Huntsville, Texas

Huntsville is a city and also a newly designated micropolitan area located in the U.S. state of Texas within Walker County. As of the U.S. Census 2000, the city had a total population of 35,078. Huntsville is the home of Sam Houston State University. It is the county seat of Walker County{{GR|6}} and is situated in East Texas.

Related Topics:
Micropolitan area - U.S. state - Texas - Walker County - U.S. Census - 2000 - Sam Houston State University - County seat - East Texas

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Huntsville is the headquarters of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the only state agency with headquarters outside of Austin). As such, it houses the execution chamber of the state of Texas. (Death-row inmates are no longer housed in Huntsville, due to the escape of several death-row inmates from Huntsville's Ellis Unit prison, where male death-row inmates were housed from 1965 to 1999. Male death-row inmates are now housed in Texas' Polunsky Unit in Livingston, and female death-row inmates are housed in Texas' Mountain View Unit in Gatesville. Texas death-row inmates are only brought to Huntsville shortly before their scheduled execution.)

Related Topics:
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Austin - Livingston - Gatesville

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Huntsville was the home of Sam Houston, the first President of the Republic of Texas, and later Governor of the state. Located in town are two of Houston's homes, a museum, a 66 ft statue, the Sam Houston State University, and Houston's grave. The statue (which is the world's largest statue of an American hero) is the title and subject of a country music song by Merle Haggard.

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Sam Houston - Republic of Texas - Sam Houston State University - Country music - Merle Haggard

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