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  2. Keith Self - Wikipedia

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    1975–1999. Rank. Lieutenant Colonel. Keith Alan Self (born March 20, 1953) is an American politician who has been the United States representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district since 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2007 until 2018, he was the county judge for Collin County .

  3. Texas State University - Wikipedia

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    Texas State University ( TXST) is a public research university with its main campus in San Marcos, Texas and another campus in Round Rock. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to be one of the largest universities in the United States. Texas State University reached a record enrollment of 38,873 students in the 2023 fall ...

  4. Texas secession movements - Wikipedia

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    Texas secession movements. Texas secession movements, also known as the Texas independence movement or Texit, [1] [2] refers to both the secession of Texas during the American Civil War as well as activities of modern organizations supporting such efforts to secede from the United States and become an independent sovereign state .

  5. Texas State University System - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .tsus .edu. The Texas State University System ( TSUS) is a Public university system in Texas. It was created in 1911 to oversee the state's normal schools. It has since broadened its focus and comprises institutions of many different scopes. [1] It is the only public university system in the state without a flagship university. [4]

  6. History of slavery in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The history of slavery in Texas began slowly at first during the first few phases in Texas' history. Texas was a colonial territory, then part of Mexico, later Republic in 1836, and U.S. state in 1845. The use of slavery expanded in the mid-nineteenth century as White American settlers, primarily from the Southeastern United States, crossed the ...

  7. History of Texas (1845–1860) - Wikipedia

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    History of Texas. In 1845, the Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States of America, becoming the 28th U.S. state. Border disputes between the new state and Mexico, which had never recognized Texas independence and still considered the area a renegade Mexican state, led to the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).

  8. Adult Protective Services - Wikipedia

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    Adult Protective Services. In the United States, Adult Protective Services ( APS) are social services provided to abused, neglected, or exploited older adults and adults with significant disabilities. [1] APS is typically administered by local or state health, aging, or regulatory departments and includes a multidisciplinary approach to helping ...

  9. Texas Health and Human Services Commission - Wikipedia

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    Managing the day-to-day operations of state supported living centers and state hospitals; More information. Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Many of the direct client services that were performed by DSHS, such as services for women and children, and people with special health care needs, were transferred to HHSC in September 2016.