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P.O. Box 30. Henderson, Texas 75653-4509. United States. Circulation. 2,106 (as of 2023) [1] Website. thehendersonnews .com. The Henderson News is a semi-weekly newspaper published in Henderson, Texas, on Wednesday afternoons and Sunday mornings. It is owned by M. Roberts Media, LLC based in Longview, Texas .
GNIS feature ID. 1337593 [3] Website. hendersontx.us. Henderson is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Texas, [4] in Northeast Texas, United States. Its population was 13,271 at the 2020 census. Henderson is named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas . The city has functioned as a major crossroads in Northeast Texas ...
Rusk County is a county located in Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,214. [1] Its county seat is Henderson. [2] The county is named for Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas . Rusk County is part of the Longview, Texas metropolitan area and the Longview-Marshall combined statistical area .
Smith represented Rusk County, Texas in the Texas House of Representatives from February 16, 1846, until December 13, 1847. He was instrumental in the establishment of Smith County, Texas, named in his honor. Smith also donated the land that Henderson, Texas was built on.
Thomas Jefferson Rusk. Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803 – July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a US politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide.
Henderson Independent School District is a public school district based in Henderson, Texas ( USA ). HISD is the largest school district in Rusk County. Current enrollment is 3,365 students and the district employees just over 600 teachers, administrators and support staff. For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the district has budgeted $41,079,314 in ...
July 1, 2024 at 5:02 AM. Henderson County will hold a flag raising ceremony at the newly renovated Hedrick Rhodes Veterans Center July 3. The former VFW building in Henderson County will reopen ...
Henderson County, which was established in 1846, and the city of Henderson, founded in 1843 in Rusk County, are named in his honor. James Pinckney Henderson Elementary School, in Houston, is named for him. See also. List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) References