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This is a list of slave traders operating within the present-day boundaries of Texas before 1865, including the eras of Spanish Texas (before 1821), Mexican Texas (1821–1836), the Republic of Texas (1836–1846), and antebellum U.S. and Confederate Texas (1846–1865). Tom Banks, Richmond and Texas [1] Daniel Berry, Tennessee and Texas [2]
Santa Fe County, Texas formed in 1848 from lands claimed by the Republic of Texas and ceded by Mexico. It included a vast area later becoming portions of several states from New Mexico east of the Rio Grande extending northward into south-central Wyoming. Within Texas' modern boundaries, the county included the Trans-Pecos and most of the ...
The East Texas iron ore belt refers to a significant region in East Texas characterized by the presence of iron ore deposits, primarily associated with the Weches greensand formation. This area has historical importance in the mining industry, contributing to the supply of iron ore in the United States .
(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining operations in the ...
Over the last few years, Texas has become a global leader in crypto mining because miners can access cheap energy and land there, as well as benefit from friendly tax laws and regulation.
Erath County (/ ˈ iː r æ θ /) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the United States Census bureau its population was 42,545 in 2020. [1] The county seat is Stephenville. [2] The county is named for George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto.
He will ask the Peruvian government to declare a state of emergency in the area to allow the eviction of illegal miners. "They are using children between 5 and 10 years old as human shields when ...
The county was organized that same year, with its first county seat at Leona. In 1851, the county seat was moved to Centerville , since Leona was in the far southern part of the county. The 1886 Leon County Courthouse was designed by architect George Edwin Dickey of Houston, incorporating remnants of an earlier 1858 courthouse that was ...