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TEXAS
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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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; 7/29/1998; 700+ words
; AP Online 07-29-1998 ABILENE, Texas (AP) _ Scores Tuesday after the first round of the AJGA West Texas Junior, conducted by the American Junior...Division 6,235-yard Tim Sanchez, Austin, Texas 31-34-65 Justin Wright, Marshall...
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Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 1/5/2006; 533 words
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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 Capital Bank Launches New Payroll Platform; Western Union Cash Card To Provide A More Efficient Payroll Alternative For Texas Businesses.
Business Wire; 11/12/1999; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1999-- Texas Capital Bank announced today the addition...Solutions division of First Data Corp. Texas Capital will immediately begin offering the Western Union Cash Card(R) service to Texas businesses. A Better Way To Pay The Western...
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Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Announces Board of Directors.
Business Wire; 10/29/1999; 700+ words
; ...Oct. 29, 1999-- Dallas-based Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. announced today...Joseph M. (Jody) Grant Chairman and CEO Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Fred B. Hegi...Inc. Raleigh Hortenstine III President Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. George F. Jones...
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Announces Expanded Relationship With TXU.
PR Newswire; 4/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation (TPWF...the official non-profit partner of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD...protect the unique natural resources of Texas. As part of this initiative, TXU becomes...
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Texas Access to Justice Commission Honors Legal Aid Leaders.
PR Newswire; 10/5/2007; 657 words
; AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Access to Justice Commission honored long-time legal aid...income Texans. Emily Jones is the executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Commission. She also serves as the director...
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TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL ABBOTT HOSTS SCHOOL SAFETY SUMMIT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/25/2008; 700+ words
; The Texas Attorney General issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Texas Education Agency and the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC), co-hosts of the 2008 Texas School Safety and Healthy Students Summit...
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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
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States
Texas State of Texas ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Derived from the Caddo word tavshas , meaning...CAPITAL: Austin. ENTERED UNION: 29 December 1845 (28th). SONG: "Texas, Our Texas;" "The Eyes of Texas." MOTTO: Friendship. FLAG: At...
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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 Annexation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
TEXAS ANNEXATION During the early colonization...of the Southwest including present-day Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California...Antonio de Bexar, the Spanish capital of Texas, itself had only 800 residents. With the...
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