(Encyclopedia) North Richland Hills, town (1990 pop. 45,895), Tarrant co., N Tex., a residential suburb of Fort Worth; inc. 1953. Corrugated boxes, food products, and textiles are manufactured. The…
(Encyclopedia) Houston, University of, at Houston, Tex.; coeducational; est. 1927 as a junior college, became a four-year institution in 1934, became a state-supported university in 1963. Campuses at…
(Encyclopedia) Alvin, city (2020 pop. 27,098), Brazoria co., S Tex.; inc. 1893. The city is chiefly residential but is near an agricultural area where rice, cotton, soybeans, and pecans…
(Encyclopedia) Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable…
(Encyclopedia) Weatherford, city (1990 pop. 14,804), seat of Parker co., N central Tex.; inc. 1856. It is in a fertile region that yields horticultural crops, peanuts, pecan, and peaches; cattle and…
SESSIONS, Pete, a Representative from Texas; born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., March 22, 1955; B.S., Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tex., 1978; business executive; professional…
FLORES, Bill, a Representative from Texas; born in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo.; February 25, 1954; B.B.A., Texas A & M University, College Station, Tex., 1976; M.B.A., Houston Baptist…
