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A map of the United States of America with the state of Texas highlighted. Texas is a state located in the Southern United States . As of the 2020 census , [ 1 ] 29,145,505 (95.55%) of the 30,503,301 residents of Texas lived in a municipality in the 2023 estimate.
1846 - Laredo taken by U.S. Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War. [5] 1847 - U.S. forces occupy town. [5] 1848 Laredo becomes part of the U.S. per Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at end of Mexican–American War. Webb County, Texas created. [6] 1849 - U.S. military Camp Crawford established. [2] 1852 - Laredo "chartered as a Texas city ...
Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas Libraries. July 20, 2023. Items related to El Paso, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America) Fun in the 1890s: The McGinty Club Borderlands (EPCC) "Historical Maps of Texas Cities: El Paso". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin. "El Paso".
3. Bandera, Texas. Nicknamed the "Cowboy Capital of the World," this Wild West town in southern Texas was a staging ground for the last cattle drives of the 1800s.
1954 - Texas State Highway Loop 279 in operation. 1957 - KVII-TV begins broadcasting. [11] 1960 - Population: 137,969. 1966 - Amarillo City Transit established. 1968 U.S. military Amarillo Air Force Base closes. Amarillo Civic Center (convention center) opens (approximate date). [chronology citation needed] Fox Theatre (cinema) in business. [8]
Here’s why these two North Texas towns are so spooky: Haunted Fort Worth. Cowtown’s list of haunted houses and ghost tours are why it made the list.
Area of city: 263.5 square miles. [6] San Antonio Food Bank active (approximate date). [7] [36] Population: 785,880. [16] In 1980, Texas was the first state to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday under legislation introduced by freshman Democratic state representative Al Edwards. [37] Valero Energy established. [4] 1981
The sun rises behind the New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church on Aug. 20, 2023 in New Sweden, Texas. Swedish immigrants settled much of eastern Travis and Williamson counties.