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TEXAS
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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© Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information)
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TEXAS. A state of the US Southwest, bordering on Mexico to the south. Its first European colonizers, in the 18c, were speakers of Spanish, and until 1836 the region was part of Mexico. The terms
Texas English, Texas, and
Texian refer to English as used in the state. The variety is Southern is slightly nasal, and vowels are elongated into diphthongs which can be shown in eye dialect as
hee-ut hit,
ray-ud red. Some diphthongs, however, are rendered as single vowels, so that
the oil business sounds like ‘the awl bidness’ and
barbed wire like ‘bob war’. Texas English is not homogeneous and shows some variety between East Texas (where phonology and lexicon show greater affinity with Southern usage) and West Texas (where they are somewhat more Midlands and Western). See
DIALECT (AMERICA),
SOUTHERN ENGLISH.
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AJGA Texas Scores
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/30/1998; 700+ words
; AP Online 07-30-1998 ABILENE, Texas (AP) _ Scores Wednesday after the second round of the AJGA West Texas Junior, conducted by the American Junior...Division 6,235-yard Tim Sanchez, Austin, Texas 65-70-135 Justin Wright, Marshall...
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[ Texas season log (13-0) ... ]
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 1/5/2006; 533 words
; Texas season log (13-0) 60 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 25...51 at Missouri 20 45 Oklahoma 12 42 Colorado 17 52 Texas Tech 17 47 at Oklahoma St. 28 62 at Baylor 0 66 Kansas 14 40 at Texas A&M 29 70 vs. Colorado at S.A. 3 41 USC...
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Texas Music Project Launches ``Don't Mess With Texas Music'' CD Series to Raise Funds for State School Music Programs.
Business Wire; 8/29/2003; 700+ words
; ...Entertainment Editors/Education Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2003...Willie Nelson, the Dixie Chicks and Other Texas Artists Will Support First Statewide Music...Campaign of its Kind Deep in the heart of Texas and throughout the state, music education...
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West Texas Hispanic Leaders Support Al Gore, Announce Formation of West Texans for Gore
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 10/1/1999; 700+ words
; ...commitment to the Hispanic community in West Texas and around the country, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) today announced the formation of West...opportunities for Hispanic working families in West Texas. That is why we are going to fight to...
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Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc. Declares $0.125 Per Share Dividend.
PR Newswire; 3/9/2004; 700+ words
; Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc. ("Texas Regional"), bank holding company for Texas State Bank, today announced that on March 9, 2004 its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share payable on April...
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Texas Utilities Offers to Purchase The Energy Group.
Business Wire; 3/2/1998; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1998--Texas Utilities Company (NYSE:TXU) announced...cash offer for The Energy Group PLC. The Texas Utilities offer values the fully diluted...Energy Group at approximately $7 billion. Texas Utilities will offer The Energy Group shareholders...
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Texas Commerce takeover terms tied to future role. (Chemical New York Corp., Texas Commerce Bancshares merger)
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 12/16/1986; 700+ words
; Texas Commerce Takeover Terms Tied to Future Role A bank corporation with...Guaranty will result from the merger of Chemical New York Corp. and Texas Commerce Bancshares. Texas Commerce becomes the first banking group in Texas to take advantage...
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Texas Access to Justice Commission Partners with the University of Texas Law School and Baylor Law School to Establish Scholarships for Future Legal Aid Lawyers.
Business Wire; 10/5/2004; 700+ words
; AUSTIN, Texas -- Just weeks after an historic Supreme Court of Texas hearing on the status of legal services for the poor, two Texas law schools have agreed to provide scholarships for students who commit to practice law with recognized legal...
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Texas Economic Development Sponsors Trade Mission to China.
PR Newswire; 5/21/2002; 700+ words
; AUSTIN, Texas -- For the first time since 1997, Texas Economic Development (TxED) is leading a delegation of Texas companies and government officials to the People's Republic of China. TxED's Office of International Business is taking...
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Texas appeals court declares WC law unconstitutional. (workers' compensation) (Late Breaking News)
Magazine article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management; 8/23/1993; ; 700+ words
; Texas insurance industry representatives are working...overturned state Senate Bill One, the 1989 Texas Workers' Compensation Reform Act. The court...state judge in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, that the reform act was unconstitutional...
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Texas Company
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
TEXAS COMPANY The Texas Company was founded during the early boom years of the Texas oil industry. In 1901 a gusher at the Spindletop oil field sent hundreds of entrepreneurs into Beaumont, Texas. Pumping out as much as 100,000 barrels a day...
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Texas Utilities Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Texas Utilities Company Energy Plaza 1601 Bryan Street Dallas, Texas 75201 U.S.A. (214) 812-4600 Fax: (214) 812...Distribution; 6719 Holding Companies, Not Elsewhere Classified Texas Utilities Company is a holding company with six wholly...
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Texas Industries, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Texas Industries, Inc. 7610 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, Texas 75247 U.S.A. (214) 647-6700 Fax: (214) 647...Furnaces and Steel Mills; 3271 Concrete Block and Brick Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI) is a major producer of steel...
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Texas Republic and Annexation
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Texas Republic and Annexation. The leaders of the Republic of Texas (1836–1845) steered it through a crisis...rebellion against Mexico. The issues dividing Mexico and Texas, a department of the state of Coahuila, centered on...
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Texas
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
TEXAS TEXAS. The varied geography of Texas has helped to shape its history. The eastern third of the state's 266,807 square miles is mostly humid woodlands, much like Louisiana and Arkansas. A broad coastal plain borders the Gulf of Mexico...
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