Texas, Queensland

Texas is a town in Queensland, Australia. Found approximately at coordinates 28°51'0.00"S / 151°10'0.00"E, it is located just 2km (1.2 Mi) from the State's southern border with New South Wales, close to Bonshaw, New South Wales. Farming is the most obvious industry in the Texas region, although there is also a silver mine. A large cattle feedlot is located about 20 mins from town.

Part of the Goondiwindi Regional Council, Texas is administered from the nearby larger town of Goondiwindi, Queensland.

The origin of the town's name is generally regarded as a reference to a territorial dispute. The land in the area was first settled by the McDougall brothers, who found squatters there on returning from the goldfields. Once their legal right to the land was recognised, they named their property in honour of the rather more famous dispute between the United States and Mexico over territory in Texas, USA. [ [http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Texas_%5C_QLD] ]

Texas was connected by railway from Inglewood in November, 1930 [Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, June, 1988, pp129-136] .

Up until about 1980, tobacco farming was an important industry in the area and many Italian families settled the area to run and work the tobacco farms.

*Population: 900
*Area: South Queensland
*Density:
*Location: South Queensland
*Area code: +61 (0)7
*Postcode: 4385

Country Music

After a visit to Texas in 2002, and being involved in a car accident nearby, American Country/Rockabilly recording artist Jason Lee Wilson memorialized the town in a song TX, QLD, Australia. The song was included on the Cumberland Runners' 2004 debut album entitled Music to Haul By.

Notable People

* Travis Burns - Rugby League player

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