CITY

Official Website:
http://www.gatewaytotexas.com/

Population:
3883 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1833 (platted), 1837 (incorporated), 1846 (post office)

County:
Red River County

Founded 1833 by James Clark. County seat of Red River County.

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George C. Eads	Economist	20-Aug-1942		Council of Economic Advisers, 1979-81
Lester D. Langley	Historian	7-Aug-1940		The Banana Wars
Homer P. Rainey	Educator	19-Jan-1896	19-Dec-1985	President of UT-Austin, 1939-44
Tommie Smith	Track and Field	5-Jun-1944		Black Power salute at 1968 Olympics

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