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U.S. Route 77
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U. S. Route 77 is a north–south United States highway. As of 2005, the northern terminus is in Sioux City. Its southern terminus is in Brownsville, Texas, at Veterans International Bridge on the U. S. -Mexico border and it is unsigned in and around Dallas, Texas. The route has major freeway sections in Oklahoma City including the Broadway Extension connecting suburban Edmond to downtown Oklahoma City. The section between the Oklahoma-Texas state line and Waco, Texas is mostly co-located with Interstate 35 and the 35E spur through Dallas, Texas and, as of 2004, US77 Alternate has a northern terminus in Hallettsville, Texas. It rejoins US77 at Refugio, Texas, while the main line of US77 passes through Victoria, Alternate US77 veers to the west to serve Yoakum and Cuero. A section of U. S.77 located in the Giddings, another section of US77, from I-37 to SH44 in Nueces County, was redesignated I-69/US77 in 2011. In Oklahoma, U. S. Route 77 runs north–south, paralleling Interstate 35, connecting Texas to Kansas and it passes through many major cities, including Ardmore, Oklahoma City and Norman, Guthrie, and Ponca City. It has a section, the Broadway Extension, connecting Oklahoma City to its northern suburb Edmond. US-77 runs for 234 miles in Kansas, between the U. S.40 junction and the Cowley County line is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway. In Cowley County, it is the Robert B, near Arkansas City it is the Walnut Valley Greenway. From Nebraska to U. S.24 and from K-15 to Arkansas City, in Nebraska, U. S.77 is a major north–south artery connecting the capital city of Lincoln with outlying areas to the north and south. The highway is designated as the Homestead Expressway from Beatrice to Interstate 80 at Lincoln, in Lincoln, U. S.77 becomes a full controlled-access expressway before it overlaps with Interstate 80 for about 8 miles. North of Interstate 80, U. S.77 continues as an expressway to Wahoo and it remains a two-lane highway except for two sections near Fremont, which are four-lane divided highways. The expressway north of Fremont is shared with U. S. Route 275 and Nebraska Highway 91. U. S.275 and NE91 separate from U. S.77 just south of Winslow, Nebraska, U. S. Route 77 barely enters Iowa. After crossing the Missouri River via the Veterans Bridge at Sioux City and its total length in Iowa is slightly more than four-tenths mile. US77 previously extended north through South Dakota to Ortonville, Minnesota and it followed the current I-29 corridor up to the Toronto, South Dakota area, and then followed current South Dakota Highway 15 north to Milbank, South Dakota
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Interstate 69E
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Interstate 69E is a relatively short south–north freeway running through South Texas. Once complete the freeway will begin in Brownsville and head northward before terminating near Victoria as both I-69W and I-69E intersect into Interstate 69 towards Houston, for its entire length, I-69E shares its alignment with US77. A stated goal of Texas Department of Transportations I-69 initiative is that existing suitable freeway sections of the system be designated as I-69 as soon as possible. In August 2011, TxDOT received approval from FHWA for a segment of US77 between I-37 and SH44 near Corpus Christi, and was approved by the AASHTO in October 2011. Officials held a ceremony on December 5,2011 to unveil I-69 signs on the Robstown-Corpus Christi section and these approvals added over 100 miles to the Interstate Highway System in the Rio Grande Valley. The signage was installed in summer 2013, as of June 2013, the cluster consisting of the recently designated portions of I-69E, I-69C, and I-2 in the Rio Grande Valley is not connected to the national Interstate network. Roads portal Media related to Interstate 69 in Texas at Wikimedia Commons
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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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Brownsville, Texas
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Brownsville is the county seat of Cameron County, Texas. It is the sixteenth most populous city in the state of Texas, with a population at the 2010 census of 175,023 and an estimated population in 2014 of 183,046. It is located at the southernmost tip of Texas, on the bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The 2014 U. S. Census Bureau estimate placed the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area population at 420,392, in addition, the international Matamoros–Brownsville Metropolitan Area was estimated to have a population of 1,136,995. Brownsville has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation, the Brownsville urban area is one of the fastest growing in the United States. The citys population increased after it experienced a boom in the steel industry during the first decade of the 1900s. In recent times, the Port of Brownsville has become an economic hub for South Texas, where shipments arrive from other parts of the United States, from Mexico. In April 1846, construction of a fort on the Mexican border by was begun by American forces due to increased instability in the region on the eve of the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. Before the completion of the construction, the Mexican Army began the Siege of Fort Texas, during the first active campaign in the Mexican–American War, the first battle of the war occurred on May 8, when General Zachary Taylor received word of the siege of the fort. Taylors forces rushed to help, but Mexican troops intercepted them, resulting in the Battle of Palo Alto, approximately 5 miles north of present-day Brownsville. The next morning the Mexican forces had retreated, and Taylors troops caught up with them, resulting in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, which took place within the present city limits. When Taylor finally arrived at the besieged Fort Texas, it was found that two soldiers had died, one of them the commander, Major Jacob Brown. In his honor, General Taylor renamed the fort Fort Brown, an old cannon at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College marks the spot where Major Brown received his fatal wound. The city of Brownsville was originally established late in 1848 by Charles Stillman, the state originally incorporated the city on January 24,1850. This was repealed on April 1,1852, due to a dispute between Stillman and the former owners. The state reincorporated the city on February 7,1853, which remains in effect, the issue of ownership was not decided until 1879, when the U. S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Stillman. On July 13,1859, the First Cortina War started, juan Nepomuceno Cortina became one of the most important historical figures of the area, and continued to exert a decisive influence in the local events until his arrest in 1875. The First Cortina War ended on December 27,1859, in May 1861, the brief Second Cortina War took place
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Raymondville, Texas
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Raymondville is a city in and the county seat of Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,284 at the 2010 census and it may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. Raymondville was formed in 1904 by Edward Burleson Raymond, a foreman of the El Sauz Ranch portion of the King Ranch, Raymondville is located at 26°28′53″N 97°46′59″W and is known as the Gateway to the Rio Grande Valley. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 3.8 square miles. Soils are mostly clay or sandy loams which are well drained or moderately well drained. Some fine sandy loams underlie the eastern part of town, other parts of town have moderately alkaline, somewhat saline soils. Around the southern edge of town is an area of salinity which imposes limitations on farmers and gardeners. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers, according to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Raymondville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,733 people,2,514 households, the population density was 2,564.4 people per square mile. There were 2,842 housing units at a density of 748.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 69. 91% White,3. 91% African American,0. 59% Native American,0. 10% Asian,23. 29% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 86. 63% of the population. 18. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 3.45 and the average family size was 3.97. In the city, the population was out with 29. 9% under the age of 18,13. 1% from 18 to 24,27. 8% from 25 to 44,17. 5% from 45 to 64. The median age was 30 years, for every 100 females there were 117.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.5 males, the median income for a household in the city was $19,729, and the median income for a family was $23,799. Males had an income of $20,034 versus $14,502 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,910, about 32. 7% of families and 36. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45. 0% of those under age 18 and 30. 7% of those age 65 or over. In 2010, Raymondville was 77% Catholic,10. 5% Southern Baptist, immigration and Customs Enforcement located on the east side of Interstate 69E/U. S
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Interstate 2
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Interstate 2 is a west–east Interstate Highway running through the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. It begins at the intersection of U. S. Highway 83 and Business US83 in Penitas, for its entire length, I-2 shares its alignment with US83. I-2 also parallels Mexican Federal Highway 2, a major east–west route that traces the Mexico-U. S, border along the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. On April 1,2013, the Texas Transportation Commission applied to use the I-2 designation on US83 from Palmview to Harlingen and it connects with I-69E at Harlingen, and likewise with I-69C in the town of Pharr. The Federal Highway Administration approved the designation on May 24,2013, and these approvals added over 100 miles to the Interstate Highway System in the Rio Grande Valley. The signage was installed in summer 2013, as of June 2013, the cluster consisting of the recently designated portions of I-2, I-69C, and I-69E in the Rio Grande Valley is not connected to the national Interstate network
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U.S. Route 83 in Texas
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It is the longest highway in Texas at a length of about 895 miles, besting the east–west I-10, which has a length of 879 miles. In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, US83 is a freeway that is at or close to interstate standards from Brownsville to Penitas. In May 2013, the Texas Department of Transportation applied to the American Association of State Highway, on May 29,2013, the segment of US83 was approved as an I-69 connector using the I-2 designation extending approximately 46 miles from Harlingen to west of Mission. US 83s southern terminus is at a concurrency with I-69E/US77 on the side of Brownsville at the Brownsville – Veterans Port of Entry at the US/Mexico border. It remains co-signed with I-69E/US77 until Harlingen, where I-69E/US77 makes a turn northward and US83 maintains a westerly route to McAllen. From there, the highway parallels the Rio Grande until Laredo where it makes a northwesterly turn toward Carrizo Springs. The speed limit on US83 is briefly 75 mph through Dimmit County, merging with I-35 just south of downtown, US83 remains co-signed with the interstate until an exit at Botines, Texas. From there, it continues northward, intersecting with I-10 just south of Junction, US83 is co-signed with I-10 for approximately 8 miles, turning northward and leaving I-10 at the Kimble County Airport. After continuing northward through rural western Texas towns, US83 then merges with US84 east of Tuscola. US 83/84 remains a co-signed route until Abilene, where US84 turns to the northwest and US83 remains northbound, US 83/277 remains a co-signed route until approximately 2 miles north of Anson, where US277 turns northeast, and US83, northwest. After merging with US380 in Aspermont and briefly sharing a route, US83 continues northward, roads portal Media related to U. S. Route 83 in Texas at Wikimedia Commons
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Harlingen, Texas
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Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas, United States, about 30 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than 40 square miles and is the second largest city in Cameron County, as of the 2010 census the city had a population of 64,849, for a growth rate of 12. 5% since the 2000 census. It is the city with the least expensive cost of living in the United States, Hill envisioned the Arroyo Colorado as a commercial waterway. He named the town he founded on the bank after the Frisian city of Harlingen. The towns post office was established that year, the first school opened with fifteen pupils in 1905 near the Hill home, the first residence built in Harlingen. Harlingen incorporated on April 15,1910, when the population totaled 1,126, in 1920 the census listed 1,748. The local economy at first was almost entirely agricultural, major crops were vegetables and cotton. World War II military installations in Harlingen caused a jump in population from 23,000 in 1950 to 41,000 by 1960, Harlingen Army Air Field preceded Harlingen Air Force Base, which closed in 1962. The citys population fell to 33,603 by 1972, then climbed to 40,824 by 1980, local enterprise, focused on the purchase and utilization of the abandoned base and related housing, laid the groundwork for continuing progress through a diversified economy. The estimated population in July 1985 was 49,000, of which about 80 percent was Hispanic, in the late 1980s income from tourism ranked second only to citrus fruit production, with grain and cotton next in order. The addition of wholesale and retail trade, light and medium manufacturing, large-scale construction for multifaceted retirement communities is a new phase of industrial development. The City of Harlingen operates a busy industrial airpark where bombers used to land, at Valley International Airport the Confederate Air Force occupied hangar and apron space until 1991. The first hospital in Harlingen opened in 1923 and consisted of more than two barracks as wings. The Valley Baptist Hospital was built nearby a few years later, the Valley Baptist Hospital has grown into the Valley Baptist Medical Center. The citys outstanding network of health care specialists and facilities parallels the growth of the still-expanding center, also serving regional health needs are the South Texas State Chest Hospital, the State Hospital for Children, and the Rio Grande State Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center. Civic and cultural development in Harlingen has kept pace with the growth of the community, each March Harlingen is the site of the Rio Grande Valley International Music Festival. The city has two newspapers—the Harlingen Press, a paper established in 1951, and the Valley Morning Star. In 1990 the population was 48,735, in 1992 the city was named an All-America City, cited especially for its volunteer spirit and self-help programs
