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In [[1930]], [[runaway]]s from Texas were among those who lived at [[Hooverville]] in [[New York City]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Roderick Mitchell]], later a [[companion]] of [[the Colonel]], was born in the small East Texan town of [[Bay City]] in [[1952]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)|namedpart=Player Characters}}) | [[Roderick Mitchell]], later a [[companion]] of [[the Colonel]], was born in the small East Texan town of [[Bay City]] in [[1952]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)|namedpart=Player Characters}}) | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 23 August 2024
Texas was a state in the United States of America. Dr. Who once cited Texas as a place on Earth where oil was known to be found. (TV: Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. [+]Loading...["Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)"])
Government
Texas was represented by U.S. Senator Alcott at the World Peace Conference. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune [+]Loading...["The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)","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 [+]Loading...["The Farmer's Story (short story)","The Farmer's Story"])
History
In 1930, runaways from Texas were among those who lived at Hooverville in New York City. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan [+]Loading...["Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)"])
Roderick Mitchell, later a companion of the Colonel, was born in the small East Texan town of Bay City in 1952. (GAME: "Player Characters" [+]Part of The Legions of Death, Loading...{"namedpart":"Player Characters","1":"The Legions of Death (game)"})
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["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 [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)","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 [+]Loading...["The Farmer's Story (short story)","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 [+]Loading...["The Trick (comic story)","The Trick"])
In 2006, the First Doctor, Susan, Barbara and Ian went swimming in a pool in Amarillo on their trip across the United States. (PROSE: The Mother Road [+]Loading...["The Mother Road (short story)","The Mother Road"])
Mission control for Bowie Base One was established in Houston in 2058. (TV: The Waters of Mars [+]Loading...["The Waters of Mars (TV story)","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 [+]Loading...["The Indestructible Man (novel)","The Indestructible Man"]) Jeffries, a colonist of Proxima 2, had been a Texas Republic State Trooper. (PROSE: The Face-Eater [+]Loading...["The Face-Eater (novel)","The Face-Eater"])
The Doctor once drove a truck from Arizona to Texas. (PROSE: Synthespians™ [+]Loading...["Synthespians™ (novel)","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 [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)","The End of the World"])
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