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Nye, Texas
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former town
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Established | 1882 |
Population | |
• Total | Now part of Laredo Texas |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
Area code(s) | +1-956 |
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD |
Nye was a town two miles north of Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States. It was named after Thomas C. Nye, a local planter who introduced Bermuda onions into the community in 1898. The area has been eventually absorbed by neighboring Laredo.
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