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The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [ 1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants. Texas was originally divided into ...
Area code 254 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan for the Waco / Temple / Killeen area in the U.S. state of Texas. It was created on May 25, 1997, in an area code split of area code 817 . Despite having only a single area code, even local calls in the numbering plan area require ten-digit dialing, because prior to ...
The Ogallala Aquifer (oh-gə-LAH-lə) is a shallow water table aquifer surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. As one of the world's largest aquifers, it underlies an area of approximately 174,000 sq mi (450,000 km 2) in portions of eight states (South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas). [1]
Of Texas' 254 counties, 4 [129] are completely dry, 195 [129] are partially dry, and 55 are entirely wet. The vast majority of entirely wet counties are in southern border regions of Texas near Mexico, or in the south central portion. [130] Alcohol law in Texas varies significantly by location. In some counties, 4% beer is legal.
It takes determination to explore all 254 Texas counties. Think, Texas columnist Michael Barnes has 30 to go. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions; Business. Elections.
Evant is located on the border of Coryell and Hamilton counties at 31°28'35" North, 98°9'6" West (31.476352, –98.151694). [6] U.S. Routes 84 and 281 intersect on the north side of town; US 84 leads east 24 miles (39 km) to Gatesville and west 25 miles (40 km) to Goldthwaite, while US 281 leads north 16 miles (26 km) to Hamilton and south 29 miles (47 km) to Lampasas.
Surface elevation. 94 ft (29 m) Lake Corpus Christi is a reservoir in coastal southern Texas. The lake was created by impoundment of the Nueces River by the Wesley E. Seale Dam opened in 1958. [1] The lake and the dam that creates it are managed by the City of Corpus Christi. Lake Corpus Christi was originally known as Lake Lovenskiold.
This is a list of area codes in the U.S. state of Texas. The date of establishment of each area code is indicated in parentheses: [1] 210: San Antonio area; overlays with 726 (November 1, 1992) 214: Dallas area, overlays with 469, 972, and 945 (October 1947) 254: Waco, Killeen, Temple, Belton, Stephenville and North Texas (May 25, 1997) 281 ...