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Dallas, Texas - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article Dallas is the third-largest city within the State of Texas, ninth in the United States, and together with Fort Worth and the Mid-Cities form the largest metropolitan economic area in the south-central United States. The Trinity River is a major Texas waterway that passes from the northwest right by the southern portion of downtown Dallas as it heads southeast to Houston. During the days of the Republic of Texas, the DFW metroplex was mostly uninhabited by Europeans, but settlers began to find their way N in the 1840's. www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/d/a/l/Dallas,_Texas_2045.html   (5833 words)

Texas article - Texas Flag Texas State nickname Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Texas has borders on the west with New Mexico, on the north with Oklahoma (across the Red River), and on the east with Louisiana (across the Sabine River) and with Arkansas. Texas was the first, and to date, only, internationally recognized independent state to be directly admitted to the United States as a constituent state of the union. Texas has largely had the good fortune of generally avoiding the racial and ethnic problems found in many southern states, in the state of California, and in large cities of the U.S. Northeast. www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Texas   (2358 words)

Austin Area Parks Bastrop State Park (512/321-2101) is located 30 miles east of Austin in the Lost Pines region, an area isolated from the main body of East Texas pine forests by nearly 100 miles. Mother Neff State Park (800/792-1112 or 817/853-2389) the oldest state park in Texas, is roughly 100 miles from Austin. Pedernales Falls State Park may be reached by traveling 9 miles east of Johnson City on FM 2766, or by traveling west of Austin for 32 miles on U.S. 290, then north on FM 3232 for 6 miles. www.texasoutside.com /austinparks.htm   (1895 words)

TTA: Metroplex concerned about Highway Conversions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Faced with rising construction costs and demands, the state expects to adopt new regulations by the beginning of next year allowing the Texas Department of Transportation and many counties to convert state highways to toll roads. Under the proposal, the toll revenue would be dedicated solely to the state highway with the tollbooths. State gas taxes have not been raised in 12 years because of an aversion to new taxes and a reluctance to raise a tax that does not completely address the growing road funding requirements. www.texastransit.org /archives/000930.html   (987 words)

Irving - Wikitravel Irving is a city in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas. Access to the city from D/FW is quite easy, from Texas State Highway 183 (also known as Airport Freeway) on the south, and Texas State Highway 114 (John Carpenter Expressway) and Interstate 635 (Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway) on the north. The Texas people read about and see in movies is still alive and well, but unfortunately not in the fifth largest urban area in the United States. wikitravel.org /en/Irving   (999 words)

Texas 2001 State Expenditures by County 198 714 University of Texas at Arlington 2,857. 1,260 721 University of Texas at Austin 11,349. 6 750 University of Texas at Tyler 61,347. www.window.state.tx.us /taxbud/expbyco01/counties/cnty050.html   (241 words)

EPA: Federal Register: Environmental Impact Statement: Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties, Texas State Highway 130 will be located generally parallel to and east of Interstate Highway 35 and the urban areas of Austin, San Marcos, and New Braunfels. The proposed State Highway 130 facility is being developed by the FHWA in cooperation with the Texas Turnpike Authority Division (TTA) of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). A Major Investment Study, addressing the entire length of the proposed State Highway 130, was endorsed in July 1997 by the Austin Transportation Study Policy Advisory Committee, the metropolitan planning organization for the Austin, Texas area. www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1998/December/Day-01/i31872.htm   (1085 words)

Listings Texas: Historical Organizations & Info - Complete List Quitaque is on State Highway 86 in southeastern Briscoe County. Rochester is at the junction of State Highway 6 and Farm Road 617, on the Santa Fe Railroad in northwest Haskell County. Rockwall, the county seat of Rockwall County, is at the intersection of State highways 66 and 205, near the shores of Lake Ray... listingsus.com /Texas/Society/Historical/complete26.asp   (1906 words)

Handbook of Texas Online: WILLIAMSON COUNTY U.S. Highway 183, Interstate Highway 35, and State Highway 95 are the major north-south roads, and U.S. Highway 79 and State Highway 29 cross the county east and west. As in other areas of Texas, fls were relegated to segregated and inferior housing and educational facilities until the 1960s, when some improvements were brought about by federal desegregation policies. The Handbook of Texas Online is a joint project of The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/WW/hcw11.html   (3478 words)

