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Elkhart is a town the U.S. state of Texas, in Anderson County. Named for a friendly Native American who assisted the early settlers of the area, [4] Elkhart's population was 1,287 at the 2020 U.S. census. [5]
Several Roman Catholic missions were established in East Texas; they were abandoned in 1691. Twenty years later, concerned with the continued French presence in neighboring Louisiana, Spanish authorities again tried to colonize Texas. Over the next 110 years, Spain established numerous villages, presidios, and missions in the province. A small ...
With their investments in cotton cultivation, Texas planters imported enslaved blacks from the earliest years of settlement. During 1860, the population of African American slaves rose to 169,000. [19] They established cotton plantations mostly in the eastern part of the state, where labor was done by enslaved African Americans.
The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the TSHA moved its offices from Austin to the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
Established in 1953, the state legislature created the Texas State Historical Survey Committee to oversee state historical programs. [3] The legislature revised the agency's enabling statute to give it additional protective powers, expand its leadership role and educational responsibilities, and officially changed its name to the Texas Historical Commission (THC).
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]
Amarillo National Bank established. 1910 - Population: 9,957. 1914 - Amarillo Police Department formed. 1915 - Panhandle Weekly newspaper begins publication. [5] 1918 - "Natural gas discovered." [1] 1921 - "Oil discovered." [1] 1924 Amarillo Globe newspaper begins publication. [5] Tri-State Fairgrounds open. [1] 1926 Roman Catholic Diocese of ...
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is an agency within the Texas Health and Human Services System. It was established by House Bill 2292 in 2003 during the 78th Legislature, [ 1 ] which consolidated twelve different healthcare agencies into five entities under the oversight of HHSC.