Austin Community College
The Austin Community College District (ACC) is a public community college system serving the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area and surrounding Central Texas communities. The college maintains numerous campuses, centers, and distance learning options to serve about 100,000 students in academic, continuing education and adult education programs. ACC offers associate degree and career/technical certificate programs in about 100 areas of study. Most courses taken within the district are meant to apply for associate degrees, which help students qualify for jobs or which can be transferred to four-year institutions. ACC is the sixth largest community college system in the United States, and the fourth largest college in Texas. History In the 1960s, Austin residents and leaders discussed the possibility of establishing a community college for their growing city. The question was put to a vote repeatedly, but voters rejected the proposed taxpayer-supported college system in 1963, 1965 ...
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Hays County, Texas
Hays County is located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. Hays County is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, its official population had reached 241,067. The county seat is San Marcos. Hays, along with Comal and Kendall Counties, was listed in 2017 as one of the nation's fastest-growing large counties with a population of at least 10,000. From 2015 to 2016, Hays County, third on the national list, had nearly 10,000 new residents during the year. The county is named for John Coffee Hays, a Texas Ranger and Mexican–American War officer. History Hays County has been inhabited for thousands of years. Evidence of Paleo-Indians found in the region goes as far back as 6000 BC. Archeological evidence of native agriculture goes back to 1200 AD. The earliest Europeans to arrive in the area were explorers and missionaries from the Spanish Empire. Father Isidro Félix de Espinosa, Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivar ...
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Guadalupe County, Texas
Guadalupe County (, ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 172,706. The county seat is Seguin. The county was founded in 1846 and is named after Guadalupe River. Guadalupe County is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area. History Indigenous paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers were the first inhabitants of the area, thousands of years before European colonization. Later, historic Indian tribes settled in the area, including Tonkawa, Karankawa, Kickapoo, Lipan Apache, and Comanche. In 1689, Alonso de Leon named the Guadalupe River in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In 1806, French army officer José de la Baume, who later joined the Spanish army, was rewarded for his services to Spain with title to of Texas land, the original El Capote Ranch. The grant was reaffirmed by the Republic of Mexico after it achieved independence. Following Mexico's independence from Spain, Anglo-Americans from the United States ...
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San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District
San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in San Marcos, Texas, USA. The school district covers 210 square miles mainly in Hays County and portions of Guadalupe and Caldwell counties. In addition to San Marcos, the district also serves the towns of Martindale, Reedville and parts of Maxwell. The district extends into small portions of Caldwell and Guadalupe counties. San Marcos High School is home to the San Marcos Fightin' Rattlers. Since 1911, the San Marcos Rattlers have been competing in sports with teams from the Austin and San Antonio area. Today the Rattlers compete at the Texas 6A level. They are one of the smallest 6A schools in the area. The football team won its district in 2000 and 2003 and went as far as the Regional Finals in 1999 and 2006. In 2017, the Fightin’ Rattlers won district and continued onto state playoffs. History In 2004, San Marcos Consolidated ISD voters approved close to $123 million in bonds. ...
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Bastrop County, Texas
Bastrop County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in Central Texas and its county seat is Bastrop. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,216. Bastrop County is included in the Austin–Round Rock, Texas, metropolitan statistical area. History In 1834, the provincial legislature of Coahuila y Tejas – established by the Mexican Constitution of 1824 – met in Saltillo and established the Municipality and County of Mina consisting of parts of present-day Mason, Kimble, Llano, Burnet, Williamson, Gillespie, Blanco, Comal, Hays, Travis, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, Gonzales, Fayette, Washington and Lavaca Counties. On December 14, 1837, the second Congress of the Republic of Texas adjusted geographical limits to create Fayette County, and remove Gonzales and Caldwell Counties from Mina's boundaries. On December 18, 1837, Sam Houston signed acts that (a) incorporated the town of Mina and (b) changed the name of the county and town of Mina to Bastrop to honor ...
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Thrall Independent School District
Thrall Independent School District is a public school district based in Thrall, Texas (USA) and covers eastern Williamson County. Thrall ISD serves approximately 810 students in grades PK-12th Grade. Schools The district has three campuses - *Thrall High School Thrall High School is a public secondary school located in Thrall, Texas. It is part of the Thrall Independent School District located in eastern Williamson County, Texas, Williamson County, and classified as a 2A school by the University Intersc ... (Grades 9-12) *Thrall Middle School (Grades 5-8) *Thrall Elementary School (Grades PK-4) In 2022, Thrall ISD is rated as an "A" Rated district by the Texas Education Agency. References External linksThrall ISD {{Region 13 School Districts in Texas School districts in Williamson County, Texas ...
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Taylor Independent School District
Taylor Independent School District is a public and private school district based in Taylor, Texas, USA. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Schools * Taylor High School (grades 9–12; also serves students from the Coupland Independent School District) *Taylor Middle School (grades 6–8) *T.H. Johnson Elementary School (grades PreK-K) **1985-86 National Blue Ribbon School The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ... *Naomi Pasemann Elementary School (grades 1–3) *Main Street Intermediate School (grades 4–5) References External linksTaylor ISD {{Region 13 School Districts in Texas School districts in Williamson County, Texas ...
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Lexington Independent School District
Lexington Independent School District is a public school district based in Lexington, Texas (USA). Located in Lee County, very small portions of the district extend into Bastrop, Milam, and Williamson counties. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. The current Superintendent of the Lexington Independent School District is Dr. Tonya Knowlton, Ph.D. A. P. Kleinschmidt, a former LISD superintendent, is the father of current State Representative Tim Kleinschmidt from District 17 ( Lee, Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, and Karnes counties). The younger Kleinschmidt is an attorney in Giddings Giddings may refer to: * Giddings (surname) *Giddings, Texas Giddings is the county seat of Lee County, Texas, United States situated on the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and U.S. Route 290. Its population was 4,969 at the 2020 census. The ci .... Schools * Lexington High School (Grades 9–12) *Lexington Middle School(Grade ...
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Hutto Independent School District
Hutto Independent School District is a public school district based in Hutto, Texas, United States. It is one of the fastest growing districts in Texas. In addition to Williamson County, it covers parts of Travis County. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

Granger Independent School District
Granger Independent School District is a public school district based in Granger, Texas. The district has a combined High School and Elementary School serving students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve that come from north central Williamson County. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

Florence Independent School District
Florence Independent School District is a public school district based in Florence, Texas (USA). Located in Williamson County, a small portion of the district extends into Bell County. In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized" by the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

Williamson County, Texas
Williamson County (sometimes abbreviated as "Wilco") is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 609,017. Its county seat is Georgetown. The county is named for Robert McAlpin Williamson (1804?–1859), a community leader and a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. Williamson County is part of the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metropolitan statistical area. It was included with Austin in the Best Cities to Live in for 2009 by the Milken Institute. It is on both the Edwards Plateau to the west, rocky terrain and hills, and Texas Blackland Prairies in the east, rich, fertile farming land. The two areas are roughly bisected by Interstate 35. History Prehistoric Much of Williamson County has been the site of human habitation for at least 11,200 years. The earliest known inhabitants of the area lived during the late Pleistocene (Ice Age), and are linked to the Clovis culture around 9,200 BC based on evidence found at Bell County's much-stu ...
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