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Texas Department of Transportation
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The Texas Department of Transportation is a government agency in the U. S. state of Texas. The agency has been headquartered in the Dewitt C, greer Building at 125 East 11th Street in downtown Austin, Texas, since 1933. The Texas Legislature created the Texas Highway Department in 1916 to administer federal highway construction, in 1975, its responsibilities increased when the agency merged with the Texas Mass Transportation Commission, to form the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation. In 1986, the department started using Dont Mess with Texas as its slogan to reduce littering on Texas roadways, the phrase was prominently shown on road signs on major highways, as well as in television, radio, and print advertisements. The slogan is still in use and remains very popular, in 2009, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles was created by the state legislature, taking over some functions from TxDOT. The executive director is currently James Bass, previously Bass served as chief financial officer since 2005. He is assisted by one deputy director and four assistant executive directors, the current interim Deputy Executive Director is Marc Williams. The department is organized into 25 geographical districts and 34 divisions, TxDOT is one of the states largest departments in terms of the number of subordinate offices – it maintains 25 geographical districts throughout the state. The large number of departments is needed due to the size of the state, the widely varying climate and soil conditions affecting public roads. In 2010, TxDOT was reorganized into four regions, North, South, East, the regions are designated as Regional Support Centers. The number of districts remained the same, each district, managed by a district engineer, is responsible for the design, location, construction, and maintenance of its area transportation systems. Local field offices within districts are known as area offices, and many also have separate maintenance offices. Functional divisions and offices headquartered in Austin provide administrative and technical support to the districts, TxDOT also publishes the annual Texas Travel Guide, which offers points of interests for all regions of Texas. Horizon is a quarterly journal focusing on policy issues and financing in particular
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Texas State Highway 21
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State Highway 21, or SH21, runs from the Texas-Louisiana boundary east of San Augustine to San Marcos in east and central Texas. That section of the Old San Antonio Road is served by Texas State Highway OSR, SH21 was one of the original 26 routes proposed in Texas in 1917 along a route from St. Augustine to Gonzales. There was proposed extension southward to Karnes City by 1922, in 1926, the terminus was shortened to Giddings. By 1943, the terminus had been rerouted through Paige to end in San Marcos. In 2010, the SH21 designation was extended along SH80, SH21 has one business route. Business State Highway 21-H is a Business Loop that runs through Kurten in central Texas, the road was bypassed in 2002 by SH21
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Bryan, Texas
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Bryan is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,201 and it is the county seat of Brazos County and is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley. It borders the city of College Station, which lies to its south, together they are referred to as the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in Texas, containing around 190,000 people. The area around Bryan was part of a grant to Moses Austin by Spain. Austins son, Stephen F. Austin, helped bring settlers to the area, among the settlers was William Joel Bryan, the nephew of Stephen Austin. In 1866 the county seat of Brazos County was changed from Boonville to Bryan, in 1867, after many delays caused by the Civil War, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, which had only previously gotten as far as Millican, finally reached Bryan. A short time later, in 1871, the city of Bryan became incorporated, just south of Bryan, Texas A&M College opened in 1876 in what later would be known as College Station. The following year,1877 saw the establishment of the Bryan Independent School District, keeping up with progress in the rest of the country, Bryan added electric lighting and a waterworks to its community in 1889. The fifth Brazos County courthouse was built in 1892, and by the turn of the century, in 1900, using a generous grant of $10,000 from Andrew Carnegie, the Carnegie Library of Bryan opened its doors in 1902. In 1910 the town built a railroad to College Station. By 1923 the line was abandoned, the first Jewish place of worship, the Temple Freda synagogue, was opened in 1913. During the 1930s the town of North Oakwood merged with Bryan, now Bryan and College Station are twin cities. In 1936 State Highway 6 was built, running right through town, in 2006 the Texas A&M University System