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Robstown, Texas
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Robstown is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States, and a western suburb of Corpus Christi. It was founded about 1906, and was named for Robert Driscoll, the population was 11,487 as of the 2010 census. The Texas State Legislature officially recognizes Robstown as the birthplace of Texas Hold em poker, Robstown is located at 27°47′33″N 97°40′10″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 12.1 square miles. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers, according to the Köppen climate classification system, Robstown has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 13,044 people,3,644 households, the population density was 1,054.6 people per square mile. There were 4,063 housing units at a density of 336.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 1 White,1. 41% African American,0. 60% Native American,0. 15% Asian,0. 06% Pacific Islander,27. 12% from other races, and 2 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 93. 09% of the population,15. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47 and the family size was 3.85. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 33. 5% under the age of 18,11. 1% from 18 to 24,25. 5% from 25 to 44,18. 4% from 45 to 64, the median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,774, males had a median income of $23,151 versus $16,150 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,736, about 30. 0% of families and 32. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43. 0% of those under age 18 and 25. 3% of those age 65 or over. The Robstown post office contains a mural, Founding and Subsequent Development of Robstown, Texas, federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. Robstown is divided into distinct neighborhoods. Most notably, The Ashburn, Kissling area, next to the Robstown High School. The area locally known as Bluebonnet, located in the northwest area of town, the area locally known as Casa Blanca, A school was built on top of the burial site of a Native American chief
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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Corpus Christi, colloquially Corpus, is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U. S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it extends into Aransas, Kleberg. It is 130 miles southeast of San Antonio and its political boundaries encompass Nueces Bay and Corpus Christi Bay. Its zoned boundaries include small land parcels or water inlets of three neighboring counties, the citys population was estimated to be 320,434 in 2014, making it the eighth-most populous city in Texas. The Corpus Christi metropolitan area had an population of 442,600. It is also the hub of the six-county Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice Combined Statistical Area, the Port of Corpus Christi is the fifth-largest in the United States. The region is served by the Corpus Christi International Airport, the citys name means Body of Christ in Latin. The name was given to the settlement and surrounding bay by Spanish explorer Alonso Álvarez de Pineda in 1519, the citys nickname is Sparkling City by the Sea, particularly featured in tourist literature. Corpus Christi was founded in 1839 by Colonel Henry Lawrence Kinney and William P. Aubrey as Kinneys Trading Post and it was a small trading post that sold supplies to a Mexican revolutionary army camped about 25 mi west. In July 1845, U. S. troops commanded by General Zachary Taylor set up there in preparation for war with Mexico. About a year later, the settlement was named Corpus Christi and was incorporated on 9 September 1852, the Battle of Corpus Christi was fought between August 12 and August 18,1862, during the American Civil War. United States Navy forces blockading Texas fought a land and sea engagement with Confederate forces in and around Corpus Christi Bay. Union forces defeated Confederate States Navy ships operating in the area, the Port of Corpus Christi was opened in 1926, and the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station was commissioned in 1941. The 1919 Storm devastated the city, killing hundreds on September 14, only three structures survived the storm on North Beach. To protect the city, the seawall was built, the city also suffered damage from Hurricane Celia in 1970 and Hurricane Allen in 1980, but little damage from Hurricane Ike in 2008. In November 1873, seven Mexican shepherds were lynched by a mob near the city, in February 1929, the League of United Latin American Citizens was founded in Corpus Christi. This organization was created to battle racial discrimination against Hispanic people in the United States, since its founding, LULAC has grown and now has a national headquarters in Washington, D. C. In March 1949, the American GI Forum was founded in Corpus Christi, currently, AGIF focuses on veterans issues, education, and civil rights issues
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Interstate 37
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Interstate 37 is a 143. 0-mile Interstate Highway located within the southern portion of the U. S. state of Texas. The highway was first designated in 1959 as a route between Corpus Christi and San Antonio, construction in the urban areas of Corpus Christi and San Antonio began in the 1960s and the segments of the Interstate Highway in rural areas were completed by the 1980s. Prior to I-37, the route between Corpus Christi and San Antonio was served by a combination of State Highway 9 from Corpus Christi to Three Rivers, as a result of the construction of I-37, SH9 was removed from the State Highway System. The highway begins in Corpus Christi at US181 and SH35 and heads north to San Antonio, beyond I-35, the freeway continues as US281 to northern San Antonio as a major freeway. In Corpus Christi, the highway access to the downtown area, the Port of Corpus Christi. The route provides an important connection between I-35 and the Texas Gulf Coast as well as one of the few limited-access hurricane evacuation routes away from the southern Texas coast, Interstate 37 starts near the Gulf Coast in Corpus Christi and heads northwest toward San Antonio. It links South Texas to the parts of the state via I-69E, US77. The highway functions as one of the few freeway hurricane evacuation routes for the southern Texas coast and it roughly parallels US181, which both begins and ends at I-37, and US281. Unofficially, I-37 begins at an intersection with Shoreline Boulevard on the edge of Corpus Christi Bay and it then heads west as a surface street for three blocks where it becomes entrance and exit ramps which connect to the freeway. I-37 begins officially at the point for these ramps, which is part of an interchange complex that also represents the southern ends of US181. It heads west from US181 through Corpus Christi and intersects two freeways, SH286 and SH358, the highway turns towards the northwest after the SH358 interchange roughly parallel to the south of the Nueces River. Just prior to leaving the Corpus Christi city limits, it intersects and has a concurrency with US77. US77 merges with I-37 as a freeway from the south, the Interstate continues to the northwest as US77 continues to the northeast. I-37 transitions to a setting once outside of the Corpus Christi city limits on its way to Mathis. It continues on to the northwest and intersects US59 east of George West and it begins paralleling US281 to the east before the two intersect and have a concurrency north of Three Rivers near Choke Canyon Reservoir. U. S. Highway 281 Alternate splits off from I-37 near Sunniland, the two routes remain concurrent until US281 splits off to head to Pleasanton, while I-37 bypasses the city to the east. After US281 leaves towards the northwest, I-37 turns to the north towards San Antonio, as I-37 enters the San Antonio city limits, it intersects the northern terminus of US181. Continuing to the north, it intersects I-410, the loop around San Antonio
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Interstate 10 in Texas
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Interstate 10 is the major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. In the U. S. state of Texas, it runs east from Anthony, at the border with New Mexico, through El Paso, San Antonio and Houston to the border with Louisiana in Orange, Texas. It is also the longest stretch of highway with a designation within a single state. After widening was completed in 2008, a portion of the highway west of Houston is now believed to be the widest in the world. There is a section in China on the G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway. More than a third of I-10s entire length is located in Texas alone, likewise, Orange is only 789 miles from the eastern terminus of I-10 in Jacksonville, Florida. I-10 replaced and runs concurrently with U. S. Highway 85 from the New Mexico border up until the two diverge at mile marker 13. The two highways parallel each other for several miles until US85 continues to south to the border with Mexico. Prior to the Interstate Highway system, US85 ran concurrent with US80 from the New Mexico border until the two diverged in Downtown El Paso, when I-10 was constructed in downtown El Paso, several blocks were demolished, and a sub-grade trench was built for the freeway. A series of overpasses now carry the preexisting north-south surface streets over the east-west stretch of I-10 through downtown, I-10 replaced US80 through El Paso and to the southeast and east to the present day junction of I-10 and I-20. US80 along this route has been removed from the highway system in favor of I-10. At the junction with I-20, I-10 replaced US290 eastward to the present day junction of I-10 and this section of US290 was deleted from the highway system. From this point to near Comfort, I-10 replaced State Highway 27, SH27 still exists along this stretch, mostly paralleling I-10 to the south. From Comfort southeast to San Antonio, I-10 directly replaced US87, I-10 generally follows the alignment of US87 on the northwest side of San Antonio into downtown. Southeast of downtown, I-10 curves back to the northeast to connect with the alignment of US90. Construction of portions of I-10 were well underway and completed prior to the commissioning of the highway in 1959, the section from Culebra Road to Woodlawn Avenue opened as the first freeway in San Antonio in 1949, but was signed as US87. Expansion and construction continued in the 1950s, but the bulk of the construction occurred in the 1960s after the interstate was commissioned, the current alignment was completed by 1968. Rapid growth in San Antonio has resulted in the highway becoming quickly inadequate
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Schulenburg, Texas
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Schulenburg is a city in Fayette County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,852 at the 2010 census, known for its German culture, Schulenburg is home of the Texas Polka Music Museum. In 1831, the Mexican government granted 4,428 acres of land to Kesiah Crier, criers family and the James Lyons family were the first white settlers in the area. The town of Schulenburg developed from two communities, Lyons, founded in 1842, and High Hill, settled in 1842. In 1873, the Galveston, Harris and San Antonio Railroad bought land in the area, then built a depot on the formerly owned by Louis Schulenburg. The first train arrived on New Years Eve of 1873, many of the early settlers to Schulenburg and the surrounding area were of German, Austrian and Czech descent, and the area still shows evidence of their culture. Local bakeries are noted for their kolaches, a Czech pastry, other immigrants of Jewish descent also made Schulenburg their home, and many of them became merchants. The town is the home of Stanzel Flying Models, makers of wire-controlled, Schulenburg is located in southern Fayette County at 29°40′49″N 96°54′26″W, on high ground 2 miles east of the Navidad River. U. S. Route 90 passes through the center of town as Summit Street, leading east 7.5 miles to Weimar, U. S. Route 77 crosses US90 in the center of Schulenburg, following Kessler Avenue. US77 leads north 16 miles to La Grange, the Fayette County seat, interstate 10 passes through the northern extent of Schulenburg, with access from Exit 674. I-10 leads east 95 miles to the center of Houston and west 103 miles to the center of San Antonio, according to the United States Census Bureau, Schulenburg has a total area of 2.5 square miles, all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,699 people,1,052 households, there were 1,226 housing units at an average density of 194. 0/km². The racial makeup of the city was 76. 29% White,15. 45% African American,0. 30% Native American,0. 33% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,6. 04% from other races, and 1. 56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13. 56% of the population,34. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was out with 21. 7% under the age of 18,6. 6% from 18 to 24,23. 0% from 25 to 44,21. 1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 44 years, for every 100 females there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.0 males, the median income for a household in the city was $27,619, and the median income for a family was $36,326
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Interstate 35 in Texas
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Interstate 35 in Texas is a major north–south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the United States-Mexico border to the Red River north of Gainesville where it crosses into Oklahoma. Along its route, it passes through the cities of San Antonio, Austin, Interstate 35E heads northeast where it passes through Dallas. Interstate 35W turns northwest to run through Fort Worth, the two branches meet up in Denton to again form Interstate 35, where it continues to the Oklahoma border. Interstate 35W maintains its own sequence of exit numbers, in Texas, Interstate 35 runs for just over 407 miles, which does not include either the 85-mile segment of Interstate 35W or the 97-mile segment of Interstate 35E. Texas contains more miles of the length of Interstate 35 than any other state. The Interstate is currently undergoing a renovation and expansion project. The project includes work on portions of the interstate from Dallas south to Laredo, in Laredo, Interstate 35 is between 6 and 8 main lanes in each direction, dropping to 4 near mile marker 13. After running concurrently with US83 for 20 miles, the highway continues north-northeast across the South Texas Plains, the highway passes through the towns of Cotulla, Dilley, Pearsall, Devine, and Lytle before reaching San Antonio. In San Antonio, I-35 is listed as the PanAm Expressway and it starts out as four lanes from the south until it reaches the Poteet-Jourdanton Freeway, expanding to six to eight mainlanes of travel. Its southern point begins in the southwest corner of town and travels northeast, at the southwest corner of Downtown, it reaches an intersection with Interstate 10, United States Route 87 and United States Route 90. US90 continues east and west from junction, while I-10 westbound/U. S. 87 northbound joins with I-35 northbound along the side of Downtown. In this section, it splits lanes to two levels, a lower one for local traffic and a higher one for express traffic. They briefly rejoin near the northwest corner of Downtown to allow I-10/U. S,87 to split off and go northwest. I-35 continues, resplitting lanes again as it curves around the northwest corner of Downtown, I-35 continues east for a few miles until it begins to curve back to the northeast. It merges with I-410 on its eastern north–south leg from its direction in a triangular interchange. A couple miles later, I-410 will split off onto its northern west–east leg, trucks are restricted from travel in the far left lane of I-35 in either direction throughout the San Antonio area. The restriction covers Bexar, Guadalupe, and Comal Counties, in Austin, Interstate 35 is named Interregional Highway
