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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Texas/Archive 3
Nathan LeeNathan Lee is the last person in TX to be executed by hanging. Does this confer notability? WhisperToMe (talk) 10:10, 23 September 2010 (UTC) James TurmanSee "Texas House Speakers Oral History Project - James A. "Jimmy" Turman." Briscoe Center for American History. WhisperToMe (talk) 01:34, 28 September 2010 (UTC) Public domain
So if someone wants to use it... WhisperToMe (talk) 07:00, 7 October 2010 (UTC) Public Information ActHere is a long document about the Public Information Act: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/AG_Publications/pdfs/publicinfo_hb2008.pdf WhisperToMe (talk) 07:02, 7 October 2010 (UTC) Handbook of Texas online templateOriginal of this posting is on Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) Please be advised that Template:Handbook of Texas may need to be revised shortly, due to a new TSHA website going online TSHA. I noticed today they were "testing" and links were re-directed to a new Texas State Historical Association page, but only pointed the user to an additional link to click. It did not automatically roll over to the correct page. As of this posting, it's temporarily back the way it's always been. As of this posting, the new TSHA website is up and running. They suggest users re-bookmark. If you look at the address bar in how it changed, it's like this Re-direct page to this New link. I'm not sure if there is a quick template fix on this, as how it changed is the right-hand end of the address line. But it will affect all Wikipedia articles that have used this template. And possibly affect any new articles using the template.
Invitation to help with WikiProject United States
--Kumioko (talk) 02:58, 9 November 2010 (UTC) A consideration for cross project consolidation of talk page templatesI have started a conversation here about the possibility of combining some of the United States related WikiProject Banners into {{WikiProject United States}}. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please take a moment and let me know. --Kumioko (talk) 04:59, 27 November 2010 (UTC) How do these changes relate to WikiProject Texas? Not sure I understand :) A. Ward (talk) 01:11, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg, TexasZion Lutheran Church (Fredericksburg, Texas) was part of Fredericksburg, Texas, but the content as it then existed on that page, took up almost the entirety of what was then "Fredericksburg in Religion". Because of the historic significance of the church, I felt it needed its own page. The wording was unchanged when I moved it over, and is not text of mine. Possibly, the text was lifted verbatim from a church brochure. I would encourage any interested editors who can re-work the text and provide verifiable sourcing to do so. The subject is worthy of its own page, but it needs considerable work. Maile66 (talk) 20:59, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
Category: Members of the Congress of the Republic of TexasI had been working on categories on the members of the various United States territorial legislature. I would be willing to start a category for members of the Congress of the Republic of Texas if there is consensus. Thank you-RFD (talk) 13:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC) Dallas Area Rapid Transit categoriesSee renaming proposal at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2010 December 11#Dallas_Area_Rapid_Transit. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:32, 11 December 2010 (UTC) Don't Mess with TexasHey Everyone! I have been working to de-stub the Don't Mess with Texas page. Unfortunately, I am running out of ideas. Anybody have any input for me??? Otherwise I'll go back to workin' on Sam Houston. Cheers and happy editing :) A. Ward (talk) 01:10, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Ohhhh, got it. Thanks! Do you need me to help with updating the de-stub list somehow? Otherwise I am not sure where to work off of.A. Ward (talk) 23:09, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
Had no idea about that feature, but I will definitely use it. No, I did not know about the editorial assessment page either. Thanks!!!!A. Ward (talk) 19:31, 22 December 2010 (UTC) Llano, TexasLlano, Texas needs a total re-write, and I don't readily find enough online to do it myself. The History section has been lifted verbatim from the Handbook of Texas online. Much of the rest of it also seems to be a verbatim lift from other places. i.e., the section on Badu House seems to have been lifted from the commercial home page of the Badu House. Little ole Llano needs a lot of help, if anyone out there has the resources to give it some assistance. Maile66 (talk) 19:49, 12 December 2010 (UTC) FYI. postdlf (talk) 05:24, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Collaboration with the Wine Project on Texas wine articles?Hello! For 2011 the Wine Project is doing a new Wine Improvement Drive where each month we focus on an area of articles that relate to a particular theme. In January, we are are ringing in the New Year with New World wine, with a focus on the wines of the Northern Hemisphere-Canadian wine, American wine and Mexican wine. I am going by related projects to see if there is any interest in collaboration between this project and the wine project on the subject of Texas wine If anyone feels up to a challengeThe Mason County War was set up 2-1/2 years ago by an unregistered editor with unknown sources. Possibly lifted verbatim from elsewhere. Possibly somebody just deciding to tell the story in their own words after having read something. It's not well done. The whole section of "Background" really is not relevant to the war itself. The content, while having some validity, is often questionable. Not much has been done with it since. In a nutshell, the Mason County War (or Hoo Doo War) in Texas was about cattle rustling, vigilante mobs and questionable law enforcement. It is sometimes portrayed as a racial war against the German population, but that is misleading as non-Germans were also victims. The usual names that surface in this are not German. I started out to try and add some sourcing about the burning of the courthouse, which happened a year after the war ended - but which the writer would have us believe was "an obvious case of arson" and tied to the war. As I read the article, I realized it needs a complete re-write. Something I am not able to devote time to at present, but the project is worthy. This is not something that should be repaired patchwork, a source here, a source there. It needs to be taken apart and re-worked. And because this is one of those history areas where different sources will present a different slant, the sourcing needs to be cross-checked. Maile66 (talk) 14:54, 4 January 2011 (UTC) Hmmm. Looks like a potentially very interesting article, but I do not know much about it. I will put it on my list to research. A. Ward (talk) 17:52, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
Is this serious? There's a pdf copy of the quoted House resolution here but I can't trace it online eg at http://www.legis.state.tx.us/. Maybe resolutions are like UK Early Day Motions, where an MP can raise a topic of local, minor, or even eccentric, interest and get it on the record. PamD (talk) 08:35, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
US Collaboration reactivated & Portal:United States starting nextCasliber recently posted a suggestion on the talk page for WikiProject United States about getting the US Wikipedians Collaboration page going again in an effort to build up articles for GA through FA class. See Wikipedia:U.S. Wikipedians' notice board/USCOTM. After several days of work from him the page is up and ready for action. A few candidates have already been added for you to vote on or you can submit one using the directions provided. If you are looking for inspiration here is a link to the most commonly viewed articles currently under the scope of Wikiproject United States. There are tons of good articles in the various US related projects as well so feel free to submit any article relating to US topics (not just those under the scope of WPUS). This noticeboard is intended for ‘’’All’’’ editors working on US subjects, not just those under WPUS. The next item I intend to start updating is Portal:United States if anyone is interested in helping. Again this is not specific to WPUS and any help would be greatly appreciated to maximize visibility of US topics. The foundation has already been established its just a matter of updating the content with some new images, biographies and articles. Please let leave a comment on the Portals talk page or let me know if you have any questions or ideas. --Kumioko (talk) 19:30, 15 January 2011 (UTC) Old stereo card of San Antonio Resolved Does anyone know exactly where in San Antonio this would have been? Would it be Military Plaza? - Jmabel | Talk 18:17, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
