Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Texas

Texas

Texas, located in Queensland's southern downs, lies just north of the NSW/QLD border and the Dumaresq River. First settled in the 1840's, the town originally grew around the local tobacco plantations and factory - however the floods of 1890 destroyed the township and its location was moved 2km north to its present site. Although the tobacco industries dwindled in the 1950's, the town nowadays is an important beef and sheep farming centre that provides not only for the surrounding area but also for a significant portion of the Inverell Shire (New South Wales). Of interest in the area are Lake Glenlyon (35km east), popular for fishing & water sports and the Sundown National Park (50km east).

Population: 600
State: Queensland
Name Origin: Named after the "Texas station", a large nearby landholding.
Pronunciation: Tex-ass (as in the state in the USA)
Postcode: 4385
Local Government: Inglewood Shire Council
Location: 320km south-west of Brisbane
Main Watercourses: Dumaresq River
Main Roads: Texas-Inglewood Road , Bruxner Highway (NSW)
Radio Stations (Music): Triple J (103.3)

Photos from Texas (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):

Looking north towards Texas from the NSW/QLD border (Dumaresq River) (2006).

Looking west from Moore Street towards countryside surrounding Texas (2006).

Heading north on Inverell Road as it approaches Moore St, Texas (2006).

Looking south along Inverell Road from Moore St, Texas (2006).

The eastbound lanes of Moore Street, looking east in Texas (2006).

And again, this time the westbound lanes of Moore St, Texas (2006).

Looking east along Moore Street in Texas (2006).

Stanthorpe Road, heading east from Texas (2006).

	Looking north towards Texas from the NSW/QLD border (Dumaresq River) (2006).
	Looking west from Moore Street towards countryside surrounding Texas (2006).
	Heading north on Inverell Road as it approaches Moore St, Texas (2006).
	Looking south along Inverell Road from Moore St, Texas (2006).
	The eastbound lanes of Moore Street, looking east in Texas (2006).
	And again, this time the westbound lanes of Moore St, Texas (2006).
	Looking east along Moore Street in Texas (2006).
	Stanthorpe Road, heading east from Texas (2006).