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Waco, Texas
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Waco is a city which is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin, the city had a 2010 population of 124,805, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the state. The US Census 2015 population estimate is 132,356, the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of McLennan and Falls Counties, which had a 2010 population of 234,906. Falls County was added to the Waco MSA in 2013, the US Census 2016 population estimate for the Waco MSA is 265,207. Indigenous peoples occupied areas along the river for thousands of years, in historic times, the area of present-day Waco was occupied by the Wichita Native American tribe known as the Waco. In 1824, Thomas M. Duke explored the area and reported to Stephen F. Austin, describing the Waco village and they have a spring almost as cold as ice itself. All we want is some Brandy and Sugar to have Ice Toddy and they have about 400 acres planted in corn, beans, pumpkins, and melons and that tended in good order. I think they cannot raise more than One Hundred Warriors, after Austin halted the first attempt to destroy their village in 1825, he made a treaty with them. The Waco eventually moved out of the region, settling north near present-day Fort Worth, in 1872, they joined other Wichita tribes on a reservation in Oklahoma. In 1902, the Waco received allotments of land and became official US citizens, neil McLennan settled in an area near the South Bosque River in 1838. Jacob De Cordova bought McLennans property and hired a former Texas Ranger, in 1849, Erath designed the first block of the city. Property owners wanted to name the city Lamartine, but Erath convinced them to name the area Waco Village, in March 1849, Shapley Ross built the first house in Waco, a double-log cabin, on a bluff overlooking the springs. His daughter Kate was the first white child to be born in Waco, in 1866, Wacos leading citizens embarked on an ambitious project to build the first bridge to span the wide Brazos River. They formed the Waco Bridge Company to build the 475-foot brick Waco Suspension Bridge, the economic effects of the Waco bridge were immediate and large. The cowboys and cattle-herds following the Chisholm Trail north, crossed the Brazos River at Waco, some chose to pay the Suspension Bridge toll, while others floated their herds down the river. The population of Waco grew rapidly, as immigrants now had a crossing for their horse-drawn carriages. Since 1971, the bridge has been only to pedestrian traffic and is in the National Register of Historic Places. In the late 19th century, a district called the Reservation grew up in Waco
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Interstate 20 in Texas
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The original distance of Interstate 20 was 647 miles from I-10 to the Louisiana border, reduced to the current distance of 636 miles with the rerouting of I-20 in the 1980s and 1990s. I-20 is known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Interstate 20 in Texas was designated in 1959, and was to replace or run parallel to U. S. Route 80. Initial construction began from east to west and as bypass loops around larger cities, in 1971, I-20 was rerouted across the southern side of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, with the old section through downtown Dallas and Fort Worth being redesignated as Interstate 30. In 1991, the entire concurrent designation of US80 was removed from the I-10 interchange to Dallas, I-20 begins at a junction with I-10 in a desolate region of West Texas about 6 miles east of the town of Kent. I-20 leaves the interchange with I-10 with a limit of 80 until Milemarker 89. Interstate 20 also generally heads to the east-northeast passing by the cities of Odessa, I-20 runs concurrently with the La Entrada al Pacífico corridor from its junction with US385 in Odessa to its junction with FM1788 near Midland International Airport. Near Sweetwater, I-20 begins to head east as it heads towards the city of Abilene, in Abilene, I-20 curves towards the north and transverses the northern part of the city while also forming the northern arc of the loop around the city. In Weatherford, I-20 again heads back towards the east as it heads towards the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, I-20 interchanges with I-30 west of Fort Worth with I-30 heading east and I-20 to the southeast. I-20 heads back towards the east when it interchanges with Interstate 820, I-20 forms the southern arc of the complete loop around the city of Fort Worth, and serves as the southernmost west–east freeway in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Interchanging with I-35W south of downtown Fort Worth, I-20 heads east towards Dallas passing through Arlington, from Arlington, I-20 passes into Dallas County at Grand Prairie and heads east in to Dallas, interchanging with I-35E south of downtown and I-45 shortly after. I-20 intersects with I-635 on Dallas southeast side before heading east towards East Texas, the interstate varies from 4 to 10 lanes from its I-30 junction near Weatherford to its US-80 junction near Terrell. I-20 leaves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and heads generally to the east-southeast through East Texas, I-20 begins heading to the east as it passes to the north of the city of Tyler at Lindale, Texas. The intersection of I-20 at US69 in Lindale is the highest traffic count intersection on I-20 east of Terrell to the Louisiana state line, from Lindale, I-20 continues east, going through Kilgore in the piney woods region of East Texas. I-20 leaves the state of Texas near Waskom and just west of Shreveport, Interstate 20 has one auxiliary route in Texas. Interstate 820 is a 35. 2-mile loop around the city of Fort Worth, I-20 absorbed the southern section as part of its relocation to the south and I-30 being extended westward over the old alignment of I-20 through the center of town. All of the business loops within Texas are maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation, Interstate 20 has fifteen business loops in the state, all located in western Texas. Along I-20, TxDOT identifies each business route as Business Interstate 20 followed by an alphabetic suffix, along Texas Interstates, the alphabetic suffixes on business route names ascend eastward and northward. There are gaps in the values to allow for future system expansion
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Dallas
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Dallas is a major city in the U. S. state of Texas. It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the citys population ranks ninth in the U. S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. The citys prominence arose from its importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries. The bulk of the city is in Dallas County, of which it is the county seat, however, sections of the city are located in Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties. According to the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 1,197,816, the United States Census Bureaus estimate for the citys population increased to 1,300,092 as of July 1,2015. In 2016 DFW ascended to the one spot in the nation in year-over-year population growth. In 2014, the metropolitan economy surpassed Washington, D. C. to become the fifth largest in the U. S. with a 2014 real GDP over $504 billion, as such, the metropolitan areas economy is the 10th largest in the world. As of January 2017, the job count has increased to 3,558,200 jobs. The citys economy is based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, technology, energy, healthcare and medical research. The city is home to the third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation. Located in North Texas, Dallas is the core of the largest metropolitan area in the South. Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were developed due to the construction of railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle. Later, France also claimed the area but never established much settlement, the area remained under Spanish rule until 1821, when Mexico declared independence from Spain, and the area was considered part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. In 1836, the Republic of Texas, with majority Anglo-American settlers, in 1839, Warren Angus Ferris surveyed the area around present-day Dallas. John Neely Bryan established a permanent settlement near the Trinity River named Dallas in 1841, the origin of the name is uncertain. The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845, Dallas was formally incorporated as a city on February 2,1856. With construction of railroads, Dallas became a business and trading center and it became an industrial city, attracting workers from Texas, the South and the Midwest. The Praetorian Building of 15 stories, built in 1909, was the first skyscraper west of the Mississippi and it marked the prominence of Dallas as a city
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Interstate 30
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Interstate 30 is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States spanning Texas and Arkansas. I-30 runs from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, the route parallels U. S. Route 67 except for the portion west of downtown Dallas. I-30 intersects with two of the 10 major north–south Interstates and also with the major Interstate routes I-20. I-30 is known as the Tom Landry Freeway between I-35W and I-35E, within the core of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, I-30 is the shortest two-digit Interstate ending in zero in the Interstate system. The Interstates ending in 0 are generally the longest east–west Interstates and it is also the second shortest major Interstate, behind Interstate 45. The largest areas that I-30 goes through include the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the Texarkana metropolitan area, the section of I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is designated the Tom Landry Highway in honor of the long-time Dallas Cowboys coach. Though I-30 passed well south of Texas Stadium, the Cowboys former home, their new stadium in Arlington, however, the freeway designation was made before Arlington voted to build Cowboys Stadium. This section was known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike, which preceded the Interstate System. Although tolls had not been collected for years, it was still known locally as the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike until receiving its present name. The section from downtown Dallas to Arlington was recently widened to over 16 lanes in some sections, in Dallas, I-30 is known as East R. L. Thornton Freeway between downtown Dallas and the eastern suburb of Mesquite. I-30 picks up the name from I-35E south at the Mixmaster interchange, the Mixmaster is scheduled to be reconstructed as part of the Horseshoe project, derived from the larger Pegasus Project. The section from downtown Dallas to Loop 12 is eight lanes plus an HOV lane and this section will be reconstructed under the Eastern Gateway project to 12 lanes by 2020. From Rockwall to a point past Sulphur Springs, I-30 runs concurrent with US67, through the city of Greenville, I-30 is known as Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway. I-30 continues northesterly through East Texas until a few miles from the Texas-Oklahoma border, I-30 enters southwestern Arkansas in Texarkana which is the twin city of Texarkana, Texas. Here, I-30 intersect I-49, Like in Texas, I-30 travels in a direction as it proceeds north east through the state. I-30 then passes through Hope which is where former President Bill Clinton was born, I-30 then serves Prescott, Gurdon, Arkadelphia, and Malvern. At Malvern, drivers can use US70 or US270 to travel into historic Hot Springs or beyond into Ouachita National Forest, about at this location, US70 and US67 join I-30 and stay with the interstate into the Little Rock city limits. Northeast of Malvern, I-30 passes through Benton, before reaching the Little Rock city limits, from Benton to its end at I-40, I-30 is a six-lane highway with up to 85,000 vehicles per day
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Interstate 635 (Texas)
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It intersects I-35E at exits 27B–C, but does not connect with I-35W. It is known locally as the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, or LBJ, senator from Texas, 37th Vice President, and the 36th President of the United States. When I-635 ends at I-20, then I-20 picks up the name of LBJ Freeway heading west, because the portion of I-20 between Spur 408 to I-635 retains the same names as 635, the two highways can be considered 3/4 of the beltway around Dallas. Together with Spur 408, a portion of Loop 12, and a portion of Interstate 35E, I-635 begins at an intersection with I-20 in southeast Dallas, and travels northward through Balch Springs into Mesquite, where it intersects U. S. Highway 80 and I-30. The route then turns to the northwest, continuing near the border between Dallas and Garland, six miles later is takes a general westward turn as it intersects US75 at the High Five Interchange. The section from I-35E to US75 is one of the busiest stretches of road in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, at all hours of the day. The route continues west, intersecting the Dallas North Tollway and its original terminus, I-635 was originally designated by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1959 as a loop around the eastern side of Dallas, connecting with I-35E to the northwest and southwest sides of the city. In January 1969, the first section to open to motorists was a 10-mile section from US75 to Barnes Bridge in Mesquite, in February 1970, the highway from US75 westward to I-35E northwest of Dallas opened to traffic. The I-635 designation was truncated in 1971 when I-20 was rerouted south of Dallas, the connecting section of I-20 from the west was not completed until 1978. Initially, the section between I-35E and US80 in southeast Dallas was concurrent with I-20, when the outlet for I-20 from southeast of Dallas to Terrell was completed, the I-635 designation was removed from I-35E to its intersection with I-20. An additional westward expansion was designated in 1974 and opened in the 1980s, the High Five construction project, a rebuild of the interchange of I-635 and US75, was opened for traffic in February 2006. This interchange carries over 500,000 vehicles per day and was built as the largest interchange in the state of Texas to handle this vehicle load, construction time was estimated in 2011 at five years and was completed and opened for traffic on September 10,2015. The new freeway features tolled express lanes, known as TEXpress lanes, the cost to drive on them fluctuates based on the current flow of traffic at the time. The project is among several billion dollar plus projects in the phase in. List of facilities named after Lyndon Johnson Interstate Guide, I-635 I-635 info page -- from dfwfreeways. info Kurumi, 3-digit Interstates from I-35
