Buckingham is an area within
Richardson,
Texas
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,
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that was formerly a separate incorporated city. As of the 1990 census, the city had a total population of 102. Encompassing only 159
acres (0.6 km), Buckingham, near
Dallas
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, was surrounded by Richardson.
In the early 1980s, real estate
speculators
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Many s ...
bought most of the land, intending to create a planned development similar to the Las Colinas planned development in north
Irving. To spur development, the residents voted to allow alcohol sales in the community before they were bought out. But the real estate market declined, and by the late 1980s, the development company went
bankrupt
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.
The 1990s brought more development to the area, though not without causing conflicts with nearby Richardson residents. At one point, conflicts between the cities led to school zone signs being removed from one Buckingham road, leading parents to stand alongside the road waving flags to warn motorists to slow down.
In April 1996, though, conflicts between Buckingham and Richardson were resolved once and for all, when Buckingham's 159 acres (0.6 km) were
annexed into the city of Richardson. Since it allowed alcohol sales before annexation, it remained "wet" although the vast majority of Richardson was at the time "dry". (With the other exception being a small area of land annexed into Richardson along SH 190.) Richardson residents voted on whether to allow beer and wine sales in the 2006 general election. The measure passed with 68% in favor, so Richardson is no longer considered "dry."
Education
The area is zoned to the
Richardson Independent School District
Richardson Independent School District (RISD) is a school district based in Richardson, Texas ( USA).
RISD covers and serves the city of Richardson and portions of the cities of Dallas and Garland (60 percent of RISD is in North Dallas, wi ...
.
Dallas County residents are zoned to
Dallas College
Dallas College is a public community college with seven campuses in Dallas County, Texas. It serves more than 70,000 students annually in degree-granting, continuing education, and adult education programs.
Dallas College offers associate degr ...
(formerly Dallas County Community College or DCCCD).
Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.176. DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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Richardson, Texas
Former cities in Texas
Populated places disestablished in 1996