File:Texas Flag at DKR - North Texas vs Texas 2006.jpg listed for deletionA file related to this WikiProject, File:Texas Flag at DKR - North Texas vs Texas 2006.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion if you would like to participate in the discussion. Johntex\talk 16:20, 22 March 2011 (UTC) Turtles of TexasI am putting together a page on turtles of Texas in my sandbox. I intend to take it to Featured List. Just getting going now, but I have taken state reptiles to FL and painted turtle to FA. So have a little experience with turtles (though not a biologist) and with F content (although just two). I am not a Texas native, so want to make sure I cover this all properly. Will be asking for some looks when I get it close, and then when it is up for review. Right now, is just a skeleton that I am building. See here: [1] TCO (talk) 07:53, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Rangers-Astros rivalry articleCould someone please add to this. It needs a lot of work. Arnabdas (talk) 17:10, 11 April 2011 (UTC) Willie Nelson is going through a GAN, and is on hold for an initial seven days to allow issues, mainly prose, to be addressed. Help is requested and welcome. SilkTork *Tea time 17:56, 15 May 2011 (UTC) Listing of best Texas moviesI found:
WhisperToMe (talk) 17:12, 18 May 2011 (UTC) Beer distribution bill articles
WhisperToMe (talk) 23:55, 28 May 2011 (UTC) Nederland, Texas pagePlease review the Nederland, Texas page, I have added quite a bit of information, and I think it should be ready to move up to a C quality at least. Sandman 511 (talk) 13:02, 9 June 2011 (UTC) Portal:Houston nominated for delisting as a Featured PortalPortal:Houston has been nominated for delisting as a Featured Portal at Wikipedia:Featured portal review/Houston because it is no longer maintained. It is likely to be delisted speedily unless immediate action is taken. BencherliteTalk 10:38, 15 June 2011 (UTC) African Americans in TexasThe Texas Historical Commission has a pamphlet and website about African Americans in the State of Texas http://www.africanamericansintexas.com/ Could be useful in developing sources on stuff WhisperToMe (talk) 05:44, 20 June 2011 (UTC) Colonial Governors of TexasHello people of WikiProject Texas! I've worked a lot on wikipedia articles related with the history of the Americas, since that this is a topic that I´m interested. the case is I realized that, since a long time, all governors of Texas have articles on wikipedia since those state joined the United States, while only a few colonial governors of this state had them. I thought it would be nice to at least most of colonial governors of Texas also have articles on wikipedia, because they are a bit forgotten in this encyclopedia. I've already looked for information and I've edited articles the some of these governors and I ask that, if interested, you also collaborate on editing articles from other governors of this state. The names of the governors of New Mexico are on the lists List of Texas Governors and Presidents. I hopefully are at least some editors interested. I would appreciate any cooperation.--Isinbill (talk) 00:55, 6 July 2011 (UTC) New page peer review requestPlease review the page for The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden. ChrisEngelsma (talk) 13:29, 10 July 2011 (UTC) Please review the page for Nederland, Texas Sandman 511 (talk) 03:41, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
TXDOT guide on gas stationsI found: WhisperToMe (talk) 06:17, 12 July 2011 (UTC) List of schools of the Dallas Independent School DistrictHi! I find List of schools of the Dallas Independent School District very difficult to edit. Is it okay if I turn this into a simple list? I want to add the following:
From:
Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 08:46, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
Selena discussionPlease join in the discussion on the talk page to help expand the article to its fullest potential. AJona1992 (talk) 19:45, 16 July 2011 (UTC) Reversion of article name change request
Asking for a FAR of the article Sharon TateI believe it no longer meets FA status and have nominated it for FAR. Per wiki rules, I am notifying all of the article's involved wiki projects. Crystal Clear x3 03:27, 22 July 2011 (UTC) Need Afd review of Texas case: Texas Disposal Systems Landfill v. Waste Management HoldingThere is currently an open AfD discussion for the article Texas Disposal Systems Landfill v. Waste Management Holding that is lacking in user activity. Can some interested editors please go and weigh in at the AfD? Austex • Talk 01:36, 24 August 2011 (UTC) RfC on Template:Campaignbox Texas Revolution inclusion criteriaOpinions are requested at Template_talk:Campaignbox_Texas_Revolution#Inclusion_criteria on whether the template should include naval skirmishes or not. Karanacs (talk) 17:46, 24 August 2011 (UTC) TEA 2000 directoryI found some info in a TEA 2000 directory, including
WhisperToMe (talk) 22:34, 6 September 2011 (UTC) Statistics table in "Crime in Texas" is emptyLeft a note at the article, too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Crime_in_Texas#The_statistics_table_is_empty Unimaginative Username (talk) 22:00, 10 September 2011 (UTC) Some maps
WhisperToMe (talk) 03:59, 24 September 2011 (UTC) Texas gold medalAlex from the San Diego project made: If anybody wants to use it as a barnstar, feel free! WhisperToMe (talk) 04:24, 25 October 2011 (UTC) Texas Historic Sites Atlas referencesFor anyone who has linked references to search results obtained at Texas Historic Sites Atlas, please note that they changed their URL somewhat. If you linked to a reference obtained by right-clicking and then "Open Link in a new window", the result of opening in a new window is where they changed the address. Rather than the Texas Historical Commission just redirecting links to the old address, it seems it will be up to the individual editor to go back and manually correct such links the editor may have inserted in any Wikipedia article. Bummer. Maile66 (talk) 22:39, 25 October 2011 (UTC) Oil boom and small townsThe Chronicle released an article:
It comes with a sidebar at http://www.chron.com/mediaManager/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=1769155&width=628&height=471 WhisperToMe (talk) 04:15, 20 November 2011 (UTC) Possible changes in immigration
WhisperToMe (talk) 01:12, 21 November 2011 (UTC) History of the Mexican-Americans in TexasIf anybody wants to start History of the Mexican-Americans in Texas, I found sources:
WhisperToMe (talk) 15:52, 24 November 2011 (UTC) 2011 TEA low performing schools listSome supporting documents: WhisperToMe (talk) 04:28, 15 December 2011 (UTC) Photo requestIf anyone in this project lives in or near Fort Worth and can get to the Sid Richardson Museum, some of us could use a wikipedia-legal image of this painting which appears to be on display there. Can anyone help? Thanks. Montanabw(talk) 03:39, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
Texas museumsI have just done a re-working of List of museums in Texas, due to its size, and organized it into sub pages by area. Since the sub pages were merely a sorting out of what already existed on the main page, I have no way of verifying any individual listings. It's possible that some of these may have closed down, or that there are existing museums not listed. Most pages are filled with red links that have no corresponding Wikipedia page. Some areas have no photos at all available on Commons. East Texas is really needy in the way of images. I would like to invite any interested party to peruse the lists and make any valid edits necessary. Museums are such a great expression of any area's culture and history. Maile66 (talk) 14:44, 17 December 2011 (UTC) WikiProject Texas AwardGreeting from The Awards Project! Currently, WP:PUA lists File:TexasBarnstar.png as your Project's award, but such an award does not appear on your project's page anywhere. I'd just like to confirm that it is, in fact, the Official Award for your Project before I move it to WP:WPPA. Cheers! Achowat (talk) 20:31, 28 December 2011 (UTC) Image deletion discussionRelevant deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2012 January 1#File:TexasAMUHelmet.png.--GrapedApe (talk) 17:59, 2 January 2012 (UTC) WikiProject University of Texas at Austin was marked as inactiveI just wanted to drop a note that WikiProject University of Texas at Austin was recently marked as inactive. I recommend pulling it in as a task force of the Austin project but it doesn't seem very active either. I would like to recommend pulling both projects in under the WikiProject Texas project. --Kumioko (talk) 14:36, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