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Interstate 35 in Oklahoma
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Oklahoma is the second state that Interstate 35 passes through from south to north. In Oklahoma, I-35 runs from the Red River at the Texas border to the Kansas line near Braman, I-35 has one spur route in the state, Interstate 235 in the inner city of Oklahoma City. Interstate 35 enters Oklahoma with U. S. Highway 77 on a bridge over the Red River in Love County, US-77 splits off at Exit 1, but parallels the interstate for its entire length in Oklahoma. I-35 maintains a near-due north–south course through Love and Carter Cos. I-35 provides four exits to Ardmore, after leaving Ardmore, it has a brief concurrency with State Highway 53 and enters Murray County and the Arbuckle Mountains. I-35 then passes through Garvin County and the county seat of Pauls Valley, north of exit 79, I-35 enters McClain County. There, it passes through Purcell and Goldsby, State Highway 9 joins the interstate crossing over the South Canadian River into Cleveland County, after which it splits off again. It then serves as an urban interstate in Norman and Moore. Between Norman and Moore, US-77 joins the interstate again and it then enters Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County near milepost 120. Near downtown, I-35 splits off the mainline and runs concurrent with Interstate 40 for a mile before splitting off to the north again, Interstate 44 then joins I-35 between mileposts 133 and 137. In Edmond US-77 joins the interstate yet again, at milepost 146, I-35 enters Logan County. It serves Guthrie at Exit 153, where US-77 splits off, the interstate then crosses the Cimarron River into Payne County and enters Noble County shortly thereafter. It provides two exits to Perry and serves as the terminus of the Cimarron Turnpike. After providing access to Tonkawa and Blackwell in Kay County, it crosses into Kansas, some sections of I-35 in Oklahoma City were already built in 1953, before the Interstate system was created. As a free road, the first five miles of that section of I-35 were opened to traffic in 1958 from US-177 near Braman north to the Kansas border where it continued as the Kansas Turnpike. To the south of Oklahoma City, I-35 was completed through Norman south to Purcell in June 1959, in Moore, it opened in two parts, the northern half, connecting Moore to Oklahoma City, opened in January 1960. The southern half, linking it to Norman, was opened to traffic in June 1967 and this was in large part due to efforts of the towns of Wynnewood, Paoli, and Wayne, fighting to keep I-35 as close as possible to US-77. S. The uncompleted gap of I-35 in Southern Oklahoma was narrowed in 1967 and 1968 when two sections were completed from US-70/SH-199 in Ardmore south to SH-32 in Marietta. This stretch through the Arbuckles was particularly expensive and difficult to construct, a few months later in January,1971, I-35 was finally completed across the state of Oklahoma, when the remaining portions of the interstate from Purcell to SH-7 near Davis were opened to traffic
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U.S. Route 77 in Oklahoma
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In Oklahoma, U. S. Highway 77 runs north–south, paralleling Interstate 35, connecting Texas to Kansas and running for 267.21 miles through the central part of the state. It passes through major cities, including Ardmore, Oklahoma City and its suburbs, Guthrie. It has four lettered spur routes, US-77 was the first highway in Oklahoma to be paved entirely across the state from border to border. It has been a paved roadway since 1930, US-77 enters the state along with I-35 but splits off at the first exit in Oklahoma. Four miles later, it passes through Thackerville and it junctions with State Highway 32 on the west side of Marietta. North of Marietta, US-77 passes to the west of Lake Murray, north of Ardmore, US-77 continues as a four-lane divided highway to Springer. It crosses State Highway 53 south of Springer and it then passes through Davis (where it has a brief concurrency with State Highway 7. North of Davis, it passes through unincorporated Joy and passes through Wynnewood and it then passes through Pauls Valley, Paoli, and Wayne. Next, it enters Purcell, where it concurs with State Highway 39 and 74, US-77 and SH-39 split off SH-74 to head eastbound along Washington St. in downtown Purcell. Together, they cross the James C, nance Memorial Bridge into Lexington, where SH-39 splits off. It then heads through Slaughterville and Noble before entering Norman and it formerly ran through downtown Norman along Classen Boulevard, Porter Avenue then west along Robinson Street to Flood Avenue. The north–south section of the new alignment along 12th Avenue was previously flagged as SH-77H, I-35 and US-77 remain together until the Fort Smith Junction in downtown Oklahoma City, where it transfers onto Interstate 235. At Interstate 44, I-235 ends, but US-77 continues northbound as a freeway, the Broadway Extension is a major freeway linking the downtown area to Edmond. In Edmond, it heads east to meet I-35, which it again until Guthrie. In Guthrie, US-77 meets State Highway 33 and it continues northbound to serve as the eastern terminus of State Highway 164 and turns eastward toward Perry. After passing the end of State Highway 86, it turns back northward and has a half-interchange with the Cimarron Turnpike. It then carries State Highway 15 for four miles, at Tonkawa, it begins a wrong-way concurrency with U. S. Highway 177 and U. S. Highway 60. It splits off to the north to head through Ponca City and Newkirk, before crossing over the Kansas line towards Arkansas City, State Highway 153 is a short state highway in Love County, Oklahoma
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Gainesville, Texas
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Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, United States. The population was 16,002 at the 2010 census and it is part of the Texoma region. Founded in 1850, the city of Gainesville was established on a 40-acre tract of land donated by Mary E. Clark, City residents called their new community Liberty, which proved short-lived, as a Liberty, Texas, already existed. It was suggested by one of the settlers of Cooke County, Colonel William Fitzhugh. Gaines, a United States general under whom Fitzhugh had served, had been sympathetic with the Texas Revolution, the first hint of prosperity arrived with the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach in September 1858, bringing freight, passengers, and mail. In the decade after the Civil War, Gainesville had its first period of extended growth, Gainesville, only 7 miles from the Oklahoma border, became a supply point for cowboys driving herds north to Kansas. The merchants of Gainesville reaped considerable benefits from the cattle drives. Within 20 years, the population increased from a few hundred to more than 2,000, Gainesville was incorporated on February 17,1873, and by 1890 was established as a commercial and shipping point for area ranchers and farmers. In the late 1870s two factors drastically altered the landscape of North Central Texas. The first of these was barbed wire, sanborn, a regional sales agent for Joseph Gliddens Bar Fence Company of DeKalb, Illinois, traveled to Texas. That autumn, he chose Gainesville as one of his initial distribution points for the newly invented barbed wire which his employer had patented the previous year. On his first visit to Gainesville, he sold ten reels of the wire to the Cleaves, World War II had an enormous impact on Cooke County. Camp Howze, an infantry training camp, was established on some of the best farmland in the county. The construction of the camp helped bring Cooke County out of the Great Depression by providing jobs, the county population doubled and the area boomed. In the last several years, tourism has brought renewed prosperity to the area, the return of Amtrak on June 14,1999, brought Gainesville back full circle to one of the original sources of its growth and success. In the early 1990s, Gainesville had 600 businesses and a population of 14,587, in 2000, the population was 15,538, with the population after the 2010 Census being just over 16,000 people. Gainesville is home to a courthouse with a rotunda topped by stained glass. The 1912 Cooke County Courthouse was designed by the Dallas firm of Lang & Witchell, the courthouse was designed in the Beaux Arts style with some Prairie Style features and influences from famed Chicago architect Louis Sullivan
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Cameron County, Texas
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Cameron County, officially the County of Cameron, is the southernmost county in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 406,220, the county was founded in 1848 and is named for Captain Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution and in the ill-fated Mier Expedition. Cameron County is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville, TX Combined Statistical Area. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,276 square miles. To the east, the county borders the Gulf of Mexico, Interstate 2 Interstate 69E Interstate 169 U. S. Highway 77 U. S. Highway 83 U. S. The population density was 370 people per square mile, there were 141,924 housing units at an average density of 132 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 87. 0% White,0. 5% Black or African American,0. 4% Native American,0. 7% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,9. 8% from other races, and 1. 5% from two or more races. 88. 1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,16. 40% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the family size was 3.80. In the county, the population was out with 33. 0% under the age of 18,9. 7% from 18 to 24,25. 6% from 25 to 44,20. 6% from 45 to 64. The median age was 30.6 years, for every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.30 males, the median income for a household in the county was $31,264, and the median income for a family was $33,770. Males had an income of $21,410 versus $15,597 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,695, about 30. 0% of families and 34. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46. 8% of those under age 18 and 24. 8% of those age 65 or over. A2000 Texas A&M study stated that of the residents of Cameron County, U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates the Port Isabel Service Processing Center, which is located in an unincorporated area adjacent to Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport. U. S. District Judge Andrew S. Hane stated in 2013 that the corruption in the county judiciary and legal system was so pervasive that most people would not believe it unless they heard it themselves. County Judge Carlos Cascos will step down after eight years in the position in January 2015 to become Secretary of State of Texas in the new administration of Governor Greg Abbott. Cascos had just won a term as county judge in the same November 4,2014 general election in which Abbott defeated the Democrat Wendy R. Davis
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Willacy County, Texas
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Willacy County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 22,134, the county was created in 1911 and organized the next year. Willacy County comprises the Raymondville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville, Willacy County was formed in 1911 from parts of Cameron and Hidalgo counties and originally included what is now Kenedy County, it was named for state senator John G. Willacy. Kenedy was split from Willacy in 1921, when the ranchers of the northern part of the county sought to separate from the newly arrived farmers of the southern part. The Bermuda onion was introduced to Willacy County in 1912 and it grew well and slowly displaced ranchland in the southern part of the county, becoming the most important crop. For many years the town of Raymondville held an annual Onion Festival, using the tag line, The Breath of a Nation. In 1940, the first oil wells were sunk in the countys Willamar Oil Field, today oil production is a part of the local economy. Also in the 1940s, sorghum was introduced to the county, gradually displacing cotton, cattle ranching remains a substantial economic activity as well. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 784 square miles. It borders the Gulf of Mexico. Interstate 69E U. S.85. 8% were White,2. 1% Black or African American,0. 6% Asian,0. 3% Native American,9. 3% of some other race and 1. 8% of two or more races. As of the census of 2000, there were 20,082 people,5,584 households, the population density was 34 people per square mile. There were 6,727 housing units at a density of 11 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 7% White,2. 19% Black or African American,0. 50% Native American,0. 11% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,24. 46% from other races, and 2. 34% from two or more races. 85. 69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,16. 50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the family size was 3.85. In the county, the population was out with 31. 60% under the age of 18,11. 90% from 18 to 24,26. 60% from 25 to 44,18. 30% from 45 to 64. The median age was 30 years, for every 100 females there were 105.20 males
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Kenedy County, Texas
