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2. List of counties in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Abolished in 1899 and annexed to Webb County. Foley County, formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County. Greer County, formed in 1860. Separated from Texas by U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. the State of Texas, 162 U.S. 1 (1896) and is now part of southwestern Oklahoma.

3. Collin County, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Collin County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas - Fort Worth - Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and a small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county. At the 2020 United States census, the county's population is 1,064,465, making it the sixth-most populous county in Texas and the 43rd-largest county by ...

4. Dallas County, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Dallas County. /  32.77°N 96.78°W  / 32.77; -96.78. Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census of 2,613,539, [1] making it the ninth-most populous county in the country. Dallas County is included in the Dallas - Arlington - Fort Worth metropolitan statistical area —colloquially ...

5. Government of Texas - Wikipedia

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   The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels. Austin is the capital of Texas. The State Capitol resembles the United States Capitol in Washington, D ...

6. DeSoto, Texas - Wikipedia

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   The area was first settled in 1847, making it one of the oldest communities in North Texas. A post office was established in 1881, and the settlement was named DeSoto in honor of Thomas Hernando DeSoto Stewart, a doctor dedicated to the community. By 1885, DeSoto was home to around 120 people, a cotton gin, and a general store.

7. Richardson, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Richardson, Texas. /  32.96556°N 96.71583°W  / 32.96556; -96.71583. Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. [5] As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. [6] Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas .