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  Encyclopedia: Tarrant County, Texas
The Edwards Plateau is a region of west-central Texas which is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east, the Llano Uplift and the plains region to the north, and the Pecos River to the west.
Tarrant County consists of 898 square miles of gently sloping to level terrain with elevation ranging from 420 feet in the southeast to 960 feet in the northwest.
The population of the county rose from 41,142 in 1890 to 152,800 in 1920.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tarrant-County,-Texas   (454 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: TARRANT COUNTY
During Reconstruction the county government elected in 1866 was removed in 1867, and men whom the federal government considered loyal to the United States were appointed.
The Texas and Pacific Railway designated Fort Worth as its eastern terminus for the route to San Diego, California, in the early 1870s, with the proposed track to Fort Worth to be finished by 1874.
During the decade the population of the county grew by 45,000.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/hct1.html   (2222 words)

  
 Tarrant County, Texas - The Official Tarrant County Texas Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Tarrant County is one of the fastest growing urban counties in the United States today.
Tarrant County is an urban county located in the north central part of Texas.
Once dependent on defense plants and its military base, Tarrant County's economy has been transformed into one of the most vibrant and diverse in the nation and is leading the regional resurgence in business relocations and expansions, retail development and new housing construction.
www.tarrantcounty.com /tarrantco/site/default.asp   (402 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: TARRANT, TX
Tarrant, the first county seat of Hopkins County, was near the junction of State Highway 19/154 and Farm Road 1537, four miles north of Sulphur Springs in the central part of the county.
By 1850 Tarrant was a thriving community, and around that time it included a school, a steam gristmill, a flsmith shop, a brick kiln, a Masonic lodge, a general store, a tannery, the Hopkins Hotel, a small Methodist college, and a newspaper named the Texas Star.
Tarrant continued to grow for the rest of the 1850s, despite the fact that it was occasionally made inaccessible by flooding in the surrounding Caney and White Oak creeks.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/htt2.html   (381 words)

  
 Tarrant County Texas - Our Community, personal injury lawyers, Dallas malpractice attorneys, Fort Worth
One of the fastest growing regions in the state, Tarrant County is home to the flourishing city of Fort Worth, which serves as the county seat.
The remainder of the County is considered the Grand Prairie region, with shallower soil and shorter grasses.
Tarrant County's economic boom began in the mid 1900's, when the aviation industry moved into Fort Worth, along with the military.
www.kraftlaw.com /community_tarrant_county.htm   (735 words)

  
 Tarrant County Sheriff's Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office is a large, modern, urban law enforcement agency working on the cutting edge of technology and the latest crime-fighting tools and strategies.
Both our sworn and non-sworn personnel rise to that challenge daily, and truly deserve the title of "Tarrant County's finest." I am honored and humbled to lead more than 1,200 of these brave men and women, who risk their lives daily to keep this County safe.
We patrol a county of almost 1,000 square miles, humanely house more than 3,000 inmates in four separate jail facilities, receive and attempt to serve more than 35,000 warrants a year and provide security for more than 60 courtrooms.
www.tarrantcounty.com /sheriff/site/default.asp   (474 words)

  
 Texas Extension in Tarrant County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Texas Cooperative Extension is a partnership between Tarrant County, the Texas AandM University System, Prairie View AandM University and the United States Department of Agriculture.
His career in Tarrant County was highlighted by work with an Extension Tourism committee and co-worker Jalyn Burkett, to develop the Red Stegall Cowboy Gathering; work with the Extension Horse committee to develop the Horse O Rama; and work with the Extension Food and Fiber committee to develop Pizza Ranch.
Tarrant County Extension invests in the future by offering youth a variety of programs aimed at helping young immigrants adjust to a new environment, enhancing education through summer activities and building character.
tarrant.tamu.edu /annrpt01.htm   (3205 words)

  
 Combs &c. Families of Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County was established in 1849 from Navarro County.
Ignatius COMBS was also a member of the commission appointed to settle the disputed boundaries of crown lands in St. Mary's county, the original copies of which are in possession of Mr.
Lewis Cornelius COMBS was born in Park Hall Manor, St. Marys county, a son of Lewis and Margaret (FORD) COMBS, and received a classical education at old St. Mary's College in Baltimore, from which he was graduated in 1838.
www.combs-families.org /combs/records/tx/tarrant.htm   (1280 words)

