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Texas Almanac 2014–2015

Elizabeth Cruce Alvarez editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Texas State Historical Association,U.S.

Published:26th Nov '13

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Texas Almanac 2014–2015 cover

Features of The Texas Almanac 2014–2015

  • Sketches of eight historic ranches of Texas by Texana writer Mike Cox
  • Article on the Texas art and artists by Houston businessman and art collector J.P. Bryan, who has amassed the world’s largest Texana collection
  • Coverage of the 2012 elections, redistricting, and the 2012 Texas Olympic medalists
  • An update on Major League Baseball in Texas
  • Lists of sports champions — high school, college, and professional
Major Sections Updated for Each EditionThe Environment, including geology, plant life, wildlife, rivers, and lakes
  • Weather highlights of the previous two years, plus a list of destructive weather dating from 1766
  • Two-year Astronomical Calendar that shows moon phases, times of sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, eclipses, and meteor showers
  • Recreation, with details on state and national parks and forests, landmarks, and fairs and festivals
  • Sports, including lists of high school football and basketball champions, professional sports teams, Texas Olympians, and Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductees
  • Counties section, with detailed county maps and profiles for Texas’s 254 counties
  • Population figures from the 2010 US Census and State Data Center estimates as of 2012
  • Comprehensive list of Texas Cities and Towns
  • Politics, Elections, and information on Federal, State, and Local Governments
  • Culture and the Arts, including a list of civic and religious Holidays
  • Religion census of 2010 by denomination and adherents; breakdown on metro areas and counties
  • Health and Science, with charts of vital statistics
  • Education, including a complete list of colleges and universities, and UIL results
  • Business and Transportation, with an expanded section on Oil and Gas
  • Agriculture, including data on production of crops, fruits, vegetables, livestock, and dairy
  • Obituaries of notable Texans
  • Pronunciation Guide to Texas town and county names
  • ISBN: 9781625110046

    Dimensions: 231mm x 157mm x 35mm

    Weight: 1296g

    752 pages