Spanish newspapersHi! I notice:
Mentions:
Does anybody have some info on the latter two? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 23:15, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
Maile66 (talk) 23:26, 8 January 2012 (UTC) WikiProject Texas page clean upI am inviting interested parties to respond to this within a week, by January 17, 2012. The main page WikiProject Texas has for a long time needed updating. This is sometimes the first page an interested participant sees, and we need to make it representative of the project's scope and participants. With that in mind, I find two areas are really needy:
If you are reading this Talk page, then perhaps you are interested in how the project goes forward. Let us hear your ideas. Perhaps you have other ideas of how the main page should look. WikiProject Texas wants to hear from y'all - in-residence Texans, transplanted Texans, wannabe Texans, .or anybody who just has a hankering to be part of this project. Y'all come and be part of this, now. Y'hear? Maile66 (talk) 19:45, 10 January 2012 (UTC) Help Improve Texas Projects and PortalsThis is an open invitation to anyone interested in helping to update the information on the various Texas projects and portals. The information is generally out-of-date, sometimes by years. Every little bit helps. Every small improvement adds to the larger whole. Together, we can get the Texas pages to look current and helpful to visitors. These two Category links will take you to the various pages: Anyone interested in improving the basic look and structure, could open a WP:RfC. Dialogue is good for the project. These are areas I see could be improved, in addition to miscellaneous information on the portal and project pages:
-Maile66 (talk) 19:32, 12 January 2012 (UTC) Redesign of WikiProject Texas main pageSoliciting input by February 1, 2012. Please have a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject United States. I propose adapting the Tabbed style of the WPUS page to the Texas project page. It's a much cleaner, neater look and easier to navigate. Input is welcome. On a second item, I propose completely eliminating the Inactive Participants list. Anyone who wishes to re-add themselves to the Active list can do so at any time. In moving the inactive out of the active, I already eliminated editors who had been indefinitely blocked years ago, mostly sockpuppet accounts. There seems to be no reason to keep an inactive list at all. However, feedback on the issue is welcome. Maile66 (talk) 20:18, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
I've started the main page layout, what do think? JJ98 (talk) 03:36, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
On the redesign where you have the categories listed, please add Category:Museums in Texas. Thanks. Maile66 (talk) 23:52, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
Suggestion for WikiProject United States to support WikiProject TexasSomeone recently suggested that this project may be inactive or semi-active and that it might be beneficial to include it in the list of projects supported by WikiProject United States. After reviewing the project it appears that there has been some attempts at getting discussions going by Maille66 with little response from others so it appears as though the project may need a little help. Just to clarify the project page with members stay basically as they are with the members able to dictate how things happen, scope of the project, etc. Its not going to be absorbed or dissolved in any way and the scope won't change unless the members want it too. The only change would be that the WikiProject banner would be replaced with the WPUS banner with WikiProject Texas embedded within it. You can take a look at Category talk:Visitor attractions in South Carolina to see an example. Please don't look at this as a badge of shame for the project. But the project itself has little activity and I would like to try and change that. Partly through automation of messages and alerts but also in member activity. All the individual projects will function as they do and the WPUS project will perform certain tasks and the states do things also. All the projects use a standard group of parameters (Needs infobox, image, attention, geo coordinates, references, etc), and the banner allows for things like project to do lists, articles with to do lists and articles with comments. I have developed some bot tasks that automate the adding and removing of some of the parameter values like needs infobox, image, attention, etc. and those are beginnning to roll out now. This also allows the projects use the same article classes and importance. How it will be supported can depend on what the members of the project want but typically WPUS is a bigger project with a lot more members and the more members we have collectively the better for all, it has a newsletter, a monthly collaboration, multiple bots that run actively through the articles for various things (as can be seen on the members page) with more being setup as we go along. This means that it will be seen by a lot of people in a lot of ways. We spent a lot of time concentrating on building up the project but with the new year we are going to be starting to do some drives to build up articles, create new ones, etc. I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. --Kumioko (talk) 20:33, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Since things seem to be favoring it for the moment I went ahead and added the Texas project and the ones identified as such below to the Supported projects list of WPUS here. If needed they can always be removed if things change. --Kumioko (talk) 14:47, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
Technical question for KumiokoIf I understand what you said above, your bot also looks for Redirects. Until quite recently, I didn't even know there was a category for Redirect-Class Texas Articles, nor did it occur to me that when I created a redirect I should brand it with the Texas project on the Talk page. I think I'm not alone in that lack of knowledge. An overwhelming number of my redirects have the word Texas in their naming. But there are a great many of them do not have Texas in their naming. Question: Will your bot pick up that they are Texas redirects if the article they redirect to has the Texas Project assessment on its talk page? Maile66 (talk) 14:32, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
The only problem I see with this is that there is a lot of content supported by this project is not related to the United States - it involves Texas before it became a part of the United States. Karanacs (talk) 16:02, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
Austin added to WPUSSince it looks like there are no problems with adding this one I'll go ahead and add it to the template as well under Texas. As before if the determination comes out that we need to remove it I can. --Kumioko (talk) 20:52, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
UT- Austin added to WPUSSince it looks like there are no problems with adding this one I'll go ahead and add it to the template as well under Texas. As before if the determination comes out that we need to remove it I can. --Kumioko (talk) 20:52, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Dallas-Fort Worth supported by WPUSHi I am a member of this project, I am okay with it. Since you added to the supported projects, how about Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and the Texas WikiProjects to be supported into the banner, but not Texas State Highways. Should it be okay as well? JJ98 (talk) 03:32, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