  
 Tarrant County TXGenWeb - Homepage
Your County Coordinators are Barbara Knox and Rob Yoder.
Tarrant County, located squarely in the middle of North Central Texas, was carved out of Navarro County in 1849.
Tarrant County is situated in the middle of North Central Texas surrounded by Denton, Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Hood, Parker and Wise Counties.
www.rootsweb.com /~txtarran   (590 words)

  
 Texas, Tarrant County Voting Machine Glitches...
County results won't be available until tomorrow (or perhaps validated).
Tarrant should deliver half-to a million votes for Republicans and against the dem criminals Sanchez and Kirk.
If there is anything but a significant majority in favor of the Republicans in Tarrant County, then the fix was in and we will never again win an election.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/782910/posts   (217 words)

  
 Tarrant County, Texas
TARRANT COUNTY INFO Fort Worth, established as Camp Worth in June, 1849, is the county seat.
TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL: The Texas Rangers play at The Ballpark in Arlington from April through September.
The park is located at 9001 Grapevine Highway across from the Tan‑ant County Junior College NE Campus and features a wave pool, water slides, children's play area, gift shop and arcade.
www.scoutxing.com /field_trip/texas/tarrant_county.htm   (3091 words)

  
 Testimonials | Tom Wilder District Clerk, Tarrant County Texas
Elected as Tarrant County District Clerk in 1994, Tom Wilder manages 50,000 new cases filed each year in the 26 civil, family, and criminal district courts along with more than $40 million in fees and trust funds.
His work as Tarrant County District Clerk has benefitted thousands of Texas taxpayers with his honesty and common sense approach to management.
Tom's office has streamlined the filing of over 40,000 new cases filed every year in the Civil, Family and Criminal District Courts of Tarrant County as well as the maintenance of hundreds of thousands of Tarrant County's disposed case records.
www.wildercampaign.com /testimonials.htm   (1146 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: ARLINGTON, TX
It was founded in 1876 on the Texas and Pacific Railway as a market town for the surrounding farms.
From the 1840s the area had attracted farmers because of the fertile flland in the eastern part of the region and the sandy loam, good for growing fruits and vegetables, in the western part.
When the Texas and Pacific planned to lay tracks through the county, a more direct route between Fort Worth and Dallas was chosen, north of Johnson Station.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/hja13.html   (851 words)

  
 Who's Who 1855 Tarrant County, Texas Jurors List 2
Born ca 1822 in Tennessee Francis Elizabeth died in Fort Worth, Tarrant Country, TX on 22 Jan 1890; she was 68.
They moved to Tarrant Co. with her parents and are on the 1860 Tarrant Co. Tx tax lists: Lewis CLIFTON paid Tax on abstract #255 - 80 ac.
The Elliott family was in Tarrant County by 1853 when Richardson received a land-grant from the State of TX.
www.censusdiggins.com /who_swho1.html   (884 words)

  
 Tarrant County, Texas Genealogical Records Information
Tarrant County's roots lie in the 'Old West' and much of our heritage can be traced to the era of the cowboy and the cattle drives that passed through Tarrant County.
Tarrant County is one of 254 counties in Texas which were originally set up by the State to serve as decentralized administrative divisions providing state services and collecting state taxes.
From its humble beginnings as the site of an army outpost assigned to protect the settlers, Tarrant County has, and continues to be, at the leading edge of the frontier.
www.mytexasgenealogy.com /tx_county/tar.htm   (620 words)

  
 Fort Worth - Tarrant County Texas real estate
It is located in the S Central part of the country and is bounded by Oklahoma, across the Red R. except in the Texas panhandle (N); Arkansas (NE); Louisiana, across the Sabine R. (E); the Gulf of Mexico (SE); Mexico, across the Rio Grande R. (SW); and New Mexico (W).
Agriculturally, Texas is one of the most important states in the country.
Among the many institutions of higher learning in Texas are the University of Texas, mainly at Austin, but with large branches at Arlington, El Paso, and the Dallas suburb of Richardson.
www.pkhometeam.com /About_Fort_Worth_Texas/page_621061.html   (527 words)

  
 Tarrant Co Texas Resources
This site is designed to be a point of entry for persons interested in the history and genealogy of Tarrant County Texas.
INDEX to SAM STREET'S 1895 MAP OF TARRANT COUNTY with listings of the county's residents, surveys, county officers, railroads, major streams, churches, schools, businesses, and towns.
Tarrant County College Heritage Room has a copy of this original map.
home.flash.net /~coley/tx_tarrant_index.html   (231 words)

