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[[edit] | [edit source]]

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

Houston's location. (TV: The End of Time ^[+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

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"])