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  2. Category:Musicians from Fort Worth, Texas - Wikipedia

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    C. Cardo (record producer) John Carter (jazz musician) Kelly Clarkson. Van Cliburn. Ornette Coleman. Peggy Connelly. Cindy Cox. King Curtis.

  3. Music of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas in the United States. The U.S. state of Texas has long been a center for musical innovation and is the birthplace of many notable musicians. Texans have pioneered developments in Tejano and Conjunto music, Rock 'n Roll, Western swing, jazz, punk rock, country, hip-hop, electronic music, gothic industrial music, religious music, mariachi, psychedelic rock, zydeco and the blues.

  4. List of people from Texas - Wikipedia

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    Craig Goldman (born 1968), member of Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth [2] Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), United States Attorney General Henry B. Gonzalez (1916–2000), U.S. representative from San Antonio

  5. Fort Worth, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.fortworthtexas.gov. Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km 2) into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. According to the 2023 United States census estimate, Fort Worth's population was 978,468, making it the 5th-most populous city in the state ...

  6. I.M. Terrell High School - Wikipedia

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    I.M. Terrell High School at its previous location in 1921. I.M Terrell High School was a secondary school located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school opened in 1882 as the city's first black school, during the era of formal racial segregation in the United States. Though the high school closed in 1973, the building reopened as an elementary school ...

  7. Opal Lee - Wikipedia

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    When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas. [8] The Flakes later moved to the 7th Ward of Fort Worth, also known as Terrell Heights. [9] [10] In June 1939, her parents bought a house in the 900 block of East Annie Street, then a mostly white area. On June 19, 1939, 500 white rioters vandalized and burned down their ...

  8. Patricia Highsmith - Wikipedia

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    Patricia Highsmith (born Mary Patricia Plangman; January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) [ 1] was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories throughout her career spanning nearly ...

  9. List of people from Fort Worth, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Lynn Merrick (1919–2007), actress. Dan Hewitt Owens (born 1947), actor. Fess Parker (1924–2010), actor. Bill Paxton (1955–2017), actor, starred in Titanic, Frailty, TV series Big Love; attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth. Richard Rawlings (born 1969), entrepreneur and reality television star.