  
 Tarrant County District Attorney  -- Tim Curry
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court has increased the funding for this office.
The Criminal District Attorney also represents Tarrant County, as well as elected public officials and the Tarrant County Hospital District in civil matters in both state and federal court.
Overall, the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney is responsible for the daily management and operation of the largest law firm in the county.
www.tarrantda.com   (335 words)

  
 Tarrant County, Texas WIC Program
More than half of children born in Texas are eligible for WIC
What you may not know is that more than half of all children born in Texas are eligible for the program.
In fact, Texas WIC serves more than 690,000 women and children each month.
singlerose.com /wic?Rose_Session=b3c054af67a15d2c51ac0d036e63c083   (255 words)

  
 InformationWeek | Compliance | Record Keeper: Software Helps County With Compliance | July 25, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The county, which includes Fort Worth, must comply with federal regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as well as federal, state, and local laws governing records retention.
Instead, the county's policy is to retain entire files for the duration of the document with the longest retention period, says Larry Vick, Tarrant County's records-management officer.
The county has linked its records repository with its SAP R/3 financial system, enabling invoices from the county's suppliers to be scanned into the repository, sent electronically to the appropriate department for approval, then processed by SAP.
www.informationweek.com /story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166401825&tid=13690   (715 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Tarrant County , Texas (TX) (Dallas County) - (county) - Facts and Information
Tarrant, county (897 sq mi/2,323 sq km; 1990 pop.
Highly urbanized in center and E parts and with Fort Worth at its center, this co. is the smaller partner in the Dallas-Fort Worth urbanized region.
Airport, a major factor in attracting industry, straddles the Tarrant and Dallas cos.
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/T/T01572-tarrant.html   (348 words)

  
 Tarrant County Texas Resources ~Family Caregivers
Tarrant County ACCESS Provides the Safety Network and Other Programs to Assist in the Provision of Services to People in Need.
Recruits, screens and trains volunteers to serve as court-appointed guardians for vulnerable adults in Tarrant County.
Permission is granted to use materials from this website in any way that would help educate and inform caregivers, professionals, employers and other stakeholders.
www.familycaregiversonline.com /tarrant_county_tx_resources.html   (286 words)

  
 Town of Westlake : : Home
The Town of Westlake was founded by a group of pioneers that joined together to preserve a place of natural beauty and a vanishing way of life in the Cross Timbers region of Texas.
Located along the Tarrant and Denton county border northwest of the DFW Airport, Westlake combines a rural Texas atmosphere with the conveniences of the metroplex.
The park at Glenwyck Farms is 13.5 acres of open space with a variety of 60 feet oak and pecan trees.
www.westlake-tx.org   (155 words)

  
 Tarrant County, Texas Election Results Likely To Be Delayed
The early voting and mail ballot results may be released this evening, but the processing of the estimated 250,000 election day ballots may not be complete until tomorrow afternoon.
Dallas County had very few problems in voting as of early afternoon, said Bruce Sherbet, the county’s elections coordinator.
This may, though, affect one or two county races (district attorney) where the Dems are putting up their best fight in years.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/782890/posts   (604 words)

  
 Bankruptcy Trustee In Tarrant County Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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carostina.50webs.com /bankruptcy-trustee-in-tarrant-county-texas.html   (503 words)

  
 Lake Worth, Tarrant County, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Johnson Creek, Texas, Meadowbrook Park to Great SW Pkwy, 24 miles away, class II(III), 3.5 miles long.
Nolan River, Texas, SH 174 to Adair Spring Park, 37 miles away, class II, 6 miles long.
Ten Mile Creek, Texas, South Main St to Pleasant Run Road, 39 miles away, class II-III, 5 miles long.
www.goingoutside.com /lake/110/1103716_Lake_Worth_Texas.html   (898 words)

  
 Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County, Texas
All participants use their best efforts to create proposals that meet the fundamental needs of both parties and, if necessary, to compromise to reach a settlement of all issues.
We are an association of independent, unaffiliated family lawyers practicing in Tarrant County, Texas dedicated to offering the option of a conflict free divorce.
When requested by their clients, we are committed to a non-adversarial, holistic approach to the dissolution of family relationships.
www.aboutcollaborativelaw.com   (231 words)

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