Lubbock. It features a number of authentic early Texas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arlington Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Arlington Texas - Education
Arlington Texas - Colleges and Universities. Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), the Southeast Campus of T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tyler Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Tyler Texas - Education
Tyler's higher education institutions include the University of Texas at Tyler (website) and the University of Texas Health Center at Tyl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austin Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Austin Texas - Economy
Thousands of graduates each year from the engineering and computer science programs at the University of Texas provide a steady source of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Happy Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Happy Texas - Geography
Happy is located at 34°44.6′N 101°51.4′WGR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 km² (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bartlett Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Bartlett Texas - Geography
Bartlett is located at 30°47'44" North, 97°25'50" West (30.795621, -97.430680)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stafford Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Stafford Texas - Geography
Stafford is located at 29°37'27" North, 95°33'48" West (29.624186, -95.563359)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medina Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Medina Texas - Geography
Medina is located at 26°55'18" North, 99°15'28" West (26.921628, -99.257820)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas Revolution - Aftermath
With Santa Anna a prisoner, his captors forced him to sign the Treaty of Velasco on May 14. The treaty recognized Texas independence, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gatesville Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gatesville Texas - Geography
Gatesville is located at 31°26'12" North, 97°44'7" West (31.436755, -97.735257)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackwell Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Blackwell Texas - Geography
Blackwell is located at 32°5'8" North, 100°19'11" West (32.085516, -100.319605)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Streetman Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Streetman Texas - Geography
Streetman is located at 31°52'37" North, 96°19'28" West (31.876973, -96.324452)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mcallen Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Mcallen Texas - Education
McAllen Texas - Area colleges and universities. University of Texas-Pan American (approximately 16,000 students as of 21 February 2005...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shepherd Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Shepherd Texas - Geography
Shepherd is located at 30°29'29" North, 94°59'59" West (30.491363, -94.999595)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waller Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Waller Texas - Geography
Waller is located at 30°3'32" North, 95°55'35" West (30.058752, -95.926336)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Killeen Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Killeen Texas - Geography
Killeen is located at 31°6'20" North, 97°43'36" West (31.105591, -97.726586)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Killeen Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Killeen Texas - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 86,911 people, 32,447 households, and 22,972 families residing in the city. The population density...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pearsall Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Pearsall Texas - Geography
Pearsall is located at 28°53'29" North, 99°5'42" West (28.891458, -99.094873)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grapeland Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Grapeland Texas - Geography
Grapeland is located at 31°29'30" North, 95°28'49" West (31.491726, -95.480213)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Junction Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Junction Texas - Geography
Junction is located at 30°29'23" North, 99°46'17" West (30.489772, -99.771335)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kenefick Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kenefick Texas - Geography
Kenefick is located at 30°6'22" North, 94°51'8" West (30.106035, -94.852169)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mexia Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Mexia Texas - Geography
Mexia is located at 31°40'54" North, 96°28'52" West (31.681734, -96.481167)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lovelady Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Lovelady Texas - Geography
Lovelady is located at 31°7'42" North, 95°26'42" West (31.128422, -95.445035)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Garland Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Garland Texas - Geography
Garland is located at 32°54'26" North, 96°38'7" West (32.907325, -96.635197)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tyler Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Tyler Texas - Transportation
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (website) offers service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport via American Eagle and to Houston's Geo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fredericksburg Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Fredericksburg Texas - History
Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 by Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, new Commissioner General of the "Society for the Protection of Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lubbock Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Lubbock Texas - Civics
Lubbock, like Dallas, Plano and other cities in Texas, has a council-manager government system. Lubbock County and the city of Lubbock ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richardson Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Richardson Texas - History
In the 1840s, settlers from Tennessee and Kentucky began arriving in the Richardson area which was inhabited by Comanche and Caddo Native...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lubbock Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Lubbock Texas - Economy
Lubbock, Texas is the economic hub (hence its nickname, the "Hub City") of a multi-county agricultural region commonly called the "South ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lubbock Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Lubbock Texas - Sports
The Texas Tech University NCAA division I football team and the men's and women's basketball teams are immensely popular. High school ath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laredo Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Laredo Texas - Education
Laredo Texas - Colleges and Universities. Laredo Community College Texas A&M International University Official Webpage Laredo Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Denton Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Denton Texas - History
Denton was founded in 1856 because of the need for a county seat. Denton, as well as Denton County, was named after John B. Denton, a pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fredericksburg Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Fredericksburg Texas - Geography
Fredericksburg is located at 30°16'27" North, 98°52'19" West (30.274058, -98.871822)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frisco Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Frisco Texas - Geography
Frisco is located at 33°8'29" North, 96°48'47" West (33.141263, -96.813120)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Colony Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - The Colony Texas - Geography
