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Sonora is located at (30.568166, –100.644163). [6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km 2), all land. The area lies in west Texas, bordering the Texas Hill Country on the east.
1958, August 1 – Sonora Municipal Airport activated. [11] 1960, July 16 – Caverns of Sonora open to the public. [12] 1965 Caverns of Sonora designated National Natural Landmark. [13] 1975 Fort Terrett Ranch is purchased by the Texas oil industrialist Bill Noël and used in part for the growing of pecans. [14]
The Sutton County Courthouse, on Public Square in Sonora, Texas, was built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] It was designed in Second Empire style by architect Oscar Ruffini. [2] It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Several city employees have tendered their resignations over the past month in the city of less than 2,000 just south of Fort Worth. The city administrator and secretary left Dec. 27, according to ...
The Caverns of Sonora, a National Natural Landmark, [1] is a unique cave located 8 miles (13 km) west of the small city of Sonora, the seat of Sutton County, Texas. It is a world-class cave because of its stunning array of calcite crystal formations, especially helictites. These helictites are found in extreme abundance, often with a rare ...
Eldorado (/ ˌ ɛ l d ə ˈ r ɑː d oʊ / EL-də-RAH-doh, /-ˈ r eɪ d oʊ /-RAY-doh) is the only city in and the county seat of Schleicher County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 1,574 at the 2020 census. [5] Eldorado is located on U.S. Highway 277, some 21 miles (34 km) north of Sonora and 43 miles (69 km) south of San Angelo ...
The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Sonora, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive. The Congress is unicameral and consists of 33 deputies . 21 deputies are elected on a first-past-the-post basis, one for each district in which the entity is divided, while 12 are elected through a system of proportional ...
Sonora sponsors a number of scholarships for low income students through the Instituto de Crédito Educativo del Estado de Sonora. [182] and it also sponsors scholarships for students in the arts. [160] The main public institution of higher education in the state is the Universidad de Sonora, whose main campus is in Hermosillo. [183]