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Vidor (/ ˈ v aɪ d ər / VY-dər) is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States. A city of Southeast Texas , it lies at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Farm to Market Road 105 , 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Beaumont .
The Vidor Independent School District is a public school district based in Vidor, Texas, United States.The district serves a 121.38-square-mile (314.4 km 2) area [1] in northwestern Orange County, including the cities of Vidor, Rose City, and Pine Forest, [2] and a small portion of far southwestern Jasper County. [3]
Brewer and King were the first white men to be sentenced to death for killing a black person in the history of modern Texas. [3] In 2001, Byrd's lynching-by-dragging led the state of Texas to pass a hate crimes law, which later led the United States Congress to pass the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in 2009. [4]
Cow Bayou is a bayou in Orange County and Japser County in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It was formed by the Gum Slough and Dognash Gully. The bayou runs through the cities of Buna, Mauriceville Vidor, and Bridge City. There are 3 tributaries of the Cow Bayou, which includes Cole Creek, Terry Gully, and Coon Bayou. [2]
The NOAA estimates a $125 billion damage toll for Harvey, making it the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history when adjusting for inflation and the costliest hurricane in Texas history. [154] [160] September 17–19, 2019 – Tropical Storm Imelda makes landfall near Freeport, Texas with winds of 40 mph (64 km/h). [161]
Other devices were determined to be non-functional. Jabbar purchased a cooler in Vidor, Texas, hours before the attack and gun oil from a store in Sulphur, Louisiana, investigators said.
Following the second divorce, Corll's mother married a traveling clock salesman named Jake West. The family moved to the small town of Vidor, Texas, where Corll's half-sister, Joyce Jeanine (1955–2016), was born. [9] [10] Corll's mother and stepfather started a small family candy company, initially operating from the garage of their home.
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