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Kenedy County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 416 and it is the third-least populous county in Texas and fourth-least populous in the United States. The county was created in 1921 from parts of Hidalgo and Willacy counties and is named for Mifflin Kenedy, Kenedy County is included in the Kingsville, TX Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX Combined Statistical Area. There are no incorporated municipalities in Kenedy County, in 1999, Hurricane Bret struck the county, but damage was minimal because of the low population. The Peñascal Wind Power Project was built near Sarita in the early 21st Century and is expected to raise the population of the area. The King Ranch, of which Mifflin Kenedy had been a prior to 1868. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,946 square miles. In total area, Kenedy is the 13th largest county in Texas, in land area only, it is the 25th-largest county in Texas. It borders the Gulf of Mexico, baffin Bay makes up much of the border with Kleberg County. US77 is the highway in Kenedy County. U. S. Highway 77 The future route of Interstate 69E is planned to follow the current route of U. S.77 in most places. Kleberg County Willacy County Hidalgo County Brooks County Padre Island National Seashore As of the census in 2000, there were 414 people,138 households, the population density was 0.28 people per square mile. There were 281 housing units at a density of 0.19 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 64. 49% White,0. 72% Black or African American,0. 72% Native American,0. 48% Asian,31. 88% from other races,78. 99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18. 80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.26. The median age was 34 years old, for every 100 females there were 110.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.70 males, the median income for a household in the county was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $26,719. Males had an income of $18,125 versus $12,188 for females
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Kleberg County, Texas
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Not to be confused with Kleberg, Texas. Kleberg County is a county in the U. S. state of Texas, as of the 2010 census, its population was 32,061. The county was organized in 1913 and is named for Robert J. Kleberg, Kleberg County is part of the Kingsville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX Combined Statistical Area. Most of the land lies in the famed King Ranch. Kleberg County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican J. M. Lozano, a restaurateur in Kingsville and in Alice, Texas. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,090 square miles. It borders the Gulf of Mexico, baffin Bay makes up a large part of the border with Kenedy County. U. S. Highway 77 The future route of Interstate 69E is planned to follow the current route of U. S.77 in most places, the population density was 36 people per square mile. There were 12,743 housing units at a density of 15 per square mile. 65. 41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,22. 30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the family size was 3.30. In the county, the population was out with 27. 30% under the age of 18,15. 70% from 18 to 24,27. 40% from 25 to 44,19. 00% from 45 to 64. The median age was 29 years, for every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males, the median income for a household in the county was $29,313, and the median income for a family was $33,055. Males had an income of $31,179 versus $19,494 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,542, about 21. 20% of families and 26. 70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35. 50% of those under age 18 and 15. 60% of those age 65 or over. Kleberg county is named after Robert Justus Kleberg Sr. a Prussian settler, was born on September 10,1803, in Herstelle, Kleberg was educated in the classics and attended the University of Göttingen, where he received a J. D. degree. After graduating he was appointed a justice of assizes and he married Rosalie von Roeder near Paderborn, Prussia, in.1834
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Nueces County, Texas
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Nueces County is a county in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 340,223, the county seat is Corpus Christi. The county was formed in 1846 from portions of San Patricio County and it is named for the Nueces River, which flows through the county. Nueces County is part of the Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,166 square miles, of which 838 square miles is land and 327 square miles is water. It borders the Gulf of Mexico, San Patricio County Kleberg County Jim Wells County As of the census of 2000, there were 313,645 people,110,365 households, and 79,683 families residing in the county. The population density was 375 people per square mile, there were 123,041 housing units at an average density of 147 per square mile. 55. 78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,22. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the family size was 3.30. In the county, the population was out with 28. 40% under the age of 18,10. 50% from 18 to 24,28. 90% from 25 to 44,21. 10% from 45 to 64. The median age was 33 years, for every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males, the median income for a household in the county was $35,959, and the median income for a family was $41,066. Males had an income of $31,571 versus $22,324 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,036, about 14. 70% of families and 18. 20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24. 00% of those under age 18 and 15. 80% of those age 65 or over
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San Patricio County, Texas
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San Patricio County is a county in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,804, San Patricio County is part of the Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1828,200 Irish Catholic families, recruited from Ireland, by 1836, about 500 people lived in the colony on 84 Mexican land grants. During the Texas Revolution, most fled from the colony because of fighting in the area, by 1841, a small number of permanent residents had returned. When Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845, the area was stabilized by the presence of U. S. troops under Gen. Zachary Taylor, in 1845, the county was formed, and Corpus Christi was designated as the county seat. The following year, the county south of the Nueces River was reorganized as Nueces County, in 1848, additional counties were formed out of San Patricio, which further reduced its size. The 1850 U. S. Census listed only 200 people in the county, the local economy was based on cattle raising. In the mid-1860s, more settlers moved, drawn by the cheap land. By 1870,602 people lived in the county, and the census reported 51 farms and ranches, totalling 52,000 acres, in the area. Development of the county intensified during the early 20th century, as hundreds of farmers moved in from northern Texas, the population reached 7,307 by 1910, and was 11,386 by 1920,470 farms were counted in 1910, and 757 farms in 1920. Cattle ranching remained important, but vegetables and cotton also became important, the acres planted in the cotton increased from about 15,000 acres in 1910 to 155,000 acres by 1930. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 708 square miles. The Gulf of Mexico is situated to the east of the county, Interstate 37 U. S. Highway 77 The future route of Interstate 69E is planned to follow the current route of U. S.77 in most places. The population density was 97 people per square mile, the 24,864 housing units averaged 36 per square mile. About 49. 42% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race, about 18. 70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8. 00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the family size was 3.40. In the county, the population was distributed as 31. 10% under the age of 18,10. 00% from 18 to 24,28. 20% from 25 to 44,20. 20% from 45 to 64, the median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.50 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males
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Refugio County, Texas
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Refugio County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,383, the county was created as a municipality of Mexico in 1834 and organized as a county in 1837. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 818 square miles. U. S. Highway 77 The future route of Interstate 69E is planned to follow the current route of U. S.77 in most places, the population density was 10 people per square mile. There were 3,669 housing units at a density of 5 per square mile. 44. 58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,24. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the family size was 3.07. In the county, the population was out with 26. 10% under the age of 18,7. 40% from 18 to 24,25. 90% from 25 to 44,24. 00% from 45 to 64. The median age was 39 years, for every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males, the median income for a household in the county was $29,986, and the median income for a family was $36,162. Males had an income of $29,667 versus $16,565 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,481, about 14. 30% of families and 17. 80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24. 20% of those under age 18 and 16. 30% of those age 65 or over. The Tom OConnor field was discovered in 1934 with the Quintana No, 1-A well, the location of which was based on a gravity survey and a trend of other fields to the southwest and northeast between the Vicksburg Fault Zone and the Frio Fault Zone. The field is a structural trap formed by an anticline on the side of the Vicksburg Fault Zone. The faulting is due to large-scale gravity slumping, and these types of faults are referred to as growth faults, gas with some oil is found above these sandstones in the Oligocene Anahuac Formation, deposited in a Marine transgression, notably the 4400 foot Greta sand. Dry gas is found in the Miocene-Pliocene Fleming sandstones deposited during marine regression, notably the L-4 sand, Medical care is provided to the citizens of Refugio County through a county hospital, several rural health clinics, a wellness clinic and a specialty clinic. Refugio County Medical Center opened in 1940 and underwent expansions in 1962 and 2009, the hospital was run by religious orders until the 1970s, when Refugio County assumed operations. A hospital district was established in 1977, austwell Bayside Refugio Woodsboro Tivoli Copano St. OConnor
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Victoria County, Texas
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Victoria County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 86,793, Victoria County is included in the Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. Paleo-Indians Hunter-gatherers, and later Tonkawa, Aranamas, Tamiques, Karankawa, tawakoni, Lipan Apache and Comanche, first inhabitants. 1685 René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis,1689 Alonso de Leon names the Guadalupe River in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. 1722 Nuestra Señora de Loreto Presidio and Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga become the first Spanish settlement in Victoria County, the only primarily Mexican colony in Texas. 1836 Victory County is formed by the Republic of Texas and it is named after Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico. 1842 Rafael Vásquez and Adrián Woll lead Mexican forces in an invasion into the county,1850 Coletoville is established by German immigrant Carl Steiner. 1851 Victoria County’s first toll bridge is erected across the river, built by Richard Owens,1860 There are 1,413 slaves in the county. 1861 County votes 318-88 in favor of secession from the Union, Victoria County sends 300 men to fight for the Confederate States Army. Magruder destroys the railroad from Port Lavaca to Victoria to keep it out of Union hands and he also sinks trees and boats into the Guadalupe River. 1867-1869 The county is occupied by federal troops,1873 Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railway connects Victoria with Cuero and the coast. 1882 New York, Texas and Mexican Railway provides the first cross-country route to Rosenberg Junction in Fort Bend County,1883 Texas Continental Meat Company is erected in the county and is the largest meat packing plant in Texas. 1886 Brays Ferry is established at the San Antonio River by G. B,1906 The Guadalupe River Navigation Company is established. 1930 Oil is discovered at the McFaddin Oil Field, Victoria County holds more cattle than any other county in Texas. 1941 Foster Air Force Base is established as Victoria Army Air Field as an air field. 1967 The Victoria Barge Canal is completed, connecting Victoria County with the Intracoastal Waterway. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 889 square miles. U. S. Highway 59 The future route of Interstate 69 is planned to follow the current route of U. S.59 in most places northeast of Victoria
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DeWitt County, Texas
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DeWitt County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,097, the county was founded in 1846 and is named for Green DeWitt, who founded an early colony in Texas. Archeological digs indicate early habitation from the Paleo-Indians Hunter-gatherers period, tawakoni, Lipan Apache and Comanche lived and hunted in the county. In 1825, empresario Green DeWitt received a grant from the Coahuila y Tejas legislature to settle 400 families, between 1826 and 1831 settlers arrived from Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and other Southern states. A temporary county government was set up in 1846, with the county seat being Daniel Boone Friars store at the junction of the La Bahía Road, on November 28,1850, Clinton became the county seat until Cuero became county seat in 1876. Dewitt County voted in favor of secession from the Union, during Reconstruction, the county was occupied by the Fourth Corps, based at Victoria. From April 1866 until December 1868 a subassistant commissioner of the Freedmens Bureau served at Clinton, the community of Hopkinsville was established in 1872 by Henry Hopkins, freedman former slave of Judge Henry Clay Pleasants, the judge credited for ending the Sutton-Taylor Feud. Residents began a school that was active until 1956, and established the Antioch Baptist Church, the notorious Sutton–Taylor feud began as a Reconstruction era county law enforcement issue between the Taylor family and lawman William E. Sutton. It eventually involved both the Taylor and Sutton families, the Texas State Police, the Texas Rangers and John Wesley Hardin, the feud, which lasted a decade and cost 35 lives, has been called the longest and bloodiest in Texas history. April 1,1866 marked the first cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail, the coming of the railroads eliminated the need for the Chisholm Trail. Dewitts first rail line, the Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific, the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, was the second line in the county. In 1907 the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway came through Dewitt, in 1925, the three lines came under the control of the Southern Pacific lines and operated as the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Passenger service continued until November 1950, the United States Army Air Corps opened Cuero Field, serving 290 cadets, at Cuero Municipal Airport as a pilot flight school in 1941. The school was deactivated in 1944, Cuero and its large turkey growing industry bills itself as the Turkey Capital of the World. The turkey industry in Cuero began large scale operations in 1908, much like ranchers had cattle drives, Cuero poultry growers drove their turkeys down Main Street to the local packing plant. Each year the crowds grew to watch the sight and sound of upwards of 20,000 turkeys going through town, the first annual Cuero Turkey Trot celebration began in 1912, complete with the Turkey Trot dance music of the era. By the 1970s, the event had become a 3-day typical Texas celebration with parades, live entertainment, food booths and street dances. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 910 square miles
