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Despite its growth and industrialization, Texas culture in the mid-20th century remained distinct from the other industrial centers of the nation. [99] The possibility of becoming wealthy from oil created a "wildcatter" culture, a reckless, entrepreneurial spirit, in many areas of the state. Independent entrepreneurs chased dreams of wealth by ...
Pages in category "1950s in Texas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1950s Texas drought; L.
The 1950s Texas drought was a period between 1949 and 1957 in which the state received 30 to 50% less rain than normal, while temperatures rose above average. During this time, Texans experienced the second-, third-, and eighth-driest single years ever in the state – 1956, 1954, and 1951, respectively. [ 1 ]
The 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision affected Texans for decades. In 1956, for instance, Joseph "Joe" L. Atkins tried to transfer to North Texas State College, but was denied entry.
Banks made loans to develop the oil fields, and Dallas became the financial center for all oil fields in the Texas Panhandle, the Permian Basin, East Texas, Gulf Coast, and Oklahoma. [1] This put off most thoughts of depression until the middle of 1931, when falling prices and overproduction affected the city economy negatively.
The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, in 1520.While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18]
The initial settlements depended on agriculture and hunting/trapping, later adding international trade, manufacturing, and finally, services, to the point where agriculture represented less than 2% of GDP. Until the end of the Civil War, slavery was a significant factor in the agricultural economy of the South. The US was the world's largest ...
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