I've added the WPUS banner to
Houston and University of Houston (will not be added to WPUS)I feel that our project is quite active. We have several featured articles and many good articles. The University of Houston project is a child of the Houston project. I prefer that we keep Houston independent. Postoak (talk) 05:43, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
San Antonio added to WPUSSince a couple days have gone by without a complaint I have added Texas and the San Antonio task force to the WikiProject United States template here. It has not yet been fully implemented and I can remove it if needed. I have also not added it to the supported projects list and will wait a week or two before moving forward to give this discussion some time. --Kumioko (talk) 02:44, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
University of North Texas added to WPUSI put a notice on the Univ of North Texas talk page, also. But I think this one is more inactive than the others. It was worth a try. Maile66 (talk) 22:34, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
Texas A&M added to WPUSI saw the notice on the Texas A&M Wikiproject. I don't think anyone would have any objection to assistance. Buffs (talk) 22:59, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
Texas Tech University added to WPUSSince it looks like there are no problems with adding this one I'll go ahead and add it to the template as well under Texas. As before if the determination comes out that we need to remove it I can. --Kumioko (talk) 20:52, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Next stepI just wanted to give an update as of today.
Before I do the rest I wanted to give folks a chance to comment. As with my earlier comments above. This can all be easily undone if the mood changes. Once we migrate things over though its much harder to undo. Its still possible, but the degree of effort increases. --Kumioko (talk) 17:47, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Deadline for full implementationWhen I first started this thread, I gave a deadline of February 1 for feedback. That date has come and gone. But let's wait a few more days in case some interested editors haven't had a chance to read all this. NEW DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 10. On February 11, Kumioko can go ahead with the full WPUS affiliation, omitting Houston for the moment, and DFW only as suggested by Hasteur. Speak up now if you want to be heard on this issue. DEADLINE FOR FEEDBACK IS FEBRUARY 10. On February 11, Kumioko can go forward with the plan. Maile66 (talk) 02:12, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
Wikiproject Cleanup ListingJj98, Thanks for adding the clean-up icon under Resources on the Texas project main page. I clicked on it and was impressed with the efficiency of that listing. Cool. It tells you exactly what needs to be done to which article. I cleaned up a slew of 'em while I was there. You really did good on this. Maile66 (talk) 23:02, 29 January 2012 (UTC) WikiWomen's History MonthHi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:Texas will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in Texas's history, society and culture. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 00:36, 2 February 2012 (UTC) STAAR testI found some stuff about the STAAR test. It could help with an article about it:
WhisperToMe (talk) 04:58, 24 February 2012 (UTC) Women's History Month and Texas First Ladies and GentsFor Women's History Month, I created List of First Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas and an accompanying Navbox. It's an area that has slipped through the cracks in Wikipedia. Photos are needed, as are individual pages. While all the presidents of the Republic, and the Governors of the state, have had individual articles created, most of the First Ladies of Texas have not, becoming neglected footnotes in history as names married to important persons. The state's only First Gentleman - James E. Ferguson - has his own page, but only because he was first a Governor. Any help anyone would care to give would be welcome. Maile66 (talk) 20:16, 11 March 2012 (UTC) Greetings from GLAM-Wiki US
New articles tabOn this project's main page, there is a new blue tab at the top for "New articles", to show newly created Texas articles every few days. Enjoy. Maile66 (talk) 2 May 2012 (UTC) Attention Texans: Join and sign up at Wikipedia:Meetup/Houston on Saturday June 23 as part of the Great American Wiknic!--Pharos (talk) 14:30, 5 June 2012 (UTC) Check out this proposed wiki-meet, it's also part of the Great American Wiknic 2012.--Pharos (talk) 00:57, 9 June 2012 (UTC) Blanking of Future section of Politics of TexasThe Future section at Politics of Texas has been blanked 4 times since 2 June 2012. Interested editors are invited to comment on this issue at Future section discussion. Proposal for United States A-Class review processThere is a proposal at WikiProject United States to start an A-Class review process for United States related articles. Please stop by and join the discussion. Kumioko (talk) 02:15, 13 August 2012 (UTC) WikiProject Westerns
Well, it's not particularly well worded for non-userpages, but yeah, this WikiProject is now setup and still in the early stages of building its project area before user-participation can really begin to function. Anyone interested, please feel free to join. Note, this project not only covers film and TV, but Western novels, comics, actors, directors and authors, etc who make the fictional-Wild West possible. Thanks, Ma®©usBritish{chat} 01:44, 21 August 2012 (UTC) Photograph RequestHello WikiProject Texas. I would like to request that anyone who has the time and convenience to drive to one of the state's Recreational Roads, that, if you could please take a picture of the road, as an issue with images is holding up an FLC. Thanks, - Awardgive, the editor with the msitaken name. 06:08, 4 September 2012 (UTC) Comment period on the Wikimedia United States FederationThere is a proposal for an an umbrella organization for chapters and other groups in the US called the Wikimedia United States Federation. A draft of the bylaws is now up at meta. There will be an open comment period on the bylaws 17 September, 2012 to 1 October, 2012. The comments received given will be incorporated into the bylaws and they will be put up to a ratification vote from 8 October, 2012 to 15 October, 2012. --Guerillero | My Talk 21:47, 17 September 2012 (UTC) Copyright on images of historical markersThis is just a general FYI for anyone who might include a photo of an historical plaque on any article. I just ran across Commons:Deletion requests, which would indicate there is a copyright issue in play. These are not my images, and I have no idea who took most of them. However, there are a couple of west Texas ones I vaguely remember seeing, and thinking they were obviously somebody just playing tourist and snapping the photo. However, it's something to think about if an editor has any kind of marker photos posted on Wikipedia somewhere. — Maile (talk) 23:38, 9 November 2012 (UTC) Article on Medina, Texas is referring to two different places within Texas and needs major revisions.The article located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina,_TX is referring to two distinct places. The introduction is referring to the unincorporated town in Bandera County, and which is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. However, much of the data provided in the article (including all data from the U.S. Census) is referring to the Census Designated Place (CDP) in Zapata County, Texas (in the Rio Grande Valley), which was created prior to the 2000 U.S. Census and used in that census. Medina CDP was created by separating Zapata CDP into two parts (Zapata County has no incorporated towns or cities and all the significant settlements are CDPs); the western part kept the name Zapata CDP, while the eastern part took the name Medina CDP. The U.S. Census has no specific data for the unincorporated town in Bandera County; the best data source for population (2000 pop. of 515) appears to be "The Handbook of Texas Online": Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl, "MEDINA, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlm52), accessed November 16, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Under Geography, the geographic co-ordinates are correct, but the area is incorrect, as