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Lavaca County, Texas
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Lavaca County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,263, the county was created in 1846. It is named for the Lavaca River which curves its way South East through Moulton and Hallettsville before reaching the coast at Matagorda Bay. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 970 square miles. U. S. Highway 77 U. S. Highway 77 Alternate U. S, the population density was 20 people per square mile. There were 9,657 housing units at a density of 10 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 86. 86% White,6. 79% Black or African American,0. 19% Native American,0. 16% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,4. 84% from other races, and 1. 14% from two or more races. 11. 36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,27. 0% were of Czech,24. 1% German,9. 1% American and 5. 1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 86. 3% spoke English,7. 7% Spanish,4. 6% Czech and 1. 2% German as their first language. 27. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 16. 60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was out with 24. 20% under the age of 18,6. 90% from 18 to 24,23. 50% from 25 to 44,23. 60% from 45 to 64. The median age was 42 years, for every 100 females there were 93.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males, the median income for a household in the county was $29,132, and the median income for a family was $36,760. Males had an income of $26,988 versus $17,537 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,398, about 10. 20% of families and 13. 20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15. 20% of those under age 18 and 18. 40% of those age 65 or over. The following school public school districts are located in Lavaca County. tamu. edu/ccbn/dewitt/freelavaca. htm
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Fayette County, Texas
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Fayette County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,554 and its county seat is La Grange. The county was created in 1837 and organized the next year, Fayette County was established in 1837 from land given by Bastrop and Colorado counties. It is named for the Marquis de la Fayette, a French nobleman who became an American Revolutionary War hero, an early resident of Brazoria County and then Fayette County, Joel Walter Robison, fought in the Texas Revolution and served in the Texas House of Representatives. There are more than a dozen historic properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Fayette County is the location of the real Chicken Ranch, which was the basis of the musical play and feature film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 960 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 21,804 people,8,722 households, the population density was 23 people per square mile. There were 11,113 housing units at a density of 12 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 84. 58% White,7. 01% Black or African American,0. 36% Native American,0. 22% Asian,0. 06% Pacific Islander,6. 66% from other races, and 1. 11% from two or more races. 12. 78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,34. 9% were of German,16. 4% Czech,7. 6% American and 5. 3% English ancestry according to census 2000. Christianity is the one religion and Judaism is the second. 28. 00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16. 40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97. In the county, the population was out with 23. 20% under the age of 18,7. 00% from 18 to 24,23. 60% from 25 to 44,24. 20% from 45 to 64. The median age was 43 years, for every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males, the median income for a household in the county was $34,526, and the median income for a family was $43,156. Males had an income of $29,008 versus $20,859 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,888, about 8. 10% of families and 11. 40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12. 70% of those under age 18 and 13. 50% of those age 65 or over. The county owns Fayette Regional Air Center, in an area west of LaGrange
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Lee County, Texas
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Lee County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 16,612, the county is named for Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 634 square miles. The population density was 25 people per square mile, there were 6,851 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile. 18. 19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,35. 5% were of German and 8. 3% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 80. 1% spoke English,14. 4% Spanish and 5. 1% German as their first language,23. 80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the family size was 3.15. In the county, the population was out with 28. 80% under the age of 18,9. 20% from 18 to 24,26. 30% from 25 to 44,21. 40% from 45 to 64. The median age was 36 years, for every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males, the median income for a household in the county was $36,280, and the median income for a family was $42,073. Males had an income of $30,635 versus $21,611 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,163, about 9. 70% of families and 11. 90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. 70% of those under age 18 and 16. 10% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 census, Lee County has an ethnic makeup relative to the overall United States. The Texas Youth Commission operates the Giddings State School in unincorporated Lee County, as of 2004 the Giddings State School, a Texas Youth Commission facility, was Lee Countys largest employer
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Milam County, Texas
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Milam County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 24,757, the county was created in 1834 as a municipality in Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. Milam County is named for Benjamin Rush Milam, an early settler and a soldier in the Texas Revolution. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,022 square miles. U. S. Highway 77 U. S. Highway 79 U. S, the population density was 24 people per square mile. There were 10,866 housing units at a density of 11 per square mile. 18. 63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,16. 7% were of American,16. 1% German,7. 2% English and 6. 8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 25. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.11. In the county, the population was out with 27. 50% under the age of 18,7. 70% from 18 to 24,24. 70% from 25 to 44,22. 90% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females, there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males, the median income for a household in the county was $33,186, and the median income for a family was $40,431. Males had an income of $30,149 versus $20,594 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,920, about 12. 20% of families and 15. 90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21. 80% of those under age 18 and 15. 30% of those age 65 or over. Four additional districts extend into parts of Milam County, but are based in neighboring counties, Bartlett, Caldwell, Holland, st. Paul Lutheran School in Thorndale is a private institution that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight
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Falls County, Texas
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Falls County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,866 and it is named for the original 10-foot-tall waterfall on the Brazos River, which existed until the river changed course during a storm in 1866. The present falls can be two miles northeast of the original falls, at the Falls on the Brazos Park, a camping site located only a few miles out of Marlin on Farm to Market Road 712. Falls County is included in the Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area, with a large portion of its economy based on agriculture, Falls County is sixth among 254 Texas counties in corn production. The Brazos River valley served as hunting grounds for several tribes, including Wacos, Tawakonis, the Comanches were often a more aggressive band who forced other tribes off the land. The Tawakoni branch of Wichita Indians originated north of Texas, from 1843 onward, the Tawakoni were part of treaties made by both the Republic of Texas and the United States. The Cherokees arrived in the early 1830s, sam Houston, adopted son of Chief Oolooteka of the Cherokee, negotiated the February 1836 treaty between Chief Bowl of the Cherokees and the Republic of Texas. January 1839, Falls County saw two brutal massacres by the Anadarkos, under chief José María, at the homes of George Morgan, a retaliatory offensive by settlers was ineffective and forced the group into a retreat. In 1846, several tribes negotiated a treaty with the United States government, robertson, Texas Association/Nashville Co. and Robert Leftwich received a grant from the Coahuila y Tejas legislature to settle 800 families. By contracting how many families each grantee could settle, the government sought to have control over colonization. Robertson began bringing American settlers to his Nashville colony, most of the settlers came from Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. He named the capital of the Nashville colony Sarahville de Viesca, Fort Viesca was built in 1834, with a name change to Fort Milam in 1835. The settlement was deserted during the Runaway Scrape of 1836, the state legislature formed Falls County from Limestone and Milam counties in 1850, and named it after the falls of the Brazos River. By the census of 1860 the county had 1,716 slaves, Falls County voted in favor of secession from the Union. The county fared better during Reconstruction than most, perhaps due to its distance from areas subject to Union military occupation, Marlin began to be known by the healing powers of its hot mineral waters by the 1890s. Conrad Hilton built the Falls Hotel, with a tunnel to a mineral bath, the Houston and Texas Central Railway became the first railroad through the county around 1870. The Waco Division of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, in 1902 the Missouri Pacific Railroad passed through the county. A log cabin served as the countys first courthouse in the 1850s, the second courthouse burned in 1870
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McLennan County, Texas
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McLennan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 234,906, the U. S. census 2016 county population estimate is 247,934. The county is named for Neil McLennan, an early settler, McLennan County is included in the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. McLennan County was created by the Texas Legislature in 1850 out of Milam County, the county seat, Waco, had been founded as an outpost of the Texas Rangers, laid out by George B. Erath, and was known by 1850 as Waco Village, according to local lore, the first sustained flight did not occur in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, but just outside Tokio by a man flying a gyrocopter. During World War I, McLennan County was home to at least one military airfield, in the aftermath of World War I, racial violence disrupted county life, culminating in two major Ku Klux Klan marches and the public lynching of numerous Black citizens. McLennan Countys contributions to World War II include the reopening of Rich Field, Doris Miller, in 1886, Baylor University relocated from Independence, Texas, to Waco and absorbed Waco University. In the 1960s, the Texas Legislature created the first community college to use words in the name. Around the same time, what is now the institution of Texas State Technical College was founded as James Connally Technical Institute. Crush, Texas, was a town in McLennan County. It was established to stage a publicity stunt concocted by William George Crush, the stunt involved the collision of two 35-ton steam locomotives in front of spectators whom the railway transported to the event for $2 each. After heavy promotion, on September 15,1896, the event was delayed by several hours as the police maneuvered the crowd of over 40,000 back to what was thought to be a safe distance. The crews of the two tied the throttles open and jumped off. The two engines, pulling wagons filled with railroad ties, traveled a 4-mile track and thunderously crashed into each other at a speed of up to 120 mph. The boilers exploded and sent steam and flying debris into the crowd, three people were killed and about six were injured, including event photographer Jarvis Joe Deane, who lost an eye because of a flying bolt. Ragtime composer Scott Joplin commemorated the event with The Great Crush Collision March, Texas composer and singer Brian Burns wrote and recorded a song about the collision, The Crash at Crush, in 2001. In May 17,2015, motorcycle clubs gathered at the Twin Peaks Restaurant in Waco for a Confederation of Clubs meeting. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,060 square miles
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Hill County, Texas
