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Galveston 14 miles (23 km) away were knocked to their knees. Surrounding chemical and oil tanks and refineries were ignited by the blast. At least 63 who died and were not able to be identified are memorialized in a cemetery in the north part of town. The Texas City disaster is widely regarded as the foundation of disaster planning for the United States.

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1894, the channel was first used commercially. TCIC eventually dredged the channel to a 40-foot depth and extended the length of the port to 1.5 mi. TCIC also built a 4-mi railroad to the Texas City Junction south of town, where it connected to two other rail lines: Galveston, Houston and San Antonio and Galveston-Houston and Henderson.

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demolished. In 1948, the library moved to a former house at 5th Street and 9th Avenue North and received its current name; it was named after Hugh Benton Moore and Helen Moore. In 1964, the library moved into its current building. In 1984, the building was expanded to 21,000 square feet (2,000 m).

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Despite these successes, the TCIC went bankrupt in 1897. Its assets were reorganized into two new companies: Texas City Company (TCC), and Texas City Railway Terminal Company (TCRTC). TCC acquired 3,000 city lots and provided water, gas, and electricity to the town. TCRTC operated the railroad. These

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The Moore Memorial Public Library is located at 1701 9th Avenue North. In 1928, the City of Texas City dedicated a room in city hall to form a municipal library. The Texas City Civic Club operated the library in the room. In 1947, city hall received damage from the Texas City explosion; it was later

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is the second-largest petroleum refinery in Texas and third-largest in the United States. The Port of Texas City became the third-leading port in Texas by tonnage and ninth in the nation. In recent decades, the city's planners have made efforts to diversify the economy into tourism, health care, and

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In the city, the population was distributed as 26.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there

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The 2nd Division of the United States Army deployed to Texas City in 1913 to guard the Gulf Coast from incursions during the Mexican Revolution, essentially encamping nearly half of the nation's land military personnel there, due to the perceived double threat that the Mexican Revolution might spill

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The Hispanic and Latino population's percentage of the overall population of Texas City had increased to 29.9% in 2017 from 27% in 2010, and by then the city had a Hispanic supermarket and other businesses catering to Hispanics. The African-American percentage had declined to 28% in 2017 from 30.8%

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barreled through the region in the early-morning hours of Saturday, September 13, 2008. Although all buildings, piers, and the Dike Road were destroyed, the dike itself weathered the storm. The dike was closed for three years while the road and supporting facilities were rebuilt. It was reopened to

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Even in the widespread destruction throughout Galveston County caused by the wind and surge associated with Ike, Texas City was largely spared the devastation that other low-lying areas suffered. Texas City is mostly surrounded by a 17-mile-long (27 km) levee system that was built in the early

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Prosperity and industrial expansion returned as the United States became more involved in World War II. Enemy submarines had almost completely stopped the shipment of petroleum products to friendly countries from the Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asia. Texas City refineries and chemical

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Of the 15,479 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were not families. About 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living

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appointed as the town's first postmaster, to serve about 250 people who had moved there from Minnesota and Michigan. TCIC also received permission from the federal government to dredge an eight-foot channel in the bay from Bolivar Roads (at the east end of Galveston Island) to serve Texas City. In

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The median income for a household in the city was $ 35,963, and for a family was $ 42,393. Males had a median income of $ 36,463 versus $ 24,754 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,057. About 12.0% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including

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was embedded in the headhouse. The ship's anchor was hurled several miles away, where it was discovered embedded in the ground at the PanAmerican refinery. School children and townspeople who were attracted to the smoke also died, and entire blocks of homes near the port were destroyed. People in

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Permission was granted in the summer of 1900 to dredge the Texas City channel to a depth of 25 ft. The disastrous Galveston Hurricane of 1900 interrupted the project, washing the dredge ashore. However, the Texas City port remained open after the storm passed. Even before the channel dredging was

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In 1921, the Texas City Railway Terminal Company took over operations of the port facilities. Hugh B. Moore was named president of the company and began an ambitious program of expansions. He was credited with attracting a sugar refinery, a fig processing plant, a gasoline cracking plant, and a

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The Great Depression and competition caused the sugar refinery to fail in 1930. Economic hard times afflicted the city for a few years until the oil business returned to expansion. Republic Oil Refinery opened a gasoline refinery in 1931. In 1934, Pan American Refinery (a subsidiary of

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The land south and west of the city is flat coastal plain. A large part of this area to the south is marshland. Texas City is bounded on the north by Moses Lake, which is fed by Moses Bayou, a freshwater stream. The lake drains into Galveston Bay, which bounds the city on the east.