The Colony is located at 33°5'27" North, 96°53'5" West (33.090874, -96.884659)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pasadena Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Pasadena Texas - Geography
Pasadena is located at 29°40'34" North, 95°10'26" West (29.676196, -95.173845)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gonzales Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gonzales Texas - History
Gonzales is one of the earliest Anglo-American settlements in Texas. It was the first such settlement west of the Colorado River. It was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pearland Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Pearland Texas - Geography
Pearland is located at 29°33'16" North, 95°17'45" West (29.554349, -95.295959)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - China Texas - History
A water stop named "China Grove" was made after the Texas and New Orleans Railroad completion in 1860. China Grove Post Office was establ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greenville Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Greenville Texas - Geography
Greenville is located at 33°7'34" North, 96°6'35" West (33.126004, -96.109703)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harlingen Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Harlingen Texas - Geography
Harlingen is located at 26°11'32" North, 97°41'47" West (26.192203, -97.696275)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arlington Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Arlington Texas - Sports
Arlington is the home of the Texas Rangers baseball team, and is the future home of the Dallas Cowboys. Like the rest of Texas, Friday ni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northeast Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Northeast Texas - Geography
The geography is composed mainly of the Piney Woods, a mixed forest of deciduous and conifer flora. The Piney woods cover 23,500 square m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abilene Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Abilene Texas - Culture
Abilene cultural aspects influenced by Abilene Christian University, Hardin-Simmons University, McMurry University, the Abilene Campus of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austin Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Austin Texas - Education
Austin is home to The University of Texas at Austin, the largest university in the state of Texas and flagship institution of The Univers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waxahachie Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Waxahachie Texas - Geography
Waxahachie is located at 32°23'59" North, 96°50'50" West (32.399861, -96.847291)GR1, approximately 30 miles south from Dallas, Texas. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Texas - Locales
Music of Texas - Austin. Main articles: Music of Austin, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lubbock Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Lubbock Texas - Geography
Lubbock is located at 33°33'53" North, 101°52'40" West (33.564735, -101.877793)GR1. The average elevation is 3,256 feet above sea level...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amarillo Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Amarillo Texas - Education
Amarillo Texas - Colleges and universities. According to the U.S. Census Bureau 20.5 percent of all adults over the age of 25 in Amaril...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Texas, Our Texas: Social Studies Dictionary - Texas, Our Texas
Definition and meaning of Texas   Texas, Our Texas The Texas legislature adopted "Texas, Our Texas" as the state so...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Texas, Our Texas: Social Studies Dictionary - Texas, Our Texas
Definition and meaning of Texas   Texas, Our Texas The Texas legislature adopted "Texas, Our Texas" as the state so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Miscellaneous Information
Texas - State designations and symbols. state flower — the bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) state motto — "Friendship" state nickname...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Government And Politics
Texas - State law and government. Austin is the capital of Texas. The State Capitol resembles the federal Capitol Building in Washingto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Education
Texas - Colleges and universities. The University of Texas at Austin Texas A&M University University of Houston Rice University The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Miscellaneous Information
Texas - State designations and symbols. state flower — the bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) state motto — "Friendship" state nickname...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Government And Politics
Texas - State law and government. Austin is the capital of Texas. The State Capitol resembles the federal Capitol Building in Washingto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Geography
Texas - Location. Texas borders New Mexico on the west, Oklahoma on the north (across the Red River), and Louisiana (across the Sabine ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Education
Texas - Colleges and universities. The University of Texas System, established by the Texas Constitution in 1876, consists of nine acad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Economy
Texas remained largely rural until World War II, with cattle ranching, oil, and agriculture as its main industries. Contrary to popular m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Geography
Texas - Location. Texas borders New Mexico on the west, Oklahoma on the north (across the Red River), and Louisiana (across the Sabine ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Transportation
Texas - Highways. Texas freeways are heavily traveled and often under construction to meet the demands of continuing growth. Texas Depa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Cities And Metropolitan Areas
Texas - Largest cities. Texas has two out of eleven U.S. global cities as Houston and Dallas ranked "Gamma World City" by the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Healthcare And Medical Research
Houston is the seat of the internationally-renowned Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Economy
Texas remained largely rural until World War II, with cattle ranching, oil, and agriculture as its main industries. Contrary to popular m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Demographics
The people of Texas, historically often known as Texians, are now generally referred to as Texans. As of 2005, the state has an estimated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Cities And Metropolitan Areas
Texas - Largest cities. Texas has two global cities as Houston and Dallas hold the title of "Gamma World City" by the Globali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arlington, Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Arlington, Texas - Education
Arlington, Texas - Colleges and Universities. Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), the Southeast Campus of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas - Healthcare And Medical Research
Houston is the seat of the internationally-renowned Texas Medical Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austin, Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Austin, Texas - Economy
Thousands of graduates each year from the engineering and computer science programs at the University of Texas provide a steady source of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arlington, Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Arlington, Texas - Sports
Arlington is the home of the Texas Rangers baseball team, and is the future home of the Dallas Cowboys. Like the rest of Texas, Friday ni...   » Read the article