TPWD: Lockhart State Park History: Lockhart State Park is 263.7 acres west of Lockhart in Caldwell County. The park was constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), between 1935 and 1938 and was opened as a state park in 1948. Locally, the Emanuel Episcopal Church in Lockhart is one of the oldest Protestant churches in continuous use in Texas. www.tpwd.state.tx.us /park/lockhart/lockhart.htm   (398 words)

High Priority Corridors @ AARoads.com: Interstates 29 and 35 (Corridor 23) The state is considering a compromise that would affect fewer businesses on the north side of the road by shortening the highway one mile to the west. According to the related Texas DOT MIS study, the planned improvements are for the north-south corridor in western Dallas of State Loop 12 from Spur 408 to the merge with Interstate 35 and Interstate 35 from that point northward to Interstate 635. Texas 161 is that small portion (maybe ten miles) of highway on the east and southeast side of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. www.aaroads.com /high-priority/corr23.html   (5053 words)

Climbing: Top 50 Campsites in Texas - ALTREC.COM Most of the opportunities exist in state parks, which are scattered throughout the 10 different ecological regions of Texas. Directions: The park is 3.5 miles north of State Highway 86 in Quitaque on FM 1065. Besides access to the lake, this state park is a favorite of star gazers for its clear view of the Texas sky. www.altrec.com /published/climb/southwest/top50campsitesintexas   (4154 words)

Small acreage tracts near Georgetown, Round Rock area, SH130   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) These tracks are one mile east of the new State Highway 130, a new 49-mile tollway located east of I-35 through Williamson and Travis counties, extending from I-35 north of Georgetown to U.S. 183 southeast of Austin. Texas 130 is a 49-mile, $1.5 billion, toll road now under construction in eastern Travis and Williamson counties, and scheduled to open in less than three years. Georgetown, Texas, county seat for Williamson County, was recently named the 5th fastest growing county in the United States and the second in the state of Texas. www.forttumbleweed.com /land.html   (3993 words)

National Register of Historic Places Listings -- October 18, 1996 TEXAS, BEXAR COUNTY, State Highway 3-A Bridge at Cibolo Creek, I-10 at the Bexar and Guadalupe Cnty. TEXAS, BURNET COUNTY, State Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River, TX 29 at the Llano Cnty. TEXAS, KAUFMAN COUNTY, State Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity River, TX 34 at the Ellis and Kaufman Cnty. www.cr.nps.gov /nr/listings/961018.htm   (1077 words)

Irving Texas and Irving Hotels Motels. : Towns A-Z / Central Texas N : Contact the visitors and convention bureau for a complete list of attractions. Anyone wishing to share history, photos or stories of pre-1950 Irving, Texas, please contact us. www.texasescapes.com /CentralTexasTownsNorth/Irving-Texas.htm   (200 words)

Texas Tollways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) A 49-mile segment of State Highway 130 from north of Georgetown to U.S. 183 south of Austin. A 12.2-mile segment of State Highway 45 from Ridgeline Boulevard west of U.S 183 to State Highway 130. Perry noted that the funding package for this project, which includes a combination of local contributions, state dollars and bonds, is similar to the financing that may be utilized for the Trans Texas Corridor. www.texastollways.com /tta/pr_08292002.shtml   (539 words)

[No title] All notices are posted on the bulletin board at the main office of the Secretary of State in lobby of the James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos, Austin. This session is authorized by sec.551.074 of the Texas Government Code which authorizes a closed meeting to deliberate the appointment or employment of a public officer or employee. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Commission Room Annex Austin Board for Lease of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department AGENDA: Approval of previous board meeting minutes; pooling application, Wildcat Field, Smith County; Consideration and approval of nominations, terms and conditions for the October 7, 1997 oil, gas and other minerals lease sale. texinfo.library.unt.edu /texasregister/text/1997/0829om.txt   (5401 words)