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In 2008, the city government replaced civilian code-enforcement officers with police officers after finding that residents tended to ignore civilian officials, who must go through a lengthy process to force compliance, said George Fuller, city director of community development.

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Texas City Refining Company was chartered in 1908 to build a refinery adjacent to the port facility. For several years, it was the only Texas refinery capable of producing the byproducts wax and lubricating oil. This facility was later acquired and expanded by Texas oilman

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constructed a terminal at the Texas City port during 1939–1940. This was a specialized company that owned ships designed to carry railroad cars from Texas City to New York City on a weekly schedule. By 1940, Texas City was the fourth-ranked Texas port, exceeded only by

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and other plants committed to rebuilding, and the city ultimately recovered quite well from the accident. Numerous petrochemical refineries are still located in the same port area of Texas City. The city has often referred to itself as "the town that would not die," a

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The Texas City Museum is at 409 6th Street North, in a two-story building formerly occupied by J. C. Penney Co. It is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 – 4. The Galveston County Model Railroad Club exhibit on the second floor is open on Saturdays.

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located at various places throughout the northeast periphery of the city adjoining Galveston, Dollar Bay, and Moses Lake, the levee and pump station system may well have saved the city from wholesale devastation at the hands of Ike's powerful

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of the city was 60.75% White, 27.47% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 8.23% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 20.52% of the population.

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Beginning Sunday, September 14, 2008, the day after landfall, Texas City's high school football complex, Stingaree Stadium, was used as a staging and relocation area for persons evacuated by National Guard

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The military deployment also included the 1st Aero Division, and the Wright brothers trained over a dozen soldiers as military pilots, essentially turning Texas City into the birthplace of what became the

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Three duck hunters in 1891 noted that a location along Galveston Bay, known locally as Shoal Point, had the potential to become a major port. Shoal Point had existed since the 1830s, when veterans of the

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Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

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Nessler Park is a 55-acre (22-hectare) property used for community events such as the annual "Music Fest by the Bay". Other large city parks include Carver Park, Godard Park, and Holland Park.

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Officially, the elevation of Texas City is 10 feet above sea level, though some areas are even lower. It was naturally vulnerable to flooding by hurricane storm surges and heavy rainstorms.

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many other sectors. As early as 1974, Texas City was placed on the top-ten list for the EPA superfund. Outdated practices for the disposal of toxic waste have continued there for years.

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Texas City incorporated in 1911 with a mayor and commission form of government. It held its first mayoral election on September 16, choosing William P. Tarpey as mayor.

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habitats. The preserve includes 40 acres (16 hectares) of public-access areas, including campsites. The remainder of the preserve is available for tours, including

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was already overheating when stored at the Texas City docks. The blast devastated the Monsanto plant and offices, which were immediately across the slip from the

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plants worked around the clock at full capacity to supply the war effort. Realizing that all of the world's tin smelters could no longer supply the US demand,

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By 1893, the investors had formed the Texas City Improvement Company (TCIC), which plotted and filed the townsite plan. A post office opened in 1893 with

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The Bay Street Park is a 45-acre (18-hectare) property near the bay and the levee. Part of the park commemorates the Aero Squadron, one of the first

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communities on the shoreline. Texas Loop 197 combines with Highway 146 to form a ring around the city, providing access to the city's major areas.

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An August 1915 hurricane completely demolished the encampment. Nine soldiers were killed. Military leaders promptly moved the camp to San Antonio.

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shipping terminal known as the Texas City International Terminal at Shoal Point. The project is intended to capitalize on the expansion of the

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maintains the Young Medical Facility Complex for females in Texas City. Young opened in 1996 as the Texas City Regional Medical Unit.

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The Galveston County Juvenile Justice Department Jerry J. Esmond Juvenile Justice Center is in Texas City. Prisoners there attend the

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POLICING THE NEIGHBORHOOD / ARRESTING BLIGHT ON PATROL / Texas City is using a team of officers to put teeth in city code enforcement

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because of Texas City's location nearer the Gulf of Mexico. By the end of the 1930s, Texas City's population had grown to 5,200.

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fertilizer, exploded, initiating what is generally regarded as the worst industrial accident in United States history, the

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The centerpiece of Texas City's Heritage Square historical district is the former residence of one of the city's fathers,

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producing gasoline, the Texas City Sugar Refinery, two cotton compressing facilities, and even passenger bus service.

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alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13.