it describes Medina CDP in Zapata County, TX. Therefore, the entire Demographics section (including population figures) needs to be revised with whatever information can be found from non-U.S. Census sources. I've edited the Bandera County, TX article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_County,_Texas to move Medina from the "Census Designated Place" category to the "Unincorporated Areas" category, at it was clearly the intent of the author to describe the unincorporated town in Bandera County and not the Census Designated Place in Zapata County. I've also added Lake Medina Shores to the "Census Designated Place" category in the Bandera County article, since it is a newly created CDP within Bandera County that first appears in the 2010 Census. Since the U.S. Census only has a 2010 population (and no 2000 population) for Lake Medina Shores CDP, I updated the population figures for Bandera City and Lakehills CDP as well to 2010 (those figures, being U.S. Census data, are both readily available from American Factfinder website at http://factfinder2.census.gov/). Those changes to the Bandera County, TX page were rather minor. I unfortunately lack the technical expertise to overhaul a whole article, but I wanted to alert the Texas WikiProject that the Medina, TX page needs major revision. Sincerely, Scott Pusich Center for Urban and Regional Planning Research University of Texas at San Antonio — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.115.2.154 (talk) 19:47, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
Texas State Highway 130I have added all the exits for Texas Hwy 130 from Austin southward to I-10. Please review that article. Great50 (talk) 05:22, 6 December 2012 (UTC) Texas Slave Ranch AFDWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Texas Slave Ranch — Maile (talk) 15:32, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
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Folks, we had an e-mail at OTRS following up on a reply posted at Talk:List of counties in Texas#Original Counties. If anyone has time, would you please take a look and see if a further response is needed? Thanks.--ukexpat (talk) 19:56, 19 March 2013 (UTC) Hello. I created J. Lindsay Embrey's page and a few minutes later someone tried to delete it. Mr Embrey was critical in the development of Richardson, Texas and a big donor to SMU, where a scholarship and a building are named in his honor. Please support the page by explaining why we should keep it [2]. Thanks.Zigzig20s (talk) 21:10, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Citing info from Handbook of Texas OnlineTo anyone interested, I received an email from Laurie Jasinski, Research Editor, at the Handbook of Texas Online. She advised me that it is allowable to use Handbook information and/or quote short passages under Fair Use. She also requested citations to use the follow format which cites Austin, Texas as an example - David C. Humphrey, "AUSTIN, TX (TRAVIS COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hda03), accessed April 03, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. I have gone back and started editing my articles trying to adhere to that format. If someone has the time could you please check my article Rhea Mills, Texas and let me know if what I have complies with that. Thanks.Walter 20:59, 22 April 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by WalterJF (talk • contribs)
Deletion Mica Mosbacherissues with this article's tone aside, is Mica Mosbacher notable in Texas? In ictu oculi (talk) 03:09, 27 April 2013 (UTC) Wikimedia User GroupFor those of you who like to organize real life events, User:Pharos mentioned that there are meta:Wikimedia User Groups - Texas-based ones are welcome to form one! WhisperToMe (talk) 17:33, 6 May 2013 (UTC) Tornado outbreak article necessary?Do we need an article or section about the tornado outbreak in North Texas, including the DFW area on May 15, 2013? Great50 (talk) 04:02, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 The article Norman Igo has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons. You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing Czech Texan - expand this for DYK?Improved Czech Texan; if you have time to expand this, there are enough sources to turn this into a DYK. Djembayz (talk) 19:54, 2 June 2013 (UTC) Dallas-Ft Worth Wiki-Picnic for JuneSign up: Wikipedia:Meetup/Dallas–Fort Worth!--Pharos (talk) 19:52, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jack PopeCurrently at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Jack Pope (Texas jurist). Hugo Black is the Good Article I'm trying to follow, but won't be able to edit further until the 17th. Any assistance appreciated. The Texas State Cemetery information (currently reference #2, was submitted by Pope himself, and several of the sources are involved, but so far I've only formatted what the submitter had already. I'm cross-posting this to WikiProject Biography and WikiProject Law. Dru of Id (talk) 16:51, 14 June 2013 (UTC) Help with articleNeed some assistance with article Thank God for Mississippi which mentions Texas. Thanks. Student7 (talk) 20:18, 24 June 2013 (UTC) Discussion to remove the Automatically assessed logic from the WikiProject United States templateGreetings, there is a discussion regarding removal of the logic used to populate Automatically assessed article categories from Template:WikiProject United States. Most of the categories (over 220 Wikipedia wide) were deleted in February 2013 because they were empty. These categories were previously populated by a bot that hasn't run since 2011 and the categories aren't used. Removal of this uneeded/unused logic will greatly reduce the size and complexity of the WikiProject United States template. Any comments or questions are encouraged here. Kumioko (talk) 18:50, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
I'm suspicious of Pleasure Island (Borger, Texas amusement park). It turns up absolutely zero hits on Google Books or Google News, and all of the hits online appear to be rehashed from Wikipedia, or pages full of gibberish that have nothing to do with "Pleasure Island" or "Borger". In short, I've found literally zero proof that this place even existed, with only a couple memories from the IP on the talk page keeping me from writing this off as a hoax. Can anyone locate any proof that this place was ever real? Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 12:09, 3 November 2013 (UTC) The HoustonianI've recently gone ahead and created an article about the newspaper, The Houstonian (newspaper). Help with suggestions for additional secondary sources would be appreciated at the article's talk page, at Talk:The Houstonian (newspaper). Thank you for your time, — Cirt (talk) 03:31, 14 February 2014 (UTC) William P. Hobby, Jr -- WP:COII do I.T. work for William P. Hobby, Jr and he recently asked me how he might edit his own page in Wikipedia. He wants to do two things in particular: 1. Bold his book titles. 2. Add a section called, "Family Eponyms." He didn't ask me to do it, but I was asked about how to do it. Knowing as little as I do about Wikipedia, this kind of editing would seem to fall on the bad side of WP:COI both for him to edit the page and for me to help him to do it. Putting aside the book title boldenings (which smell a little too much like self-promotion), he is a fount of information about his family's history and he has a lot of ties within the universities around the state. If this information was of general interest to the page, how might he get this information up there without running afoul of the policies? Mwhalenhtc (talk) 21:33, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Popular pages tool updateAs of January, the popular pages tool has moved from the Toolserver to Wikimedia Tool Labs. The code has changed significantly from the Toolserver version, but users should notice few differences. Please take a moment to look over your project's list for any anomalies, such as pages that you expect to see that are missing or pages that seem to have more views than expected. Note that unlike other tools, this tool aggregates all views from redirects, which means it will typically have higher numbers. (For January 2014 specifically, 35 hours of data is missing from the WMF data, which was approximated from other dates. For most articles, this should yield a more accurate number. However, a few articles, like ones featured on the Main Page, may