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State Highway 30 (SH 30) runs from Business SH 6-R in College Station via Roans Prairie to SH 19 in Huntsville.It is known as Harvey Road between Business SH 6-R and FM 158 in College Station, as 11th Street between I-45 and US 190 (Phelps Drive) in Huntsville, and as Riverside Drive east of US 190 (Phelps Drive) in Huntsville.
In 1939, the Texas Highway Department renumbered all highways that ran concurrently with U.S. Highways. Sections of state highways that were separated by a concurrency with a US Highway were renumbered, and all suffixed routes (that did not become part of other highways or other state highways) were renumbered.
Jacob De Cordova, land agent, member of Texas House of Representatives, 1808–1868; Calvin Maples Cureton, Texas attorney general from 1919 to 1921, Texas chief justice 1921–1940; James T. Draper Jr.; Texas Southern Baptist clergyman was a pastor in Iredell in Bosque County in the late 1950s. James E. Ferguson 26th governor of Texas
See live map of Texas road conditions, closures as state sees freezing temps, rain. Gannett. Sarah Ann Dueñas, Austin American-Statesman. January 15, 2024 at 7:19 AM.
The big date is sneaking up on us. On March 2, 2036, Texas will celebrate the bicentennial of its independence from Mexico. For its 100th birthday, back in 1936, parties rippled across the state ...
The first railroad built in Texas is called the Harrisburg Railroad and opened for business in 1853. [21] In 1854, the Texas and Red River telegraph services were the first telegraph offices to open in Texas. [21] The Texas cotton industry in 1859 increased production by seven times compared to 1849, as 58,073 bales increased to 431,645 bales. [22]
Since 1950, there have been more than 9,700 tornadoes in Texas, killing hundreds and leaving behind billions of dollars worth of damage. ... Interactive map shows tornadoes in Texas since 1950.
Nine deaths in Texas result from Audrey, seven of which are attributed to the sinking of a fishing boat offshore of Galveston. Damages from Hurricane Audrey in Texas amount to $8 million. [1] August 10, 1957 – Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border as a strong tropical storm with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). [19]