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== History == | == History == | ||
[[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] was [[Kennedy | [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] was [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassinated]] in [[Dallas]], Texas on [[22 November]] [[1963]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] was photographed near the president's [[car]] at about the time that Kennedy was fatally wounded. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | ||
The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] once visited [[East Ridge]], where they helped farmer [[Thomas Watson (The Farmer's Story)|Thomas Watson]] resist selling his farm to [[John Glassman|an oil company representative]] from [[New York City|New York]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Farmer's Story (short story)|The Farmer's Story]]'') | The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] once visited [[East Ridge]], where they helped farmer [[Thomas Watson (The Farmer's Story)|Thomas Watson]] resist selling his farm to [[John Glassman|an oil company representative]] from [[New York City|New York]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Farmer's Story (short story)|The Farmer's Story]]'') | ||
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Texas was a state in the United States of America.
Government
Texas was represented by U.S. Senator Alcott at the World Peace Conference. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
Geography
Oil reserves were located beneath large parts of Texas. They were a source of financial income for the state, but also caused tensions between individuals. (PROSE: The Farmer's Story)
History
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy) The Ninth Doctor was photographed near the president's car at about the time that Kennedy was fatally wounded. (TV: Rose)
The Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria once visited East Ridge, where they helped farmer Thomas Watson resist selling his farm to an oil company representative from New York. (PROSE: The Farmer's Story)
Significantly later, the Eleventh Doctor and Amy spent a Halloween on a Texas farm, during which time they carved pumpkins to fool some aliens into believing that humans dug out their enemies' brains. (COMIC: The Trick)
Mission control for Bowie Base One was established in Houston in 2058. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
By the late 21st century, Texas had become a republic. In 2096, the Texas Republic was selling weapons to the warring North American Legion and Deep Southern States. (PROSE: The Indestructible Man) Jeffries, a colonist of Proxima 2, had been a Texas Republic State Trooper. (PROSE: The Face-Eater)
The Doctor once drove a truck from Arizona to Texas. (PROSE: Synthespians™)
Notable people
Lady Cassandra's father was a Texan. He was one of the last humans to be buried on Earth. (TV: The End of the World)
Behind the scenes
- In NOTVALID: Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., Dr. Who cites Texas as a place on Earth where oil is found.
