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Texas Christian University private, coeducational institution of higher education in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It grants about 14 undergraduate degrees in more than 80 areas and about 14 graduate degrees in more than 30 fields, including research-oriented doctoral programs and a professional degree ... Texas City city, Galveston county, Texas, U.S. It is part of the Galveston-Texas City complex on Galveston Bay. Texas City is a deepwater port on channels to the Gulf of Mexico, and its industrial activities have considerably expanded since World War II to include the production of petrochemicals, tin smelting, and oil ... Texas City explosion of 1947 industrial disaster sparked by the fire and explosion of the S.S. Grandcamp on April 16-17, 1947, in Texas City, Texas. The blast set off a chain of fires as well as a 15-foot (4.5-metre) tidal wave. Between 400 and 600 people were killed, with as many as 4,000 injured. Texas Instruments Incorporated American manufacturer of calculators, microprocessors, and digital signal processors with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Texas Rangers American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, that plays in the American League (AL). The Rangers began play in 1961 as the Washington (D.C.) Senators and have won two AL pennants (2010, 2011). Texas Rangers a loosely organized military force that policed Texas from the time of their initial organization in the 1830s to their merger with the state highway patrol in 1935. The first Texas Rangers were minutemen hired by American settlers as protection against Indian attacks. During the Texas war for independence and ... Texas Southern University public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Houston, Texas, U.S. A historically black university, it continues to have an enrollment that is predominantly African American. It grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees within colleges of liberal arts and behavioral sciences, science and technology, education, and pharmacy and health sciences; the ... Texas State University-San Marcos public, coeducational institution of higher education in San Marcos, Texas, U.S. It is part of the Texas State University System. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through the Graduate College and colleges of applied arts, business administration, education, fine arts and communication, health professions, liberal arts, and science and ... Texas Tech University public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. In addition to programs leading to baccalaureate degrees, it offers about 100 master's and 60 doctoral degree programs. The main campus includes colleges of agricultural sciences and natural resources, architecture, arts and sciences, business administration, education, engineering, and human sciences ... Texas v. Johnson case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 21, 1989, that the burning of the U.S. flag was a constitutionally protected form of speech under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. Texas v. White (1869), U.S. Supreme Court case in which it was held that the United States is "an indestructible union" from which no state can secede. In 1850 the state of Texas received $10,000,000 in federal government bonds in settlement of boundary claims. In 1861 the state seceded from the Union and ... Texas Woman's University public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Denton, Texas, U.S. It focuses on liberal arts and professional studies. Texas Woman's University is divided into the University General Divisions, the Institute of Health Sciences, and the Graduate School. The University General Divisions consists of the college of arts and sciences, the ... Texas, flag of U.S. state flag consisting of a vertical blue stripe at the hoist bearing a large white star; the fly end is horizontally divided white over red. Texas, University of state university system based in Austin, Texas, U.S. Branch campuses are located in Arlington (founded 1895), El Paso (1913), Edinburg (Pan American branch; 1927), Richardson (Dallas branch; 1961), Odessa (Permian Basin branch; 1969), San Antonio (1969), Tyler (1971), and Brownsville (1973). Health science centres are located at Tyler (1947), San ... Texcoco city built in the present-day Valley of Mexico by the Acolhuas, a pre-Columbian people of the Nahuatl-speaking group of tribes, which gained mastery of the valley after the collapse of the Toltec hegemony in the mid-12th century AD. The rulers of Texcoco were the first among Nahuatl tribal leaders to ... Texcoco, Lake lake in central Mexico. Originally one of the five lakes contained in Anahuac, or the Valley of Mexico, Texcoco