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The Alba Oilfield was discovered just south of Alba in 1848 by F.R. Jackson. [5] The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad came through Alba in 1881. One of the earliest shipments to Alba is reported to have been a telegraph office and, reportedly one of the first telegraphs received told details of the assassination of President James Garfield. [5]
Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson, Louisiana (near New Orleans). [5] [6] SCI operates more than 1500 funeral homes and 400 cemeteries. [1]
Walter Bartley Wilson (3 January 1870 – 19 November 1954) was an English lithographic artist and the founder of Cardiff City Football Club. Born in Bristol, he moved to Cardiff in 1897 where he became involved with Riverside Cricket Club. Encouraged by the increasing popularity of football, he helped found Riverside A.F.C., the club that ...
As of the 2020 census, [3] 434 people resided in Wilson, down from 489 people in 2010. It is notable that in 2022, the estimated population was 445 and the population is soaring in the neighboring area, particularly in the New Home area as the Lubbock population grows towards the south from Woodrow to Texas Farm Road 41, a mere 15 minutes away.
Jessica Alba's latest renovation hit close to home — literally. The "Trigger Warning" star shared the first part of a yearslong project in a video on YouTube Aug. 30, documenting how she bought ...
Starting in 1909, Bartlett was the headquarters of the Bartlett-Florence Railway, later the Bartlett Western Railroad, which ran from Bartlett's connection with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad to the cotton processing center of Florence, Texas. [5] [6] However, that line was abandoned in 1935. [7]
Golden is located at the intersection of FM 1799 and 779 off U.S. Highway 69, 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of Mineola, 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of Alba, 33 mi (53 km) northwest of Tyler, and 80 mi (130 km) east of Dallas in the southwestern section of Wood County.
Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. [6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. [ 7 ] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and ...