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Dimmit County, Texas; List of census-designated places in Texas; List of counties in Texas; National Register of Historic Places listings in Dimmit County, Texas; User:Nyttend/County templates/TX/1; User:Patapsco913/sandbox; File talk:Map of Texas highlighting Dimmit County.svg; Template:DimmitCountyTX-geo-stub; Template:Dimmit County, Texas
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Dimmit County's first producing oil well was drilled in 1943. In 1980, Dimmit County farmers earned about $20 million for their crops, while about $60 million in oil and gas were produced. [8] Formation of the 1914 White Man's Primary Association was designed to exclude Mexican Americans from any meaningful participation in county politics.
It is named for Andrew Briscoe, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, reached into Briscoe County. After he left the JA, Goodnight owned the Quitaque Ranch. The prominent high school football and college coach Gene Mayfield was born in Briscoe County in 1928.
The following are lists in a series of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHLs) arranged by county as designated by the Texas Historical Commission and local county historical commissions in Texas. Purchase and display of a historical marker is a required component of the RTHL designation process.
Castro County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,371. [1] [2] Its county seat is Dimmitt. [3] The county was named for Henri Castro, [4] who was consul general to France for the Republic of Texas and the founder of a colony in Texas. The county was created in 1876 and was organized in ...
A 13-year-old Texas girl vanished while taking trash out to a dumpster at a San Antonio-area apartment complex, officials say. The missing teen, Jillian Marie Monroe, was throwing away an empty ...
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