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+ | '''Texas''' was a region on the [[North America]]n continent of [[Earth]] and a part of the [[United States of America]]. It was one of the largest states of the [[United States of America]] and bordered the neighboring country of [[Mexico]]. |
− | The [[Battle of the Alamo]] took place at the [[Alamo]] mission in San Antonio, Texas in [[19th century|1836]]. ( |
+ | The [[Battle of the Alamo]] took place at the [[Alamo]] mission in [[San Antonio]], Texas in [[19th century|1836]]. ({{DS9|Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang|What You Leave Behind}}) |
+ | The city of [[Houston]] was located in Texas. For much of 20th and early 21st centuries, manned spaceflight, especially for the [[United States of America]], was controlled from Houston. |
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+ | In late [[2375]], [[Miles O'Brien]] and [[Julian Bashir]] planned to visit Texas when Bashir visited O'Brien on Earth. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}}) |
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* Colonel [[Jim Bowie]] |
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+ | A scene that was in the shooting script of the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|Paradise Lost}} mentioned a spaceport in the Texan city of {{w|Brackettville, Texas|Brackettville}}. [[Jake Sisko]] and [[Joseph Sisko]] were to take a transport from Brackettville to [[Mars]]. |
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Revision as of 13:10, 21 October 2011
Texas was a region on the North American continent of Earth and a part of the United States of America. It was one of the largest states of the United States of America and bordered the neighboring country of Mexico.
The Battle of the Alamo took place at the Alamo mission in San Antonio, Texas in 1836. (DS9: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang", "What You Leave Behind")
The city of Houston was located in Texas. For much of 20th and early 21st centuries, manned spaceflight, especially for the United States of America, was controlled from Houston.
In the year 2000, a company based in Texas funded the project to build the Millennium Gate, buying properties in Portage Creek, Indiana for twenty percent over market value around the proposed construction site. (VOY: "11:59")
Riley Frazier was a Texan in the 24th century, proud of the early Texan settlers whom she considered as her ancestors. The bluebonnet, the Texan state flower, was her favorite flower and typical Texan barbecue was her favorite food. (VOY: "Unity")
In late 2375, Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir planned to visit Texas when Bashir visited O'Brien on Earth. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
Persons associated with Texas
- Colonel Jim Bowie
- Colonel Davy Crockett
- Dr. Riley Frazier
- "Texas" (hologram)
- Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis
Background Information
Texas is the real-life birth place of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry as well as actors Brent Spiner and Michael Dorn.
A scene that was in the shooting script of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Paradise Lost" mentioned a spaceport in the Texan city of Brackettville. Jake Sisko and Joseph Sisko were to take a transport from Brackettville to Mars.
States and districts of the United States of America |
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Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Columbia, District of • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming |
External links
- Texas at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Texas at Wikipedia