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The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
Deaf Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,583. [1] [2] The county seat is Hereford, [3] which is known as the "Beef Capital of the World".
Defy (also known by its original name Defy TV) is an American digital multicast television network owned by Free TV Networks in partnership with A&E Networks, airing primarily reality shows from the latter company, having launched on July 1, 2021, with broadcast coverage of 64% of the United States.
Texas has a total of 254 counties, by far the largest number of counties of any state. Counties in Texas have limited regulatory (ordinance) authority. [1] Counties also have much less legal power than home rule municipalities. They can only pass ordinances (local laws with penalties for violations) in cases where the Texas statutes have given ...
The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [1] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
Jeff Davis is one of the nine counties that compose the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. The county contains the 270,000-acre (1,100 km 2) Texas Davis Mountains American Viticultural Area. About 50 acres (0.2 km 2) are "under vine". The McDonald Observatory, owned by the University of Texas at Austin, is located near Fort Davis.
Edwards County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 1,422. [1] The county seat is Rocksprings. [2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1883. [3] It is named for Haden Edwards, [4] an early settler of Nacogdoches, Texas.
McCulloch County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 7,630. [1] Its county seat is Brady. [2] The county was created in 1856 and later organized in 1876. [3] It is named for Benjamin McCulloch, a famous Texas Ranger and Confederate general.