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== El Paso == |
== El Paso == |
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[[File:Downtown El Paso at sunset.jpeg|thumb|El Paso]] |
[[File:Downtown El Paso at sunset.jpeg|thumb|El Paso, Texas]] |
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Texas's answer to [[Demoted to Extra|Sacchin]]—it rarely gets mentioned in fiction, probably due in part to its isolation (at least from anything American; the closest major non-Mexican city is Albuquerque). It's a very large city that's right across the border from the even bigger [[Wretched Hive|Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico]], known to anybody who reads/watches the news as one of ''the'' most violent cities on earth due to all those drug cartels fighting for control of cross-border smuggling channels. For what it's worth, crime rates in El Paso itself do not seem to be too far above the norm for an American city its size. In addition to its geographical isolation, it also has a noticeable lack of suburbs (Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth have a ton of suburbs, and Austin is very close to San Antonio). [[Eddie Guerrero]]'s hometown. |
Texas's answer to [[Demoted to Extra|Sacchin]]—it rarely gets mentioned in fiction, probably due in part to its isolation (at least from anything American; the closest major non-Mexican city is Albuquerque). It's a very large city that's right across the border from the even bigger [[Wretched Hive|Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico]], known to anybody who reads/watches the news as one of ''the'' most violent cities on earth due to all those drug cartels fighting for control of cross-border smuggling channels. For what it's worth, crime rates in El Paso itself do not seem to be too far above the norm for an American city its size. In addition to its geographical isolation, it also has a noticeable lack of suburbs (Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth have a ton of suburbs, and Austin is very close to San Antonio). [[Eddie Guerrero]]'s hometown. |
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== Galveston == |
== Galveston == |
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[[File:Galveston, Texas 2022 panorama.jpg|thumb|Galveston, Texas]] |
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Oceanfront resort town located on a narrow island about forty miles south of Houston. It was once one of the largest cities in Texas, and one of the busiest ports on the Gulf of Mexico, but it was destroyed by a hurricane in 1900. Although the city was rebuilt, development shifted north to Houston and it never really recovered its former glory. It later became a Mafia controlled [[Vice City]] from 1920 to 1957. |
Oceanfront resort town located on a narrow island about forty miles south of Houston. It was once one of the largest cities in Texas, and one of the busiest ports on the Gulf of Mexico, but it was destroyed by a hurricane in 1900. Although the city was rebuilt, development shifted north to Houston and it never really recovered its former glory. It later became a Mafia controlled [[Vice City]] from 1920 to 1957. |
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== Laredo == |
== Laredo == |
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[[file:LaredoSkyline.jpg|thumb|Laredo, Texas]] |
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Famous border town across the Rio Grande from [[Wretched Hive|the drug-war-torn city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas]]. The southern terminus of Interstate 35, which runs all the way to Duluth, Minnesota. A major hub of transportation and shipping. |
Famous border town across the Rio Grande from [[Wretched Hive|the drug-war-torn city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas]]. The southern terminus of Interstate 35, which runs all the way to Duluth, Minnesota. A major hub of transportation and shipping. |
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== Lubbock == |
== Lubbock == |
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[[File:Lubbock Texas.jpg|thumb|Lubbock, Texas]] |
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The largest city in the Texas Panhandle, and also the largest city in an extremely flat, barren stretch of land called the [[wikipedia:Llano Estacado|Llano Estacado]], or 'Palisade Plains'. Home to Texas Tech University. |
The largest city in the Texas Panhandle, and also the largest city in an extremely flat, barren stretch of land called the [[wikipedia:Llano Estacado|Llano Estacado]], or 'Palisade Plains'. Home to Texas Tech University. |
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== Odessa == |
== Odessa == |
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[[File:Odessa, Texas.jpg|thumb|Odessa, Texas]] |
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Home to [[Heroes (TV series)|Claire Bennet]] and the [[Friday Night Lights|Permian High School Panthers]]. Its economy is driven by the oil industry, and it started going into decline once the oil started running out, although Texas's booming wind power industry offers hope for a turnaround. It's actually a smaller city than nearby Midland, although nobody outside of Texas seems to notice that, and even most people in Texas consider them to be basically the same place. |
Home to [[Heroes (TV series)|Claire Bennet]] and the [[Friday Night Lights|Permian High School Panthers]]. Its economy is driven by the oil industry, and it started going into decline once the oil started running out, although Texas's booming wind power industry offers hope for a turnaround. It's actually a smaller city than nearby Midland, although nobody outside of Texas seems to notice that, and even most people in Texas consider them to be basically the same place. |
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