announced that the new Texas A&M Health Science Center campus would be built in Bryan near the new Traditions Golf Course development. A fire at the El Dorado Chemical Co. in 2009 caused the evacuation of 70,000 residents due to the burning of ammonium nitrate, possibly causing minor respiratory problems. Less than 1,000 residents chose to evacuate, taking shelter at Texas A&M University, city fire officials chose to let the fire burn down before tackling it, since the chemicals were water reactive. The evacuation, which started at 2,30 pm CST ended at 7 pm, except for a small, defined area immediately around the fire, where approximately 100 Bryan residents lived. In the end, only 500 residents were under a mandatory evacuation, officials from El Dorado said there was never any danger from the smoke or fire. The warehouse, valued at just under $1 million, was destroyed, in 2010 the Brazos County District Attorneys Office started the enforcement of a Gang Safety Zone in response to an escalation in violence within Bryan
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Texas State Highway 6
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State Highway 6 runs from the Red River, the Texas–Oklahoma boundary, to northwest of Galveston, where it is known as the Old Galveston Highway. In Sugar Land and Missouri City, it is known as Alvin-Sugarland Road, in the Houston area, it runs north to FM1960, then northwest along US Highway 290 to Hempstead, and south to Westheimer Road and Addicks, and is known as Addicks Satsuma Road. In the Bryan–College Station area, it is known as the Earl Rudder Freeway, in Hearne, it is known as Market Street. In Calvert, it is known as Main Street, for most of its length, SH6 is not a limited-access road. In 1997, the Texas Legislature designated SH6 as the Texas Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, State Highway 6 was one of the original 26 state highways proposed in 1917, overlying the King of Trails Highway. From 1919, the routing mostly followed present-day U. S. Highway 75 from Oklahoma to Dallas, in 1926, SH6 was extended along the eastern Gulf Division branch of State Highway 2 to keep SH2 from having two separate highways with the same number. US75 and US77 were overlaid on northern SH6 from Waco northward through the Dallas area to Denison, while the routes were marked concurrently, the concurrent SH6 kept its numbering until 1939, when SH6 was truncated to the Gulf Division routing ending at Waco. It was rerouted south from Hempstead to Galveston, replacing SH38 from Sugar Land to Galveston, in 1945, the roadway was extended northwest to Breckenridge over SH67, continuing northwest to near Throckmorton along SH157, which was decommissioned. Also in 1945, the section in southeast Texas between Hempstead and Sugar Land was cancelled for reasons, and transferred to Farm to Market Road 359. In 1952, the route was truncated on the north side and this section was transferred to U. S. Highway 183. That portion of FM1960 from 290 to then Highway 90 at Addicks was built in the 1950s, in the early 1970s, the northern section underwent a massive rerouting due to realignments of numerous U. S. and state routes. In 1971, the section from Breckenridge south to Eastland was redesignated as State Highway 69 and it was instead rerouted west along U. S. Highway 80 to Cisco, then replaced U. S. Highway 380 northwest to near Old Glory. The route was extended in 1975, replacing State Highway 283 between Old Glory and Stamford northward to the Texas/Oklahoma border, completing the current routing of SH6. A spur, SH 6A went from SH6 to Texas City, by 1931, this route was renumbered as State Highway 146. In June 2016, a section of the highway in Eastland County between Cisco and Albany was destroyed due to major flooding, SH6 has three business routes. Business State Highway 6-N is a loop that runs from SH6 near Marlin in central Texas. The road was bypassed in 1978 by SH6 and designated Loop 23, the road was redesignated as Business SH 6-N in 1991. Business State Highway 6-R is a loop that runs through Bryan
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U.S. Route 190
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U. S. Route 190 is an east–west United States highway in Louisiana and Texas. It evolved from the shortest of intrastate routes in 1926 to a length comparable to a main Interstate Highway route, leading from the swamps and pine forests of Louisiana to the West Texas desert. It runs east through Texas Hill Country speckled with sage brush, intersecting with State Highway 305, crossing into Schleicher County, just outside Eldorado was where the raid of the Yearning for Zion Ranch gained national attention. Continuing on a northeastward route US190 enters McCulloch County and into Brady, Texas. Being the closest city to the center of Texas, the city proclaims being the True Heart of Texas. Continuing east US190 enters Lampasas County, entering Lometa, merging and running concurrent with U. S. Route 183 south into the city of Lampasas. Splitting from US183 and continuing east, US190 runs through Kempner and into the southern corner of Coryell County. On the east side of Copperas Cove, a concurrency