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Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 68,632. [1] Its county seat is Decatur. [2] Wise County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
Buildings and structures in Wise County, Texas (4 C, 6 P) E. Education in Wise County, Texas (2 C) G. Geography of Wise County, Texas (3 C, 4 P) P.
The standard Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association identification sign; photo taken near the ranch of Gene S. Walker, Sr., in Webb County, Texas.. Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Inc., is an organization established in 1877 by forty Texas cattlemen for the purpose of combating unbridled livestock theft.
Like many areas of Texas, Wise County is struggling to provide enough water to meet the demands for growth. Holmes and other mayors in southern Wise County want to form a water district to meet ...
Wise County: 497: Decatur: 1856: Cooke County: Henry Alexander Wise, the U.S. Congressman and future thirty-eighth governor of Virginia (1856–1860) who supported the annexation of Texas: 78,097: 905 sq mi (2,344 km 2) Wood County: 499: Quitman: 1850: Van Zandt County: George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas (1847–1849) 47,921: 650 ...
Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat.. Absalom Bishop, an early settler and member of the Texas Legislature, opposed naming the town after a Whig Party member, and in 1858, arranged to have the name changed to Decatur, in honor of naval hero Stephen Decatur.
Decatur, Texas 76234 United States: Circulation: ... The newspaper was established in 1880, and is one of the oldest business institutions in Wise County. [3] [4] ...
The Constitution of Texas is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted by the Texas Legislature, published in the General and Special Laws, and codified in the Texas Statutes. State agencies publish regulations (sometimes called administrative law) in the Texas Register, which are in turn codified in the Texas Administrative Code.