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| Law and Government |
Dallas is the second-largest city in Texas and
the seat of Dallas County. It is situated 185 mi northeast of
Austin on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks.
Dallas was first settled by Tennessee lawyer John Neely Bryan
as a trading post on the Trinity River in 1841. Many historians
believe that Bryan named the city after George Mifflin Dallas,
vice president under James K. Polk, but there is no official
agreement on this. It was incorporated as a town in 1856 and
as a city in 1871. Located in the chief cotton-producing region
of Texas, the city developed as a cotton market in the 1870s.
The economy is highly diversified, and the city is the leading
commercial, marketing, and industrial center of the southwest.
The insurance business is important, and the service sector
has experienced rapid growth. Dallas is also a popular tourist
and convention city.
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