has been drained via channels and a tunnel to the Panuco River since the early 17th century, until it now occupies only a small area surrounded by salt marshes 2 12 ... text messaging act of sending short messages with cell phones using the Short Messaging Service (SMS), which has a limit of 160 characters per message. Text Messaging: WAN2TLK?: Year in Review 2006 In 2005 some 45 billion text messages were expected to be sent by cellular phone users in the United States. The sending of messages to and from mobile phones via Short Messaging Service (SMS) had been developed in the United Kingdom in the late 1980s, and the first text message ... textile any filament, fibre, or yarn that can be made into fabric or cloth, and the resulting material itself. Textron Inc. American multi-industry company that pioneered the conglomerate concept. Its present-day core organization includes aircraft, automotive, and industrial manufacturing segments. The firm was established in 1923 as a textile maker and acquired its present name in 1956. Headquarters are in Providence, Rhode Island. textual criticism the technique of restoring texts as nearly as possible to their original form. Texts in this connection are defined as writings other than formal documents, inscribed or printed on paper, parchment, papyrus, or similar materials. The study of formal documents such as deeds and charters belongs to the science known ... texture the concrete, physical elements of prose or poetry that are separate from the structure or argument of the work. Such elements include metaphor, imagery, metre, and rhyme. The distinction between structure and texture is associated particularly with the New Critics, especially John Crowe Ransom. Tey, Josephine Scottish playwright and author of popular detective novels praised for their warm and readable style. Teyateyaneng village, northwestern Lesotho, 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Maseru, on the country's main north-south road. Teyateyaneng was named after the Teja-Tejane ("Quicksands") River, which flows south of the village, and is often abbreviated as TY. The village is on a hilltop, the site of a camp established in 1886 ... Teyte, Dame Maggie English soprano, a well-known opera, concert, and recording artist who was considered one of the 20th century's foremost interpreters of French song. Tezcatlipoca god of the Great Bear constellation and of the night sky, one of the major deities of the Aztec pantheon. Tezcatlipoca's cult was brought to central Mexico by the Toltecs, Nahua-speaking warriors from the north, about the end of the 10th century AD. Teziutlan city, northeastern Puebla estado (state), east-central Mexico. It lies at 6,530 feet (1,990 metres) above sea level in the Sierra Madre Oriental, near the border of Veracruz state. The city is a commercial and manufacturing centre for a region in which apples and other fruits, corn (maize), beans, and wheat ... Tezpur town, north-central Assam state, northeastern India. Situated along the Brahmaputra River, it is a trade centre for tea, rice, and other crops grown in the surrounding agricultural area. There is also some tea processing. The town is served by a rail line and nearby Salani airport. In World War II ... Tha River river in northwestern Laos, one of the 12 principal tributaries of the Mekong River. The Tha River rises on the Chinese frontier and flows generally southwestward in deep, narrow valleys for about 134 miles (215 km) to join the Mekong River at a point some 20 miles (32 km) southeast ... Thaba Bosiu site and sandstone plateau (elevation 5,919 feet [1,804 metres]) in the foothills of the Southern African country of Lesotho. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) east of Maseru, capital of Lesotho. The plateau forms a natural fortress nearly 400 feet (120 metres) above the surrounding plain and was ... Thabana Ntlenyana mountain peak (11,424 feet [3,482 m]) in the Drakensberg and the highest in Africa south of Kilimanjaro. The peak lies in Lesotho, an independent country entirely within South Africa, just west of the border with the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Nearby are the headwaters of the Orange River, which flows west ... Thabazimbi iron ore mine and town, Limpopo province, South Africa, near the Botswana border. The name means "mountain of iron." Thabazimbi is situated in remote, semiarid country, and its superior-grade hematite was first discovered in 1919 and mined in 1931. The iron ore deposits there are estimated at 100,000,000 tons. The ... Thabit ibn Qurrah Arab mathematician, astronomer, physician, and philosopher, a representative of the flourishing Arab-Islamic culture of the 9th century. Thaci, Hashim Kosovar rebel leader and politician who served as the prime minister of