with Interstate 14 begins, US190 then traverses through part of Fort Hood, into Bell County and Killeen. Being directly adjacent to the cantonment of Fort Hood, both Killeen and Copperas Cove depend on the fort and those stationed there. A restaurant in Killeen was the site of one of the worst mass shootings in U. S. history where 23 people were killed. US190 next intersects and merges with I-35 north through Belton and enters Temple, where Interstate 14 ends, continuing east and south US190 passes through Rogers and enters Milam County then Cameron and merges with U. S. Route 77 south for a distance. A few miles south of Cameron US190 merges and runs concurrent with U. S. Route 79 north, continuing east, US190 enters San Jacinto County, passing north of Oakhurst and Point Blank, crossing Lake Livingston, entering Polk County and into Onalaska. East of Woodville FM256 splits north and US190 crosses BA Steinhagen Lake, into Jasper County, intersecting with State Highway 63 east, continuing east US190 travels through Holly Springs enters Newton County and proceeds into Newton. In Newton US190 turns south through Bon Wier, and then crosses the Louisiana line, in Newton County, Texas, US190 has been designated one of the routes on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. The site number attached to the signs denote the location of the sign, the sign in the picture is located on the westbound side of the highway, inside the Texas line, just west of the Welcome to Texas sign near the Sabine River. US190 crosses the Sabine River and enters the western portion of Louisiana in swampy bayou terrain three miles west of Merryville, Louisiana, Merryville is the location of the old Coushatta Indian village. From Merryville the highway heads north by northeast to the community of Junction, Louisiana, Junction is where LA111 and US190 intersect and is the site of a roadside marker and the joining of two Indian trails. US190 runs concurrently with US171 to Ragley, where US190 parts with US171 heading east, from Ragley, the two-lane highway heads nearly due east almost parallel to Interstate 10 until Opelousas
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Interstate 45
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Interstate 45 is an interstate highway located entirely within the U. S. state of Texas. While most interstate routes ending in five are cross-country north-south routes, I-45 is comparatively short and it connects the cities of Dallas and Houston, continuing southeast from Houston to Galveston over the Galveston Causeway to the Gulf of Mexico. I-45 replaced US75 over its length, although portions of US75 remained parallel to I-45 until its elimination south of downtown Dallas in 1987. At the south end of I-45, State Highway 87 continues into downtown Galveston, the north end is at Interstate 30 in downtown Dallas, where US75 used the Good-Latimer Expressway. A short continuation, known by traffic reporters as the I-45 overhead, signed as part of US75, traffic can use Spur 366 to connect to Interstate 35E at the north end of I-345. The portion of I-45 between downtown Houston and Galveston is known to Houston residents as the Gulf Freeway, I-45 and I-345 in the Dallas area, north of the interchanges with Interstate 20 and State Highway 310, is the Julius Schepps Freeway. The Gulf Freeway and North Freeway both include reversible high-occupancy vehicle lanes for buses and other vehicles to and from downtown Houston. U. S. Highway 190 joins I-45 for 26 miles from Huntsville, Texas to Madisonville, U. S. Highway 287 joins I-45 for 18 miles from Corsicana, Texas to Ennis, Texas. US287 signs are posted from the northern end of Business Loop 45 in Corsicana to the Ellis County line. Interstate 45 gained notoriety during Hurricane Rita in 2005, thousands of Houston area evacuees jammed the roadway trying to leave. As a result, the became a parking lot. Gas stations ran dry and hundreds of peoples cars simply ran empty, four-hour drives suddenly became 24-hour drives. At just 284.913 miles, I-45 is the shortest of the interstates. The stretch of I-45 connecting Galveston with Houston is known as the Gulf Freeway and it was the first freeway built in Texas—opened in stages beginning on October 1,1948, up to a full completion to Galveston in 1952, as part of U. S. Highway 75. At the north end, it connects to the North Freeway via the short Pierce Elevated, completed in 1967, after several interchanges, I-45 crosses the Galveston Causeway and passes Tiki Island. Old U. S. Highway 75 south of junction was upgraded on the spot. The Gulf Freeway generally parallels State Highway 3 about 1 mile to the west, bypassing La Marque, Dickinson and South Houston. It includes interchanges with other freeways, the Emmett F. Lowry Expressway, NASA Road 1 Bypass
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Cross Roads, Texas
