Texas
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
19th century
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"])
20th century
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"])
21st century
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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