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List Of Defunct Texas Sports Teams
This is a list of former sports teams from the US state of Texas: Baseball Major leagues Negro leagues *Austin Black Senators (early 1910s) *Abilene Eagles *Cleburne Yellow Jackets *Dallas Black Giants *Dallas Brown Bombers *Dallas Green Monarchs *Fort Worth Black Cats *Fort Worth Black Panthers *Fort Worth Giants *Fort Worth Wonders *Galveston Flyaways *Houston Black Buffaloes *Houston Eagles *Jasper Steers *Mineola Black Spiders *Paris Giants *San Angelo Black Sheep Herders *San Antonio Black Bronchos *San Antonio Black Indians *San Antonio Bombers *Waco Black Cardinals *Waco Black Navigators *Waco Yellowjackets *Waco Tigers *Wichita Falls Black Spudders Minor leagues American Association (20th century) *Houston Buffaloes (1959–1961) American Association of Independent Professional Baseball *Coastal Bend Aviators (2003–2007) Big State League *Abilene Blue Sox (1956–1957), moved from West Texas–New Mexico League *Austin Pioneers (1947–1955) *Beaumont Exporters ...
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Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both List of U.S. states and territories by area, area (after Alaska) and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most pop ...
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Jasper Steers
Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony and other mineral phases,Kostov, R. I. 2010. Review on the mineralogical systematics of jasper and related rocks. – Archaeometry Workshop, 7, 3, 209-213PDF/ref> is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue. The common red color is due to iron(III) inclusions. Jasper breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for items such as vases, seals, and snuff boxes. The specific gravity of jasper is typically 2.5 to 2.9. Jaspillite is a banded-iron-formation rock that often has distinctive bands of jasper. Etymology and history The name means "spotted or speckled stone," and is derived via Old French ''jaspre'' (variant of Anglo-Norman ''jaspe'') and Latin ''iaspidem'' (nom. ''iaspis'') from Greek ἴασπις ''iaspis'' (feminine noun), from an Afroasiatic language (cf. H ...
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Houston Buffaloes
The Houston Buffaloes, Houston Buffalos, or Buffs were an American minor league baseball team, and were the first minor league team to be affiliated with a Major League Baseball, Major League franchise, which was the St. Louis Cardinals. The club was founded in 1888, and played in the Texas League at various levels throughout the majority of its existence. Most recently, from 1959 through 1961, the team played in the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A American Association (1902–1997), American Association as the top affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The Buffaloes derived their nickname from Buffalo Bayou, the principal waterway through Houston to the Houston Ship Channel, outlet to the Gulf of Mexico. The team's last home was Buffalo Stadium, built in 1928. Before that, they played at West End Park (Houston), West End Park from 1905–1928, and at Herald Park prior to that. The Houston Buffaloes were purchased by the Houston Sports Association in 1961 to obtain the Houston metropolit ...
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American Association (20th Century)
American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Professional Baseball, an independent league founded in 2006 Football * American Association (American football) The American Association (AA) was a professional American football minor league based in New York City. Founded in 1936 with teams in New York and New Jersey, the AA extended its reach to Providence, Rhode Island prior to the onset of World War I ...
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Wichita Falls Black Spudders
Wichita ( ) may refer to: People *Wichita people, a Native American tribe *Wichita language, the language of the tribe Places in the United States * Wichita, Kansas, a city * Wichita County, Kansas, a county in western Kansas (city of Wichita is located in Sedgwick County) * Wichita Falls, Texas, a city * Wichita County, Texas * Wichita Mountains In the military *, a heavy cruiser class of the US Navy **, the only ship of the class; active in World War II *, a class of US Navy oilers from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s **, the lead ship of the class; in service from 1969 to 1993 *Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita, a World War II trainer airplane for the United States Army Air Forces In entertainment * ''Wichita'' (1955 film), a 1955 American Western movie directed by Jacques Tourneur *''Wichita'', early title of a proposed movie, eventually made as ''Knight and Day'' starring Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise *Wichita Recordings, a London-based independent record label See also *Ouachita ( ...
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Waco Tigers
The Waco Tigers were a minor league baseball team based in Waco, Texas. Between 1892 and 1905, the Tigers played in four non–consecutive seasons as members of the Texas League, with three of the seasons being partial seasons of play. The Waco Tigers hosted home minor league games at Cotton Palace, Padgitt Park until 1905, when the Tigers began play at Katy Park. The Tigers were succeeded by the 1906 Waco Navigators, who continued Waco's membership in the Texas League through 1919. History In 1889 and 1890, the Tigers were preceded in minor league play by the Waco "Babies," who played both seasons as members of the independent Texas League. The 1892 Waco "Tigers" rejoined the Texas League, which had evolved to become a Class B (baseball), Class B level league. Waco joined the league during the season. Waco joined the league on July 23, 1892 with the San Antonio Missions, with those two teams replacing the Dallas Hams and Fort Worth Panthers, who had folded on July 7, 1892. Waco ...
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Waco Yellowjackets
Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the state. The 2021 U.S. Census population estimate for the city was 139,594. The Waco metropolitan statistical area consists of McLennan and Falls counties, which had a 2010 population of 234,906. Falls County was added to the Waco MSA in 2013. The 2021 U.S. census population estimate for the Waco metropolitan area was 280,428. History 1824–1865 Indigenous peoples occupied areas along the river for thousands of years. In historic times, the area of present-day Waco was occupied by the Wichita Indian tribe known as the "Waco" (Spanish: ''Hueco'' or ''Huaco''). In 1824, Thomas M. Duke was sent to explore the area after violence erupted between the Waco people and the European settlers. His report to Stephen F. Austin, described the Waco ...
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