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A grid of streets and avenues was laid out during the 1890s, and houses and other structures began to appear. The

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over across the border or that the neighboring country might become a German ally in the incipient World War.

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provides passenger bus service to destinations nationwide at the Texas City La Marque Station in neighboring

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The postwar prosperity was interrupted on the morning of April 16, 1947, when the French ship

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Texas Education Code, Section 130.174, "College of the Mainland District Service Area".

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railroads, whose connections allow for expeditious interchange of their traffic.

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Our Lady of Fatima School, a Roman Catholic elementary school operated by the

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The Historical Marker Database. "Shoal Point and Half Moon Shoal Lighthouse."

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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Texas City, Texas

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Federal and local agency workers help clean up the beaches affected by an

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The Texas City Dike was overtopped by a greater than 12-foot (3.7 m)

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is located at 2002 11th Avenue North, in the Tradewinds Shopping Center.

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refining. The Texas City Industrial Complex is a leading center of the

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Texas City petroleum refining & petrochemical manufacturing center

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Historic Photos from the Moore Memorial Public Library, Texas City

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had opened a relief and material distribution center in the city.

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On March 23, 2005, the city suffered another explosion in a local

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mile (1 kilometer) west of the Texas City Dike's location. The

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As of 2010, SSA Marine Company had plans to build a major new

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Explosions and fires killed 15 people and injured another 180

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refinery accidentally dropped its load on a tank of liquid

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The city operates 42 parks, some of which are part of the

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was pockmarked with shrapnel and the drive shaft of the

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City of Texas City. Archived from 2258:"U.S. Refineries* Operable Capacity" 2234:. City of Texas City. Archived from 2198:Eastburn, Kathryn (April 13, 2019). 1451:Most of Texas City is served by the 1424:Texas Department of Criminal Justice 743:On October 30, 1987, a crane at the 2464:. Turner Publishing Company, 2004. 2437:YOUNG MEDICAL FACILITY COMPLEX (GC) 2323:"Texas City International Terminal" 4068:Municipalities and communities of 2094:"Census of Population and Housing" 1590:, located at 109 3rd Ave. N, just 1501:, which is located in Texas City. 913: 25: 4375:Populated coastal places in Texas 4355:Cities in Galveston County, Texas 2495:Post Office Location – TEXAS CITY 1536:Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail 1462:Other portions are a part of the 686:. The fertilizer manufactured in 577:at Refinery Dock, Texas City 1952 456:History of the Galveston Bay Area 3717: 3655:Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land 3649: 3588:Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge 3252: 2980: 2963: 2955: 2934: 2803: 1974:The First Responder (Newsletter) 1530:on March 27, 2014, in Texas City 1487:Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston 1324: 66: 2519:The Galveston County Daily News 2452:. Retrieved September 12, 2008. 1642:service from nearby Galveston. 561:Standard Oil Company of Indiana 311: • Urban density 2609:. Retrieved December 10, 2008. 2585:. Retrieved December 10, 2008. 1708:, professional baseball player 1702:, professional football player 1545:is a 2,300-acre (930-hectare) 713:The steel-reinforced concrete 1: 3082:Primary and secondary schools 3073:Texas City Refinery explosion 2981: 2935: 2741:"La Marque Texas City, Texas" 2607:Moore Memorial Public Library 2583:Moore Memorial Public Library 2503:. Retrieved December 6, 2008. 2179:. 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Within this complex, the 887:United States Census Bureau 835:traffic in September 2011. 267: • Estimate 4391: 4002:Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 3593:Armand Bayou Nature Center 2577:February 26, 2009, at the 1696:, American football player 1660:, blues singer and pianist 758: 667: 605:Texas City is home to the 453: 26: 4305: 4180: 4082: 3715: 3250: 3222: 3175: 3129:Colleges and universities 2897: 1549:located on the shores of 1493:Colleges and universities 1157:Black or African American 1107: 1094: 1079: 1064: 1049: 1034: 1019: 1004: 989: 974: 959: 944: 929: 922: 917: 912: 909: 851:Texas City is located at 291:840/sq mi (324.4/km) 81: 65: 57: 48: 3177:This list is incomplete. 2442:August 21, 2008, at the 1750:, author and broadcaster 706:rammed a third ship, SS 646:1947 Texas City disaster 4071:Galveston County, Texas 3136:College of the Mainland 2850:April 29, 2014, at the 2828:Portal to Texas History 2140:https://www.census.gov/ 1722:The Righteous Gemstones 1618:Texas State Highway 146 1499:College of the Mainland 1473:. 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