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Bexar County (/ b ɛər / BAIR or / ˈ b eɪ ər / ⓘ BAY-ər; Spanish: Béxar) [1] [2] is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio. [3]As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324, making it the state's fourth-most populous county.
Likely true; the name of the city that the county takes its name from is Béjar, so bay-har in spanish. Academic, as the name of the county has long ago corrupted into the pronunciation of "bear", as have many places in southern texas. Kuru talk 02:52, 19 December 2009 (UTC) I've added the "bear" pronunciation and a reference.
List Place Pronunciation Note Respelling IPA; Aberdeen, Washington: AB-ər-deen / ˈ æ b ər d iː n / Also the city in Maryland Abiquiú, New Mexico: AB-ə-kew / ˈ æ b ə k juː / Regular in Spanish
Boerne is located in southern Kendall County in the Texas Hill Country. Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 87 pass through the city south and west of its center, with access from Exits 537 through 543. I-10/US-87 lead southeast 31 miles (50 km) to downtown San Antonio and northwest 16 miles (26 km) to Comfort , where the highways diverge.
Biden won Bexar County, the state's fourth most populous county and home to San Antonio, by 18 points, according to the Texas Tribune. Overall, Trump carried the state with 52.1% of the vote ...
Texan English is the array of American English dialects spoken in Texas, primarily falling under Southern U.S. English.As one nationwide study states, the typical Texan accent is a "Southern accent with a twist". [1]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Bexar County officials Wednesday morning over their plan to mail voter registration forms to unregistered residents en masse, asking a state District Court ...