Texas Antique Directory & Guide, Listing Antique Shops for Antiques and Collectibles Population 3,000+, Northeast Texas; Served by Interstate 20; State Highway 64, 859 or 19. Population 13,000+, Central-east Texas, Served by State Highways 79 and 69; South of I-20. Population 78,900+, East Texas, Servedby State Highways 69 and 31, East of Dallas. www.txantiquemall.com /tad.htm   (3665 words)

Texas 1998 State Expenditures by County 691 601 Texas Dept of Transportation 2,447,077 2,892 151,706 300 2,268,902 16,703. 6,575 696 Texas Dept of Criminal Justice 233,449 66,805 166,644. 763 Univ of North Texas HSC at Fort Wort 28. www.window.state.tx.us /taxbud/expbyco98/counties/cnty132.html   (119 words)

OKHighways.com -- State Highway Terminus Gallery Highways go through varied landscapes, from mountains to deserts, from cities to farmlands, and from forests to plains. The OKHighways.com Terminus Gallery showcases all of Oklahoma's state highways, from OK 1 to OK 412P, and everything else in between. Each of Oklahoma's 199 state highways' terminus points have been covered both here at OKHighways and by Martin McMahon at Roadklahoma. www.okhighways.com /terminus.html   (855 words)

Area Map and Directions for American Airlines Training & Conference Center, Fort Worth, Texas, a Dolce ... The facility is located off two major highways - Highway 183 and Highway 360 - connecting Fort Worth and Dallas. Bypass the first highway split for Interstate 35 At the next highway split for Interstate 35 turn right. Take 183 West to DFW Airport which bears to the left. aaconferencecenter.dolce.com /property/prop_map.php   (445 words)

Texas - State Highways Not constructed from IH 20 to SH 183 and from IH 635 to IH 35E. From the New Mexico State line eastward via Andrews to IH 20 at Big Spring, a distance of approximately 94.0 miles. From SH 35, north city limit of Port Lavaca, southwestward along Commerce St and Austin St and via Tanner Airfield to a junction with SH 185; then southeastward concurrent with SH 185 to the intersection of Railroad St and SH 185 in Seadrift, a distance of approximately 19.5 miles. www.geocities.com /motorcity/downs/6244/txhwys/sh2.html   (3059 words)

Oklahoma State Highway Terminus Points Every state highway terminus point has now been photographed. Except for one unsigned highway, that site has pictures of all the highways, I just haven't gotten around to adding all the links yet. Unless otherwise indicated, all pictures are property of me, Martin McMahon, but you are free to use them elsewhere if you wish, all I insist on is proper credit be given to the true photographer, and that the pictures are not being included in a for-profit publication without prior permission. roads.tulok.net /t0.html   (420 words)

Texas - State Highways IH 820 /SH 121 and SH 183 in Hurst, a distance of approximately 8.3 miles. SL 183 to Wharton and from SL 183 in Wharton via Bay City to FM 2031 at Matagorda. From the Texas State Line on the Denison Dam north of Denison, south and sou thw est to US 75 in Sherman, a distance of approximately 13.6 miles. www.wyvern.org /mirrors/txhwys/sh1.html   (4104 words)

Oklahoma's US Highway History By 1927, all signage was in place, and the US routes made there first appearance on the official state highway maps. Highway bridges in Oklahoma Historic and noteworthy bridges on Oklahoma's State, US, and Interstate routes History in OK: 1925: planned, exiting Oklahoma at the New Mexico state line near Kenton; 1926: assigned; 1949: realigned from Boise City to New Mexico state line, replaced by OK 325; 1994: relocated in Tulsa www.wkinsler.com /highways/oklahoma.html   (723 words)

Unprocessed State Agency Minutes - Texas State Library The Texas State Archives holds the minutes of many state agencies. The list is alphabetical by the name of the agency, board, commission, etc. and includes the beginning and ending dates (usually month and year) of the minutes contained within each container, and the call number of the container (a box, volume, or reel of microfilm). For state agency minutes that are processed and described, go to Processed State Records. www.tsl.state.tx.us /arc/findingaids/agencyminutes.html   (410 words)

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