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Lewisville (/ ˈ l uː ɪ s v ɪ l / LOO-iss-vil) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Denton County with portions extending into Dallas County.As one of the Mid-Cities within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the 2020 census reported a population of 111,822.
The president of the Republic of Texas (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Tejas) was the head of state and head of government while Texas was an independent republic between 1836 and 1845. The president served as the commander-in-chief of the Texas Military Forces .
Maxwell Martin Scherzer (born July 27, 1984), nicknamed "Mad Max", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). [1] He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets.
The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South and West Texas, United States.It is named in honor of Haden Edwards. [2] It is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east; the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado to the north; and the Pecos River and Chihuahuan Desert to the west. [3]
Alleyton marked the start of the "cotton road," which allowed cotton to be transported by wagon train from Texas to Mexico during the Civil War, avoiding the Union blockade of Texas ports. Military and civilian supplies were transported back by wagon trains, and they were subsequently railroaded to the other Confederate states .
Bruce Douglas Bochy (/ ˈ b oʊ tʃ i /; born April 16, 1955) is a French-American professional baseball manager and former catcher who is the manager of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Texas obscenity statute is a statute prohibiting the sale of sex toys in Texas.The law was introduced in 1973, and was last updated in 2003. While the law was never formally repealed, in 2008 a U.S. District Judge released a report declaring it to be "facially unconstitutional and unenforceable."
Lackland Air Force Base (IATA: SKF, ICAO: KSKF, FAA LID: SKF) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Bexar County, Texas, United States.The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and an enclave of the city of San Antonio.