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  2. Bureau of Indian Standards - Wikipedia

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    Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Website. bis.gov.in. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standards Body of India under Department of Consumer affairs, [2] Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. [3] It is established by the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 ...

  3. History of Texas - Wikipedia

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    History of Texas. Indigenous people lived in what is now Texas more than 10,000 years ago, as evidenced by the discovery of the remains of prehistoric Leanderthal Lady. In 1519, the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors in the region of North America now known as Texas found the region occupied by numerous Native American tribes.

  4. Bank for International Settlements - Wikipedia

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    www.bis.org. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution which is owned by member central banks. [2] Its primary goal is to foster international monetary and financial cooperation while serving as a bank for central banks. [3] With its establishment in 1930 it is the oldest international financial ...

  5. The Oldest Bar in Every State

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    In constant operation for more than 100 years, it is still going strong. Joel R./Yelp. ... Bismarck Established just after Prohibition in 1933, ... An unlikely match for Texas: Its oldest bar, ...

  6. Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas Hill Country. Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by area, after Alaska, and the largest state within the contiguous United States, at 268,820 square miles (696,200 km 2). If it were an independent country, Texas would be the 39th-largest. [153] It ranks 26th worldwide amongst country subdivisions by size.

  7. History of Texas (1845–1860) - Wikipedia

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    History of Texas. In 1845, the Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States of America, becoming the 28th U.S. state. Border disputes between the new state and Mexico, which had never recognized Texas independence and still considered the area a renegade Mexican state, led to the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).

  8. History of San Antonio - Wikipedia

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    San Antonio grew to become the largest Spanish settlement in Texas. After the failure of Spanish missions to the north of the city, San Antonio became the farthest northeastern extension of the Hispanic culture of the Valley of Mexico. The city was for most of its history the capital of the Spanish, later Mexican, province of Tejas.

  9. Commerce, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Commerce, Texas. Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, situated on the eastern edge of North Texas, in the heart of the Texas Blackland Prairies. The town is 45 miles (72 km) south of the Texas/ Oklahoma border. Commerce is the second-largest city in Hunt County, with a population of 9,090 at the 2020 census. [5]