be off). Web tools, to replace the ones at tools:~alexz/pop, will become available over the next few weeks at toollabs:popularpages. All of the historical data (back to July 2009 for some projects) has been copied over. The tool to view historical data is currently partially available (assessment data and a few projects may not be available at the moment). The tool to add new projects to the bot's list is also available now (editing the configuration of current projects coming soon). Unlike the previous tool, all changes will be effective immediately. OAuth is used to authenticate users, allowing only regular users to make changes to prevent abuse. A visible history of configuration additions and changes is coming soon. Once tools become fully available, their toolserver versions will redirect to Labs. If you have any questions, want to report any bugs, or there are any features you would like to see that aren't currently available on the Toolserver tools, see the updated FAQ or contact me on my talk page. Mr.Z-bot (talk) (for Mr.Z-man) 05:30, 23 February 2014 (UTC) Citation on the difference between pig scramble and pig wrestingHelp needed from an expert on the subject of rural southern US culture need to de-conflate two referents at the article pig scramble. Please help! Chrisrus (talk) 16:29, 28 February 2014 (UTC) Wikimedia User Group Texas proposedIs anyone interested in joining the Wikimedia User Group "Wikimedia Texas"? See: meta:Talk:Wikimedia_United_States_Coalition#Wikimedia_Texas_Usergroup WhisperToMe (talk) 04:47, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
Wiki Loves PrideAre there any Texans interested in participating in Wiki Loves Pride 2014, a multi-national effort to improve coverage of LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects? Perhaps an edit-a-thon or a photography project? You'll see an activity has already been proposed for Houston, but what about Austin? Dallas? Please visit the project page for details or let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! --Another Believer (Talk) 17:30, 13 May 2014 (UTC) Great American Wiknic 2014 - TexasI'd like to invite you to add a Texas event for the Great American Wiknic. This year we're aiming to coalesce nationally around July 6, but any date that is convenient to your local community works as well. It seems like Austin would perhaps be the most central location, while Houston is perhaps the single most populous one, but it's all up to you.--Pharos (talk) 15:43, 9 June 2014 (UTC) Hello. I would greatly appreciate it if some of you wanted to expand Mustang wine with more referenced info. Also, are you able to take a picture of mustang wine in a wine glass and upload it to Wikimedia commons/the article? Feel free to talk to me on my talkpage. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 02:49, 17 June 2014 (UTC) I've added and cited a significant portion of the article for the newly-elected San Antonio mayor, Ivy Taylor. I'd appreciate it if another set of eyes could look it over and add any clean-ups as needed. There's not much out there on her yet, so I did the best I could. (Creed90952 (talk) 17:40, 6 August 2014 (UTC)) Comment on the WikiProject X proposalHello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:48, 1 October 2014 (UTC) To CreateAll are welcome to assist with the creation of articles for these statues on the University of Texas at Austin campus:
---Another Believer (Talk) 01:26, 10 November 2014 (UTC) I've created this new article. If some of you are able to expand it and also possibly add a map, it could get nominated for DYK I think.Zigzig20s (talk) 05:24, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
Hello. Feel free to help me expand Waggoner Ranch. If you are able to add a map, that would be great. I am working on the red links as well. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 08:54, 17 November 2014 (UTC) Category:Companies based in Gainesville, TexasCategory:Companies based in Gainesville, Texas, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for Upmerging into Category:Gainesville, Texas. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. - RevelationDirect (talk) 07:06, 13 December 2014 (UTC) Category:Streets in San Antonio, TexasCategory:Streets in San Antonio, Texas, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for merging into Category:Streets in Texas and Category:Transportation in San Antonio, Texas. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you.RevelationDirect (talk) 02:32, 19 December 2014 (UTC) Companies by Texas City - 11 Small Categories11 different small subcategories under Category:Companies based in Texas by city, all of which are within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for Dual Upmerging into Category:Companies based in Texas and the city category. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you.RevelationDirect (talk) 18:39, 24 December 2014 (UTC) Per this discussion at the MilHist Wikiproject, we're trying to get interest in bringing Texas Revolution to FA status and main page prominence by May 25, 2015 (Memorial Day). This will coincide with the airing of History Channel documentary on the events of the Texas Revolution after the Battle of the Alamo. Even if we can't get the article to FA status and on the main page, any improvements we can make to it will assist those who come looking for more information on the topic. This is a call for volunteers! I think we need 1-2 to do research, 1 to write up the research that has already been done (first half of the war), and 1 one to write up the new stuff. Plus a copyeditor and someone to track down images. I've begun the brainstorming on Talk:Texas Revolution. Karanacs (talk) 23:22, 9 December 2014 (UTC) Category:Companies based in Montgomery County, TexasCategory:Companies based in Montgomery County, Texas, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for deletion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you.RevelationDirect (talk) 04:06, 22 December 2014 (UTC) Calling for proof readers re the Texas Revolution project.In regards to the above-mentioned Texas Revolution project mentioned by Karanacs, we are trying to get existing supporting articles in decent shape and could use some proof readers. You don't have to do a rework of an article, just look for the obvious. Many articles out there have been tagged, have been the object of hanky-panky, and sometimes erroneously edited by good editors. Please help if you have time, and Category:Texas Revolution is a good place to start.— Maile (talk) 15:34, 9 January 2015 (UTC) WikiProject X is live! Hello everyone! You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! Note: To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to Wikipedia:WikiProject X/Newsletter. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X. Harej (talk) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC) Invitation to discuss naming convention for TCU women's sports teamsI just started a discussion at Talk:TCU Horned Frogs and Lady Frogs#Name change in order? to determine if the TCU women's programs – specifically basketball – still go by the "Lady Frogs" name or if they have transitioned to "Horned Frogs." Please chime in. Thanks! Rikster2 (talk) 14:01, 20 January 2015 (UTC) Good Article Reassessment of Texan schooner InvincibleTexan schooner Invincible, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:14, 27 January 2015 (UTC) Discussion at Talk:2009 Fort Hood shooting#Removal of verified content
Texas topographic mapHi! I made a topographic map of Texas here. As I am not very familiar with Texas I would like to ask you to check it for accuracy. I will be happy to get your comments.--Ikonact (talk) 12:23, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
Nomination of Goodphil for deletion A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Goodphil is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted. The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Goodphil until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines. Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 10:28, 20 March 2015 (UTC) Request for comments at Republic of Texas (unofficial)I realize this project seems to be inactive, but maybe there are some editors following this page who would care to chime in on the the Republic of Texas Talk page about how to classify it. Thanks! - CompliantDrone (talk) 01:42, 20 May 2015 (UTC) You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride!
