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  2. List of counties in Texas - Wikipedia

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    While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants. Texas was originally divided into municipalities (municipios in Spanish), a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule.

  3. Facebook - Wikipedia

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    Facebook enables users to control access to individual posts and their profile [320] through privacy settings. [321] The user's name and profile picture (if applicable) are public. Facebook's revenue depends on targeted advertising, which involves analyzing user data to decide which ads to show each user.

  4. Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was a member of the Democratic Party and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms.

  5. Superconducting Super Collider - Wikipedia

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    The Superconducting Super Collider ( SSC) (also nicknamed the "Desertron" [2]) was a particle accelerator complex under construction in the vicinity of Waxahachie, Texas, United States. Its planned ring circumference was 87.1 kilometers (54.1 mi) with an energy of 20 TeV per proton and was designed to be the world's largest and most energetic ...

  6. Texas Revolution - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Although the uprising was part of a larger one, the Mexican Federalist War, that included other provinces opposed ...

  7. George W. Bush - Wikipedia

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    George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

  8. Page Center, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Page Center is an unincorporated community in Harlan Township, Page County, Iowa, United States. Page Center is located along County Highway M60, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) west-southwest of Clarinda. History. Page's population was estimated at 25 in 1887, was 53 in 1902, and was 32 in 1925. The population was 25 in 1940. References

  9. Austin, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Austin, Texas. /  30.26722°N 97.74306°W  / 30.26722; -97.74306. Austin ( / ˈɔːstɪn / AW-stin, UK: / ˈɒstɪn / OST-in) [7] is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, [8] it is ...