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Hill County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,089, the county is named for George Washington Hill, secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas. Hill County is part of Central Texas, though not included in Texas Hill Country, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 986 square miles, of which 959 square miles is land and 27 square miles is water. The population density was 34 people per square mile, there were 14,624 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 84. 16% White,7. 40% Black or African American,0. 44% Native American,0. 25% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,6. 02% from other races, and 1. 71% from two or more races. 13. 49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,24. 80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the family size was 3.07. A Williams Institute analysis of 2010 census data there were about 3.2 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county. In the county, the population was out with 25. 90% under the age of 18,8. 50% from 18 to 24,24. 90% from 25 to 44,23. 40% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males, the median income for a household in the county was $31,600, and the median income for a family was $37,791. Males had an income of $29,438 versus $20,765 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,514, about 11. 90% of families and 15. 70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19. 70% of those under age 18 and 14. 60% of those age 65 or over. Serving Hill County exclusively are media outlets KHBR Radio -1560 AM as well as THE REPORTER Newspaper, Hill County is currently listed as part of the Dallas-Fort Worth DMA. Local media outlets include, KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, although located in Central Texas and a neighboring county of the Waco metropolitan area. Meaning all of the Waco/Temple/Killeen market stations also provide coverage for Hill County and they include, KCEN-TV, KWTX-TV, KXXV-TV, KDYW, and KWKT-TV. Northland Cable Television continues to all of the above stations in Hillsboro. Birome Brandon Irene Peoria National Register of Historic Places listings in Hill County, Texas Hill County governments website Hill County from the Handbook of Texas Online
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Ellis County, Texas
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Ellis County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 149,610, the county was founded in 1849 and organized the next year. It is named for Richard Ellis, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence, Ellis County is included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 952 square miles. Interstate 35E Interstate 45 U. S. Route 67 U. S.77 U. S, the population density was 118 people per square mile. There were 39,071 housing units at a density of 42 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 80. 63% White,8. 64% Black or African American,0. 59% Native American,0. 35% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,7. 90% from other races, and 1. 86% from two or more races. 18. 42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,16. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the family size was 3.31. A Williams Institute analysis of 2010 census data there were about 3.2 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county. In the county, the population was out with 30. 20% under the age of 18,9. 30% from 18 to 24,29. 80% from 25 to 44,21. 50% from 45 to 64. The median age was 33 years, for every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males, the median income for a household in the county was $50,350, and the median income for a family was $55,358. Males had an income of $37,613 versus $26,612 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,212, about 6. 80% of families and 8. 60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. 10% of those under age 18 and 10. 40% of those age 65 or over. Ellis is a staunchly Republican county in presidential elections, the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976, and since 2000, Republican presidential candidates have won with more than two-thirds of the vote. Ellis County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Television media market in North Central Texas, local News media outlets are, KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, KFWD-TV, and KDTX-TV. Cedar Hill Ferris Glenn Heights Grand Prairie Mansfield Ovilla Bristol Clyde Barrow of Bonnie, won State Heavyweight Title in 1953 - contender for National Heavyweight Title, but lost to Sonny Liston
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Dallas County, Texas
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Dallas County is a county in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,368,139 and it is Texas second-most populous county and the ninth-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Dallas, which is also Texas third-largest city, the county was founded in 1846 and was possibly named for George Mifflin Dallas, the 11th Vice President of the United States under U. S. President James K. Polk. Dallas County is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 909 square miles, of which 873 square miles is land and 36 square miles is water. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile, There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi. 38. 30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,27. 30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the family size was 3.34. As of the 2010 census, there were about 8.8 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county. In the wider county, the population was out with 27. 90% under the age of 18,10. 70% from 18 to 24,34. 40% from 25 to 44,18. 90% from 45 to 64. The median age was 31 years, for every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males, the median income for a household in the county was US$43,324, and the median income for a family was $49,062. Males had an income of $34,988 versus $29,539 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,603, about 10. 60% of families and 13. 40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18. 00% of those under age 18 and 10. 50% of those age 65 or over. Dallas County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a Commissioners Court and this court consists of the county judge who is elected County-wide and four Commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four districts. The Commissioners Court is the body for the County, in addition. Each commissioner also supervises a Road and Bridge District, the total 2010 fiscal year budget is approximately $871 million USD. Currently, the elected officials are There are 7 congressional districts either entirely or partly within Dallas County. There are 5 Republicans and 2 Democratic, There are 5 Texas Senate districts either entirely or partly within Dallas County
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Denton County, Texas
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Denton County is a county in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 662,614, the county, which was named for John B. Denton County is included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area, in 2007, it was one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. Before the arrival of settlers, various Native American peoples, including the Kichai. The area was settled by Peters Colony landowners in the early 1840s, until the annexation of Texas, the area was considered part of Fannin County. On April 11,1846, the First Texas Legislature established Denton County, the county was named for John B. Denton, who was killed while raiding a Native American village in Tarrant County in 1841, originally, the county seat was set at Pickneyville. This was later changed to Alton, where the Old Alton Bridge currently stands, by 1860, the population of the county had increased to 5,031. On March 4,1861, residents of the county voted for secession from the Union. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad reached Lewisville, located in the portion of the county. The Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square was built in 1896, and today the building houses various government offices as well as a museum. Lewisville Lake Lake Ray Roberts According to the U. S. Census Bureau, Denton County is located in the northern part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, approximately 35 miles south of the border between Texas and Oklahoma. It is drained by two forks of the Trinity River, the largest body of water in Denton County is Lewisville Lake, which was formed in 1954 when the Garza–Little Elm Reservoir was merged with Lake Dallas. The county is on the edge of the Eastern Cross Timbers. Portions of Denton County sit atop the Barnett Shale, a geological formation believed to contain quantities of natural shale gas. Between 1995 and 2007, the number of gas wells in the county increased from 156 to 1,820. The population density was 754.3 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 75% White,8. 4% Black or African American,0. 7% Native American,6. 6% Asian,0. 1% Pacific Islander,18. 2% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino origin
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Cooke County, Texas
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Cooke County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. At the 2010 census, its population was 38,437, the county was founded in 1848 and organized the next year. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution and it is a part of the Texoma region. Cooke County comprises the Gainesville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth. Republican Drew Springer, Jr. a businessman from Muenster, has represented Cooke County in the Texas House of Representatives since January 2013. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 898 square miles. The population density was 42 per square mile, there were 15,061 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 88. 84% White,3. 06% Black or African American,1. 00% Native American,0. 34% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,5. 16% from other races, and 1. 61% from two or more races. 9. 97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,23. 30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the family size was 3.07. 27. 30% of the population were under the age of 18,8. 70% from 18 to 24,26. 10% from 25 to 44,23. 00% from 45 to 64, the median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males. The median household income was $37,649 and the family income was $44,869. Males had an income of $32,429 and females $22,065. The per capita income was $17,889, about 10. 90% of families and 14. 10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19. 80% of those under age 18 and 10. 70% of those age 65 or over. The Texas Youth Commission operates the Gainesville State School in an area in Cooke County
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United States Numbered Highway System
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The United States Numbered Highway System is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. The route numbers and locations are coordinated by the American Association of State Highway, the only federal involvement in AASHTO is a nonvoting seat for the United States Department of Transportation. Generally, north-to-south highways are odd-numbered, with lowest numbers in the east, the area of the thirteen states of the United States. Similarly, east-to-west highways are typically even-numbered, with the lowest numbers in the north, where roads were first improved most intensively, major north–south routes have numbers ending in 1 while major east–west routes have numbers ending in 0. Three-digit numbered highways are spur routes of parent highways but are not necessarily connected to their parents, some divided routes exist to provide two alignments for one route, even though many splits have been eliminated. Special routes, usually posted with a banner, can provide various routes, such as an alternate, bypass or business route, Routes were designated, auto trails designated by auto trail associations were the main means of marking roads through the United States. In 1925, the Joint Board on Interstate Highways, recommended by the American Association of State Highway Officials, after several meetings, a final report was approved by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in November 1925. They received complaints from across the country about the assignment of routes, so the Board made several modifications, as a result of compromises made to get the U. S. Highway System approved, many routes were divided, with alignments to serve different towns. In subsequent years, AASHTO called for such splits in U. S, expansion of the system continued until 1956, when the Interstate Highway System was formed. After construction was completed, many U. S, Routes were replaced by Interstate Highways for through traffic. Highways still form many important regional connections, and new routes are still being added, Routes do not have a minimum design standard, unlike the later Interstate Highways, and are not usually built to freeway standards. Many are designated using the streets of the cities and towns through which they run. New additions to the system, however, must substantially meet the current AASHTO design standards, as of 1989, the United States Numbered Highways system has a total length of 157,724 miles. Except for toll bridges and tunnels, very few U. S. AASHTO policy says that a road may only be included as a special route. U. S. Route 3 meets this obligation, in New Hampshire, but US Routes in the system do use parts of four toll roads, US51 uses part of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Illinois, the old road is Illinois Route 251. US278 uses the tolled Cross Island Parkway in South Carolina, US412 uses the Cimarron Turnpike in Oklahoma, the old road is US64. US412 also uses the Cherokee Turnpike in Oklahoma, the old road is Alternate US412, Routes follow a simple grid in the contiguous United States, in which odd-numbered routes run generally north to south and even-numbered routes run generally east to west
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Texas state highway system
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Texas state highways are a network of highways owned and maintained by the U. S. state of Texas. The Texas Department of Transportation is the agency responsible for the day-to-day operations. Texas has the second-largest state highway next to North Carolinas state highway system. The system also includes a network of farm to market roads that connect rural areas of the state with urban areas. The state also owns and maintains some park and recreational roads located near and within state and national parks, all state highways, regardless of classification, are paved roads. The Old San Antonio Road, also known as the El Camino Real, is the oldest highway in the United States, the length of the highways varies from I-10s 878.6 miles inside the state borders to Spur 200 at just 0.05 miles long. The Texas State Highway System can trace its roots to the establishment of the Texas Highway Department on April 4,1917, administrative control of the department was given to a three-member commission appointed by the governor for two-year terms. On June 21,1917, the commission conducted its first public hearing to solicit input on potential highway routes, the committee also divided the state into six divisions to be headquartered in Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo, and San Antonio. Later that year, the commission designated 26 state highways covering 8,865 miles which were to be accessible to 89% of the states population. In 1921, Congress amended the Federal Aid to Roads Act of 1916 to require the states to control of road design, construction. As a result, on January 1,1924, the Texas Highway Department took full control of maintaining the highways from the counties within which they resided. By 1927, the system covered 17,960 miles, of which 96 miles were concrete,1,060 miles were asphalt,5,000 miles were gravel, shell or stone. In 1951, a 50-mile section of the Gulf Freeway opened, in 1957, the state began receiving federal funding for the construction of the Interstate Highway System. The first section of Interstate Highway from county line to county line to open in the state was a 43-mile section of I-35 in Bexar County, by 1967, the highway system controlled 66,000 miles of highway. In 1984, US66 was replaced by I-40 and the US66 designation was removed from the highway system the following year. In 1992, the 3,200 miles of Interstate Highway System in Texas was completed with the opening of a section of I-27. In 1997, the Texas Turnpike Authority was merged with TxDOT and independently, the North Texas Turnpike Authority became responsible for projects in Collin, Dallas, Denton. The Interstate Highway with the longest segment in Texas is I-10 at 880.6 miles, the shortest in the state is I-110 at 0.9 miles