Or, view or update the current list of Tasks. This campaign is supported by the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group, an officially recognized affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. Visit the group's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a neutral point of view. One does not need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the campaign's main talk page.
SuggestionHello all! I was curious if anyone else thought it might be a good idea to make a (nonbinding) guideline on how all the individual US state WikiProjects should organize themselves, to help standardize them. I originally put this suggestion in the WikiProject United States talk page, so feel free to look there if you're interested. It's pretty empty though; basically all they said was to see what each of the individual projects thought about it. Please tell me if you have any concerns with this idea; hopefully we can find a way for everyone to love it! Also, I'm new at making proposals, so please forgive me if I do anything silly. :) Hope that you like this idea! JonathanHopeThisIsUnique (talk) 04:57, 3 August 2015 (UTC) Nomination of Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed for deletionA discussion is taking place as to whether the article Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted. The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines. Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. — Cirt (talk) 03:28, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Texas pronunciation guideHere is a nice ref from the folks over at the TSHA that could be put in the Resources section: "Texas Almanac Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2015-08-09. Enjoy, TuckerResearch (talk) 17:50, 10 August 2015 (UTC) A-Class review for Runaway Scrape needs attentionA few more editors are needed to complete the A-Class review for Runaway Scrape; please stop by and help review the article! Thanks! AustralianRupert (talk) 11:48, 4 September 2015 (UTC) Texas Historical Commission atlas has changed information linksThe home URL remains the same: http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/ However, once you access information, those links have changed. Whatever you have linked to THC as sources in articles are now dead links. I just made a recent change to an article. You can see by the diff how it's been changed. — Maile (talk) 20:58, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
Texaplex merged into Texas TriangleJust FYI, I have boldly merged the content of Texaplex into Texas Triangle, here, and redirected Texaplex to Texas Triangle,here. A merge had been proposed at Texaplex since Nov. 2011. It seemed logical to do so. Attribution has been added to talk pages here and here. Regards, 220 of Borg 03:28, 19 December 2015 (UTC) Martin Lake PlantI'm looking for a photo and any information about the construction of the Martin Lake Steam Electric Station in Tatum, Texas. --Kopiersperre (talk) 00:26, 2 January 2016 (UTC) Is anyone interested in helping me create referenced articles about the Lazy S Ranch, Long S Ranch, etc., historic ranches owned by Christopher Columbus Slaughter which have been redeveloped into towns (I think)?Zigzig20s (talk) 20:45, 4 January 2016 (UTC) El Paso Texas edit-a-thonI would like to invite you to attend a Wikipedia meetup described on Wikipedia:Meetup/El Paso/ArtAndFeminism 2016. This meeting is scheduled for 5 March 2016 in El Paso. Thank you for your attention and I hope to see you there. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:56, 22 February 2016 (UTC) Featured list review?Would anyone be interested in helping to clean up List of tallest buildings in Austin as it is undergoing a featured list review. There are some very big problems with many of the "tallest buildings lists" that are currently featured. I think this list specifically no longer meets featured list criteria. Specifically, two whole sections (under construction and approved) are completely unreferenced. There is an outdated tag from 3 years ago not addressed. There are many dead links, very messy citations, images have no alt-texts, and many of the buildings in the main list are unsourced. It has been neglected for years now and it shows. This would take a lot of work to bring it up to standards again sadly... I have nominated List of tallest buildings in Austin for featured list removal here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured list criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Mattximus (talk) 14:12, 25 March 2016 (UTC) Trouble finding references? The Wikipedia Library is proud to announce ...
There are up to 30 free one-year Alexander Street Press (ASP) accounts available to experienced Wikipedians through this partnership. To apply for free access, please go to WP:ASP. Alexander Street Press is an electronic academic database publisher. Its "Academic Video Online: Premium collection" includes videos in a range of subject areas, including news programs (like 60 minutes) and newsreels, music and theatre, speeches and lectures and demonstrations, and documentaries. This collection would be useful for researching topics related to science, engineering, history, music and dance, anthropology, business, counseling and therapy, news, nursing, drama, and more. Cheers! SignpostHi! Would any members here be interested in interviewing about your work on this WikiProject for the SignPost? Ping me or let me know on my talk page. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:50, 26 May 2016 (UTC) Angelina & Neches River AuthorityI would like to request an article for the Angelina & Neches River Authority.
