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Irving began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. [15] Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor. By the late nineteenth century the Irving area was the site of churches, two cotton gins, a blacksmith shop and a general store.
1903 - Irving founded by real estate developers Julius Otto Schulze and Otis Brown. [1] 1904 Post Office relocated to Irving from nearby Kit settlement. [2] First Baptist Church of Irving founded. [3] Irving Index newspaper begins publication (approximate date). [4] 1909 - Irving Independent School District established. [1] 1914 Town of Irving ...
HMS Holdings Corp. (Healthcare Management Systems) was founded in 1974 and is based in Irving, Texas. The company was formerly listed on Nasdaq but acquired by private-equity firm Veritas Capital in 2021. [1]
Buildings and structures in Irving, Texas (1 C, 11 P) D. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (14 P) E. Economy of Irving, Texas (2 C) Education in Irving, Texas ...
The Abbey of Our Lady of Dallas is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1955 in Irving, Texas.The monks of the abbey operate Cistercian Preparatory School for boys. As of 2018, it is currently the only Cistercian monastery left in North America, alongside the Canadian Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth [] in Rougemont, Quebec.
The 2020 Irving mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020. It was originally scheduled to be held on May 2, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 13 ] The incumbent mayor won the reelection into a second term.
Jack E. Singley Academy (formerly The Academy of Irving ISD) is a career-oriented public high school in Irving, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Irving Independent School District . The Academy grants admission to students through a non-merit based selection process, which requires applying to the school during the spring ...
A 14-year-old student, Ahmed Mohamed, was arrested on September 14, 2015, for bringing an alleged hoax bomb to school, questioned, and released. Under Texas law, it is illegal to possess a "hoax bomb" with an intent to "make another believe that the hoax bomb is an explosive or incendiary device" or to "cause [an] alarm or reaction of any type by an official of a public safety agency or ...