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U.S. Route 75 in Texas
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In the U. S. state of Texas, U. S. Highway 75 is a U. S. Highway that begins in Dallas and heads north to the Oklahoma state line. In the initial assignment of state highways in 1917, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston were connected by a branch of State Highway 2, the more direct route followed by US75 was not initially part of the system between Richland and Huntsville. This Richland-Huntsville cutoff was added by 1919 as SH32, and US75 was assigned to the alignment, as well as SH6 north of Dallas, in 1926. The branch of SH2, which US75 followed between Houston and Galveston, eventually part of SH6, and these numbers were dropped in the 1939 renumbering. Prior to the coming of the Interstate Highway System in the late 1950s, however, the highways in and near these cities included some of the first freeways in the state, the Gulf Freeway and the Central Expressway. When Interstate 45 was built in the 1960s, its alignment bypassed many of the towns, the bypassed routes retained the US75 designation until the designation was truncated to downtown Dallas in 1987. Many of the original alignments continue to exist under other designations, in Dallas, the route followed what is now the Good Latimer Expressway southeast, out of downtown, along US175 and south along State Highway 310. Near Ferris, Trumbull, Palmer, Ennis, and Corsicana Interstate 45 veers east to avoid the populated areas. In Galveston, the alignment of State Highway 87 from 20th Street to the southern terminus Interstate 45 was also part of US75 until its 1987 truncation, at this point it is concurrent with US Route 69, but the two separate about 2 miles south of the river. US75 continues to the south and southwest to loop around the side of Denison. The route continues south reaching Sherman and a limited-access three-level intersection with US Route 82, US75 then continues southward to cross US Route 380 on the north side of McKinney. The stretch through McKinney is largely unchanged from its original design except for its intersection at the Sam Rayburn Tollway. to replace the original interchange, plans to upgrade the facility through and north of McKinney are under way with the reconstruction of the US Route 380 bridge. The highway continues southward into the suburbs of Dallas where it intersects the President George Bush Turnpike. The route reaches its terminus on the east side of downtown Dallas, intersecting Spur 366. The exit numbers for US75 are not based on mile markers, instead, as the bypass route was completed around the Sherman-Denison area, the numbering system was continued for the new exits. US75 info page - at dfwfreeways. info
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U.S. Route 79 in Texas
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U. S. Route 79 is a U. S. highway that begins in the state of Texas at Interstate 35 in Round Rock. The highway travels northeast–southwest through the state, crossing into Louisiana approximately 23 miles northeast of Carthage, US79 begins at an interchange with Interstate 35 in the Austin suburb of Round Rock. The highway travels through the town as Palm Valley Boulevard, entering into the town of Hutto just before an interchange with State Highway 130. Leaving Hutto, US79 takes a more rural route, bypassing the town of Taylor, US79 runs through the town of Rockdale before entering Milano, where it begins an overlap with U. S. Route 190 and a brief concurrency with State Highway 36. The overlap with US190 ends in Hearne, where an overlap with State Highway 6 begins, US79 leaves State Highway 6, resuming its northeast–southwest run. The highway runs through several towns, including Franklin and Buffalo. Running through the city, the highway intersects US Route 287, leaving Palestine, US79 travels through a heavily forested area of east Texas serving the towns of Jacksonville and Henderson. Leaving Henderson, the runs in an east–west direction before arriving at Carthage. About 23 miles northeast of Carthage US79 leaves Texas and enters into Louisiana, running towards Shreveport
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Sioux City, Iowa
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Sioux City is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U. S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, which makes it the fourth largest city in Iowa, the bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, of which it is the county seat, though a small portion is in Plymouth County. Sioux City is the city of the five-county Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area, with a population of 168,825 in 2010. The Sioux City–Vermillion, IA–NE–SD Combined Statistical Area had a population of 182,675 as of 2010 and has grown to a population of 183,052 as of 2012. Sioux City is at the head, or the most upstream point to which general cargo ships can travel, of the Missouri River. Sioux City and the areas of northwestern Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota are sometimes referred to as Siouxland. Money recognized Sioux City in its August 2010 issue of the Best Places To Live, Sioux City was also ranked 1st in regards to Metro Populations between 50,000 and 200,000. Forbes placed the Sioux City metro in the Top 15 Best Small Places for Businesses and Careers, the Daily Beast, an American news reporting website, placed Sioux City on their list of The Top 40 Drunkest Cities in America, with a ranking of 14th. Iowa is in the prairie of the North American Great Plains. The area of Sioux City was inhabited by Yankton Sioux when it was first reached by Spanish, the first documented US citizens to record their travels through this area were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during the summer of 1804. Sergeant Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, died here on August 20,1804, Sioux City was laid out in the winter of 1854-55. It became a major Entrepôt to the western Plains, including Mormons heading to Salt Lake City, however, the system fell into bankruptcy and closed within a decade. The city gained the nickname Little Chicago during the Prohibition era due to its reputation for being a purveyor of alcoholic beverages, Sioux City is located at 42°29′53″N 96°23′45″W. Sioux City is at an altitude of 1,135 feet above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 58.49 square miles. Typical of Iowa, Sioux City has a continental climate, with very warm, humid summers, cold, dry winters. The normal monthly mean ranges from 20.4 °F in January to 74.3 °F in July. On average, there are 25 days that reach 90 °F or higher,52 days that do not climb above freezing, the average window for freezing temperatures is October 1 thru April 26, allowing a growing season of 157 days
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Mexico
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Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a federal republic in the southern half of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States, to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean, to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea, and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost two million square kilometers, Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area, Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city. Other metropolises include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, pre-Columbian Mexico was home to many advanced Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya and Aztec before first contact with Europeans. In 1521, the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the territory from its base in Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Three centuries later, this territory became Mexico following recognition in 1821 after the colonys Mexican War of Independence. The tumultuous post-independence period was characterized by instability and many political changes. The Mexican–American War led to the cession of the extensive northern borderlands, one-third of its territory. The Pastry War, the Franco-Mexican War, a civil war, the dictatorship was overthrown in the Mexican Revolution of 1910, which culminated with the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution and the emergence of the countrys current political system. Mexico has the fifteenth largest nominal GDP and the eleventh largest by purchasing power parity, the Mexican economy is strongly linked to those of its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, especially the United States. Mexico was the first Latin American member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and it is classified as an upper-middle income country by the World Bank and a newly industrialized country by several analysts. By 2050, Mexico could become the fifth or seventh largest economy. The country is considered both a power and middle power, and is often identified as an emerging global power. Due to its culture and history, Mexico ranks first in the Americas. Mexico is a country, ranking fourth in the world by biodiversity. In 2015 it was the 9th most visited country in the world, Mexico is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the G8+5, the G20, the Uniting for Consensus and the Pacific Alliance. Mēxihco is the Nahuatl term for the heartland of the Aztec Empire, namely, the Valley of Mexico, and its people, the Mexica and this became the future State of Mexico as a division of New Spain prior to independence. It is generally considered to be a toponym for the valley became the primary ethnonym for the Aztec Triple Alliance as a result. After New Spain won independence from Spain, representatives decided to name the new country after its capital and this was founded in 1524 on top of the ancient Mexica capital of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
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I-69E from Brownsville to Raymondville
I-2 / US 83 in Harlingen
I-37 in Corpus Christi
I-10 near Schulenburg
I-35 in Waco
I-20 in Dallas
I-30 in Dallas
I-635 in Dallas
I-35 / US-77 near Gainesville
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FM 771 east – Riviera Beach
SH 285 west – Falfurrias
RM 628 east – Loyola Beach, Vattmann
FM 772 – Vattmann
FM 1118 east
FM 1717 east
FM 1356 north (General Cavazos Boulevard)
FM 425 (Senator Carlos Truan Boulevard) – Kingsville Naval Air Station
SH 141 west (King Avenue) / Kenedy Avenue – Benavides
FM 1898 west (Corral Avenue) / FM 2045 (Santa Gertrudis Avenue) – Kingsville Naval Air Station
FM 257 / East 6th Street
FM 70 – Chapman Ranch, Agua Dulce
FM 3354 east – Concordia, Bishop Airport
FM 665 – Alice, Corpus Christi, Petronila
FM 2826 – Spring Gardens
SH 234 west / FM 631 east (Main Street) – Edroy, Taft
FM 1944 east – Taft
Bus. US 77 north / FM 1945 west
SH 188 – Mathis
US 181 – Beeville, Gregory
FM 1360 south – Bayside
FM 136 south – Bayside, Gregory
FM 2441 north – Blanconia
FM 774 east (Empresario Street) to FM 2678 – Bayside, Austwell
Alt. US 77 north / US 183 north to SH 202 – Goliad, Goliad State Historical Park, Presidio Labahia, General Zaragoza Birthplace, Beeville
SH 239 – Tivoli, Austwell, Goliad
FM 445 east – McFaddin
US 59 (via Spur 91) – Houston, Victoria
FM 446
FM 236 – Cuero, Refugio
FM 1685
US 87 – Cuero, San Antonio, Port Lavaca
Bus. US 77 south (Navarro Street) / Loop 463 east – Edna
FM 444 south – Inez
FM 682 north – Terryville, Yoakum
SH 111 – Edna, Yoakum, Gonzales
FM 531 – Koerth, Shiner, Ezzell
FM 318 south – Sweet Home, Yoakum
Alt. US 77 south / Alt. US 90 west – Shiner, Seguin, Yoakum, Goliad
FM 340 west – Moulton
FM 957 north (East First Street) – Schulenburg
FM 532 east – Oakland
FM 615 east
FM 956 west – Freyburg
FM 1383 south – Ammannsville
FM 3171 south
FM 2436 west – Hostyn
Spur 92 west – Monument Hill Kreische Brewery State Park
FM 155 south – Weimar
Bus. SH 71 / SH 159 east to SH 237 – Smithville, Austin, Columbus, Brenham, Bellville
FM 2145 north – Nechanitz
FM 153 west – Winchester, Smithville
FM 1482 west
FM 448 south – Serbin, Northrup, Winchester
US 290 (Austin Street) – Elgin, Austin, Brenham, Houston
FM 2440 to FM 141 – Manheim, Dime Box
FM 1624 north – Fedor, Lexington
SH 21 – Bastrop, San Marcos, Caldwell, Bryan
FM 3403 east
Loop 123 north to FM 112 west to FM 1624 south / FM 696 west – Taylor, Elgin, Fedor
FM 2116 north
FM 908 – Caldwell, Airport
US 79 – Hearne, Round Rock
FM 1712 south – Rockdale
US 190 east / SH 36 south – Milano, Hearne, Caldwell
FM 2095 east – Gause, Hearne
FM 845 west to FM 1600 south – Buckholts, Temple
FM 485 – Hearne, Seaton
FM 1444 east – Clarkson
FM 1963 north – Barclay
FM 1445 south – Clarkson
SH 53 west – Temple
Loop 265 south to FM 413 – Reagan
FM 431 east – Cedar Springs
SH 320 – Westphalia, Temple, Marlin
FM 935 – Troy, Marlin
SH 7 east – Marlin
FM 1950 west – Cego
FM 2839 east
FM 2643 west – Levi, Mooreville
FM 2837 west – Lorena
FM 3148 west – Hewitt
SH 6 / Loop 340 – Temple, Marlin, Groesbeck
Loop 396 north – Austin, Meridian
I-35 south (Jack Kultgen Expressway) / Loop 2 north (South 17th Street) – Austin, Cotton Palace Complex, Floyd Casey Stadium
I-35 north / Spur 579 south – Fort Worth, Dallas
FM 2959 west to I-35E – Lovelace, Dallas
FM 934 west – Itasca
FM 1243 south – Brandon
FM 308 south – Mertens, Malone, Elm Mott
FM 55 south – Avalon, Blooming Grove
I-35E south / FM 876 – Waco, Dallas, Bell Branch
FM 66 west (Rogers Street) / FM 877 south (Howard Road) – Maypearl, Itasca
FM 1446 west
Bus. US 287 (West Main Street) – Midlothian, Ennis
FM 878 east (West Marvin Avenue) – Palmer
FM 813 east – Palmer, Ferris
SH 342 north – Red Oak
US 377 south (Fort Worth Drive) – Roanoke
FM 426 east (McKinney Street)
US 377 north / US 380 (University Drive) – Decatur, Prosper, Pilot Point
FM 428 east (Sherman Drive) – Aubrey
FM 2164 north (Locust Street)
I-35 south to Loop 288 / FM 1173 – Krum