Kosovo (2008- ). Just weeks after assuming the premiership, he oversaw Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia. Thacker, Charles P. American winner of the 2009 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, for his "pioneering design and realization of the first modern personal computer." Thackeray, Bal Indian journalist and politician, founder of the Shiv Sena ("Army of Shiva") political party, and advocate of a strong pro-Hindu policy in India. Under his leadership the Shiv Sena became a dominant political force in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Thackeray, William Makepeace English novelist whose reputation rests chiefly on Vanity Fair (1847-48), a novel of the Napoleonic period in England, and The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. (1852), set in the early 18th century. Thaden, Louise McPhetridge American aviator, holder of several speed and endurance records in the early years of competitive flying. Possibly the best-known female pilot of the 1930s after Amelia Earhart, she used her fame as a competitor to promote the status of women in aviation and to draw more women into the profession. Thai Binh city, northeastern Vietnam. Thai Binh is a market centre on the Tra Ly River and is connected by road with Hanoi, 53 miles (85 km) northwest. The surrounding region is a densely populated and intensely cultivated low delta. It is one of the country's granaries; two rice crops a year ... Thai language the standard spoken and literary language of Thailand, belonging to the Tai language family of Southeast Asia. It is based largely on the dialect of Bangkok and its environs in the central region of the country but retains certain consonant distinctions (such as l versus r, kl versus k), which ... Thai literature body of writings of the Thai (Siamese) people, historically fostered by the kings, who themselves often produced outstanding literary works. Thai Nguyen city, northern Vietnam. The city is located on the right bank of the Cau River, which flows southeastward into the Gulf of Tonkin. It is connected with Haiphong by river steamers and with Hanoi by road. The population includes a high proportion of Tai. Iron ore deposits are located nearby, ... Thailand: Year in Review 1994 Thailand is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia, on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Area: 513,115 sq km (198,115 sq mi). Pop. (1993 est.): 57,829,000. Cap.: Bangkok. Monetary unit: baht, with (Oct. 4, 1993) a free rate of 24.93 baht to U.S. $1 (37.78 baht = 1 ... Thailand: Year in Review 1995 Thailand is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia, on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Area: 513,115 sq km (198,115 sq mi). Pop. (1994 est.): 57,586,000. Cap.: Bangkok. Monetary unit: baht, with (Oct. 7, 1994) a free rate of 25.03 baht to U.S. $1 (39.81 baht = 1 ... Thailand: Year in Review 1996 Thailand is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia, on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Area: 513,115 sq km (198,115 sq mi). Pop. (1995 est.): 58,791,000. Cap.: Bangkok. Monetary unit: baht, with (Oct. 6, 1995) a free rate of 25.12 baht to U.S. $1 (39.70 baht = 1 ... Thailand: Year in Review 1997 Thailand is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia, on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Area: 513,115 sq km (198,115 sq mi). Pop. (1996 est.): 60,003,000. Cap.: Bangkok. Monetary unit: baht, with (Oct. 11, 1996) a free rate of 25.46 baht to U.S. $1 (40.10 baht = 1 ... Thailand: Year in Review 1998 Area: 513,115 sq km (198,115 sq mi) Thailand: Year in Review 1999 Area: 513,115 sq km (198,115 sq mi) Thailand: Year in Review 2000 As Thailand entered a third year of economic crisis precipitated by the collapse of its currency in 1997, political events were inevitably overshadowed by financial constraints. The legislative agenda was dominated by structural reforms imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a condition of its $17.2 billion rescue package, ... Thailand: Year in Review 2001 In Thailand autonomous administrative organizations that had been established under the country's 1997 constitution began to function in 2000, and they quickly set about curtailing corruption and abuses of power. The Election Commission, supervising the Senate polls on March 4, disqualified 78 of the 200 winners for cheating. It took ... Thailand: Year in Review 2002 Thailand's national elections on Jan. 6, 2001-the first held under the new code of conduct mandated by the 1997 constitution-delivered a resounding victory to Thaksin Shinawatra's newly formed Thai Rak Thai Party, which took 248 of the 500 parliamentary seats. This gave Thaksin an overwhelmingly powerful role under the country's ...