24-612: Download coordinates as: Texas is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region of Queensland , Australia. It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales . In the 2021 census , the locality of Texas had a population of 790 people. Bigambul (also known as Bigambal, Bigumbil, Pikambul, Pikumbul) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bigambul people. The Bigambul language region includes
48-467: A special education program. There are no schools offering education to Year 12 in or near Texas (the nearest being in Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi ). Distance education and boarding schools are options. Texas public library is at 46 High Street ( 28°51′18″S 151°10′04″E / 28.8550°S 151.1679°E / -28.8550; 151.1679 ( Texas public library ) ). It
72-601: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
96-753: A song entitled "Texas" as the B-side of his first single on the EMI label (EMI 2165), Cloncurry Cattle Song. On the single the writing credits of the two songs were inadvertently switched, but corrected on Blundell's debut, self-titled album (1989). Texas was composed by James Blundell and Doug Trevor, with Blundell and M. Hickson writing Cloncurry Cattle Song. Lee Kernaghan also referenced the town in his 2002 hit song " Texas, Qld 4385 " from his Electric Rodeo album released in 2002. [REDACTED] Media related to Texas, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
120-500: A swimming pool, bowling club, golf course, showground and a racecourse. The Texas Heritage Centre and Tobacco Museum is at 50 Fleming Street ( 28°51′23″S 151°10′22″E / 28.8564°S 151.1727°E / -28.8564; 151.1727 ( Texas Heritage Centre & Tobacco Museum ) ). Texas is serviced by the MacIntyre Gazette , Warwick Daily News and Stanthorpe Border Post newspapers. Texas
144-428: Is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 10) school for boys and girls at 1 Flemming Street ( 28°51′02″S 151°10′27″E / 28.8506°S 151.1742°E / -28.8506; 151.1742 ( Texas P-10 State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 160 students with 16 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). It includes
168-560: Is located just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Queensland's southern border with New South Wales , close to Bonshaw, New South Wales . The locality across the New South Wales border is also known as Texas, having a shared history as being part of the Texas pastoral run. State Route 89, a road with two names , runs through the locality, entering from the east as Stanthorpe – Texas Road (Mingoola Road, Fleming Street and High Street in
192-585: Is operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council . Farming is the dominant industry in the Texas region, although there is also a silver mine. The Whyalla Beef feedlot is located about 25 km from the town. Part of the Goondiwindi Region, Texas is administered from the nearby larger town of Goondiwindi . As of 2022, Texas is serviced by three petrol stations. All 3 stations provide diesel fuel. Texas P–10 State School
216-570: Is operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council . Texas Memorial Hall is at 50 High Street ( 28°51′18″S 151°10′06″E / 28.8551°S 151.1682°E / -28.8551; 151.1682 ( Texas Memorial Hall ) ). It is operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council. The Texas branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 27 Broadway Street. Texas has
240-747: Is served by the Border Districts Community Radio Station 89.7 Ten FM which is transmitted from a 4 kW transmitter located on Mt Mackenzie in Tenterfield NSW . After a visit to Texas in 2002, and being involved in a car accident nearby, American Country/Rockabilly recording artist Jason Lee Wilson memorialised the town in a song "TX, QLD, Australia". The song was included on the Cumberland Runners ' 2004 debut album entitled Music to Haul By. Previously, James Blundell had written and recorded
264-535: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Goondiwindi Regional Council The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland , Australia along
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#1732802121154288-1006: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
312-709: The Divisional Boards Act 1879 on 11 November 1879. The Municipality of Goondiwindi was proclaimed under the Local Government Act 1878 on 20 October 1888. They became shires, and a town, respectively on 31 March 1903 under the Local Authorities Act 1902 . In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the three areas amalgamate. On 15 March 2008,
336-486: The Dumaresq River . The current Texas Library was opened in 2010 with minor refurbishment in 2011. In the 2006 census , the town of Texas had a population of 693 people. In the 2011 census , the locality of Texas had a population of 1,159 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Texas had a population of 843 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Texas had a population of 790 people. The town
360-766: The dispute between the United States and Mexico over territory in Texas . Texas Provisional School opened on 1 March 1887. On 1 January 1900, it became Texas State School. Land in Texas was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 140 square miles (360 km) were available. Texas was connected by the Texas railway line from Inglewood in November 1930 with the town being served by the Texas railway station ( 28°51′24″S 151°10′20″E / 28.8568°S 151.1722°E / -28.8568; 151.1722 ( Texas railway station (former) ) ). The line
384-634: The Town and Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council. On 17 May 2024, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities of North Talwood and South Talwood into a single location called Talwood (with the town of Talwood as its main urban area). The council remains undivided and its elected body consists of six councillors and
408-477: The crop for local use. "They were employed because they had grown their own tobacco before, so you use somebody who can already grow something instead of reinventing the wheel," local historian Robyn Griffin explained. "Smoking had become quite fashionable, and they would've also sold some of it to manufacturers." Later, during the 1900s, much of the region's tobacco was grown in the Dumaresq Valley beside
432-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
456-473: The landscape within the local government boundaries of the Goondiwindi Regional Council , including the towns of Goondiwindi , Yelarbon and Texas extending north towards Moonie and Millmerran . Texas sits on Bigambul land, the Indigenous people of the region who inhabited the area for thousands of years prior to colonisation in the 1840s. Texas, at one time, relied on its importance of grazing. It
480-514: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
504-489: The state's border with New South Wales . Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which dated back to the 19th century. It has an estimated operating budget of A$ 26.1 million. In the 2021 census , the Goondiwindi Region had a population of 10,310 people. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Goondiwindi Region existed as three distinct local government areas: Inglewood and Waggamba began as two of Queensland's 74 divisions created under
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#1732802121154528-491: The town) and exiting to the north-west as Inglewood – Texas Road (Greenup Street). Texas has the following mountains: Texas Aerodrome is on the Texas-Yelarbon Road, north-west of the town ( 28°50′04″S 151°09′10″E / 28.8345°S 151.1527°E / -28.8345; 151.1527 ( Texas Aerodrome ) ). The runway is approx 830 by 15 metres (2,723 by 49 ft) of graded gravel. It
552-467: Was closed in 1994, but officially remains operational. However, the station is officially abandoned. Up until about 1986, tobacco farming was an important industry in the area and many Italian families settled the area to run and work the tobacco farms. The tobacco industry had begun to be important in the late 1800s. In the 1870s, Chinese workers began to be employed on the Texas Station to grow
576-476: Was settled in 1842 and was named after the largest nearby landholding in the area, known as Texas Station. 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
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