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Cross Roads is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2010 census, Cross Roads is located at 33°13′55″N 97°0′7″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 6.9 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 603 people,228 households, the population density was 87.7 people per square mile. There were 241 housing units at a density of 35.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 92. 54% White,0. 66% African American,1. 16% Native American,0. 33% Asian,4. 81% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 8. 29% of the population. 15. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.90. In the town, the population was out with 21. 1% under the age of 18,6. 1% from 18 to 24,30. 2% from 25 to 44,31. 2% from 45 to 64. The median age was 42 years, for every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males, the median income for a household in the town was $72,031, and the median income for a family was $93,510. Males had an income of $61,827 versus $31,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $42,664, about 2. 5% of families and 3. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4. 5% of those under age 18 and 2. 5% of those age 65 or over. Cross Roads is served by Aubrey Independent School District and Denton Independent School District, braswell High School of Denton ISD serves Cross Roads. Town of Cross Roads official website
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Midway, Texas
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Midway is a city in Madison County, Texas, United States at the junction of the La Bahía Road and the Old San Antonio Road in northeastern Madison County. Midway was the birthplace of George McJunkin, who was born a slave, Midway is located at 31°1′23″N 95°45′4″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 1.6 square miles. As of the census of 2000,288 people,120 households, the population density was 179.6 people per square mile. The 151 housing units averaged 94.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 80. 90% White,15. 97% African American,0. 35% Native American,1. 39% from other races, hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5. 21% of the population. The average household size was 2.40 and the family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was distributed as 24. 0% under the age of 18,10. 8% from 18 to 24,23. 6% from 25 to 44,22. 2% from 45 to 64, the median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.9 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,875, males had a median income of $24,145 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,824, about 6. 8% of families and 8. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3. 7% of those under the age of 18 and 28. 9% of those 65 or over. The Ferguson Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men, is located in unincorporated Madison County, the climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Midway has a subtropical climate
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Brazos County, Texas
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Brazos County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 194,851, along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border. The county was formed in 1841 and organized in 1843, Brazos County is part of the College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1837 most of the area of present-day Brazos County was included in Washington County, the Brazos River, which bisected the latter, proved a serious obstacle to county government, and a new county, Navasota, was formed in January 1841. The first court, with Judge R. E. B, baylor presiding, was held later that year in the home of Joseph Ferguson, fourteen miles west of the site of present Bryan. The county seat, named Boonville for Mordecai Boon, was located on John Austins league and was surveyed by Hiram Hanover in 1841, in January of the following year Navasota County was renamed Brazos County. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 591 square miles. Burleson County Grimes County Madison County Robertson County Washington County As of the census of 2000, there were 152,415 people,55,202 households, the population density was 260 people per square mile. There were 59,023 housing units at a density of 101 per square mile. 17. 88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,15. 3% were of German,8. 4% English,7. 3% Irish and 7. 2% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 25. 50% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.16. In the county, the population was out with 21. 50% under the age of 18,32. 00% from 18 to 24,26. 00% from 25 to 44,13. 80% from 45 to 64. The median age was 24 years, for every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.30 males, the median income for a household in the county was $29,104, and the median income for a family was $46,530. Males had an income of $32,864 versus $24,179 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,212, about 14. 00% of families and 26. 90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21. 60% of those under age 18 and 10. 30% of those age 65 or over. The Brazos Transit District operates a route bus service and paratransit throughout Bryan. U. S. Brazos County is a Republican stronghold, with no Democrat carrying the county since Texas native Lyndon Johnson in his 1964 landslide
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