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Missing Texas Supreme Court JusticesDrafts have been created for dozens of missing Texas Supreme Court Justices at Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/United States judges and justices#Texas. Please help complete these drafts and move them to mainspace. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Cheers! bd2412 T 02:48, 23 August 2016 (UTC) US 50,000 Challenge inviteHi. The Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge has recently started, based on the UK/Ireland Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge. The idea is not to record every minor edit, but to create a momentum to motivate editors to produce good content improvements and creations and inspire people to work on more states than they might otherwise work on. If there's the interest I will start 1000 State Challenges like Wikipedia:The 1000 Challenge (Nordic). For this to really work we need diversity and exciting content and editors from a broad range of states regularly contributing. If you would like to see masses of articles being improved for the US and your specialist/home state like Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon, sign up today and once the challenge starts a contest can be organized. This is a way we can target every state, and steadily vastly improve the encyclopedia. We need numbers to make this work so consider signing up as a participant and also sign under any state sub challenge on the page that you might contribute to! Thankyou.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:36, 1 November 2016 (UTC) 2016 Community Wishlist Survey Proposal to Revive Popular Pages Greetings WikiProject Texas/Archive 3 Members! This is a one-time-only message to inform you about a technical proposal to revive your Popular Pages list in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for: If the above proposal gets in the Top 10 based on the votes, there is a high likelihood of this bot being restored so your project will again see monthly updates of popular pages. Further, there are over 260 proposals in all to review and vote for, across many aspects of wikis. Thank you for your consideration. Please note that voting for proposals continues through December 12, 2016. Best regards, Stevietheman — Delivered: 18:09, 7 December 2016 (UTC) drafting article for Huntsville High School (Texas)I could use some help. The draft is at Draft:Huntsville High School (Texas). This will replace the redirect at Huntsville High School (Texas). davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 01:25, 7 January 2017 (UTC) Notice about adminship to participants at this projectMany participants here create a lot of content, may have to evaluate whether or not a subject is notable, decide if content complies with BLP policy, and much more. Well, these are just some of the skills considered at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship. So, please consider taking a look at and watchlisting this page: You could be very helpful in evaluating potential candidates, and even finding out if you would be a suitable RfA candidate. Many thanks and best wishes, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:40, 6 March 2017 (UTC) Texas Women in Red Might I draw your attention to a new redlist of notable Texas women who lack a wikipedia biography, in the form of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Missing articles by dictionary/Handbook of Texas - drawn from the "The Handbook of Texas". Texas: Texas State Historical Association. Right now, there are more than five times as many biographies of men as there are of women on wikipedia - see the Wikidata Human Gender Indicators page. I hope this project will lend its support to addressing this imbalance by creating biographies for women within your project's scope, and perhaps by adopting the Handbook of Texas redlist. More generally, WikiProject Women in Red has more than 300 redlists covering perhaps 100,000 notable women for whom we have no biography. thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tagishsimon (talk • contribs) 23:51, 09 March 2017 (UTC) March Against Hate ResolvedProject members are invited to participate in the AfD discussion re: Portland Women March Against Hate. I've expressed an interest in moving the article to March Against Hate, and expanding its scope to cover more than just Portland. I welcome editors to either contribute to the ongoing discussion or help expand this article's section for other cities, including San Antonio. Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:17, 28 March 2017 (UTC) Upcoming "420 collaboration"
---Another Believer (Talk) 15:08, 11 April 2017 (UTC) One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!
Popular pages reportWe – Community Tech – are happy to announce that the Popular pages bot is back up-and-running (after a one year hiatus)! You're receiving this message because your WikiProject or task force is signed up to receive the popular pages report. Every month, Community Tech bot will post at Wikipedia:WikiProject Texas/Archive 3/Popular pages with a list of the most-viewed pages over the previous month that are within the scope of WikiProject Texas. We've made some enhancements to the original report. Here's what's new:
We're grateful to Mr.Z-man for his original Mr.Z-bot, and we wish his bot a happy robot retirement. Just as before, we hope the popular pages reports will aid you in understanding the reach of WikiProject Texas, and what articles may be deserving of more attention. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at m:User talk:Community Tech bot. Warm regards, the Community Tech Team 17:16, 17 May 2017 (UTC) Templates of municipalities by county: consolidate the "city", "town", and "village" fields into "municipalities"?I found out that legally there is no longer any distinction between a city, town, or village in Texas law. https://texascityattorneys.org/2009speaker_papers/typescities.pdf "The Local Government Code, codified in 1987, did away with the distinction of city, town, or village and loosely replaced those terms with Type A, B, or C cities." Why not consolidate the "city", "town", and "village" fields into a single "cities"? Aslso related categories should be mass consolidated into "Cities in XXXX County, Texas" WhisperToMe (talk) 14:52, 28 May 2017 (UTC) Edit requests for Vianovo article ResolvedHello! On behalf of Vianovo, a company with offices in Austin, I'm reaching out to see if any editors are willing to help me update the company's Wikipedia article. There are 2 edit requests posted here. I won't edit the article directly because of my conflict of interest, and I'm happy to respond to any questions or concerns on the article's talk page (or on my user talk page). Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 18:13, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
Original research noticeboard inquiry about Texas's age of consentPlease see Wikipedia:No_original_research/Noticeboard#What_is_Texas.27s_age_of_consent.3F WhisperToMe (talk) 08:50, 4 August 2017 (UTC) AFD: 2017 Plano shootingHarizotoh9 (talk) 06:42, 12 September 2017 (UTC) New MemberHello! My name is Colman2000, and I just joined WikiProject Texas a few days ago. I lived in Amarillo for two years, and I am so thrilled to be a new participant in this awesome WikiProject! I have just made edits to lots of articles on here, and I will continue doing so! Please don't hesitate to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions, concerns, advice on any edits that are made to any article regarding Texas, or if you want an honest opinion from me regarding any edit made to an article about Texas. Thank you for taking the time to read this message, and I am delighted to be a new participant in this WikiProject! Colman2000 (talk) 02:16, 4 January 2018 (UTC) Alice Walton ArtHi! I am looking for editors interested in prominent people in Texas to review an edit request for the Art section of Alice Walton, a Texas resident, art collector and chairwoman of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. I will not direct edit the page because I have a Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, which I disclosed on my user page and declared on Talk:Alice Walton. I created a proposed update that tidies up the existing content and includes appropriate sourcing regarding Crystal Bridges and Ms. Walton's collection. I have reached out to several editors and WikiProjects, but there has not been a response on this particular request. I appreciate any help from the community to review and update the section. Thanks, Kt2011 (Talk · COI:Walton family) 15:58, 4 October 2017 (UTC) Factual Edits to UTSA page
Good afternoon. Can someone help me? I have a COI and cannot edit the page for my employer, The University of Texas at San Antonio. But there are facts on the university's Wikipedia page that are incorrect. I shared a few factual edits on The University of Texas at San Antonio talk page, with sources, to try to update the page but haven't heard back. Can someone offer guidance as to how best to do this and still be respectful of Wikipedia's COI guidelines? Factual Updates for Intro Section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:University_of_Texas_at_San_Antonio Thank you! ChristiF12 (talk) 14:14, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
New Texas userbox templatesNew Texas userbox templates are now available at Template:User WP Texas and Template:User WP United States. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Yours aye, Buaidh talk contribs 23:12, 25 April 2018 (UTC) Image requestedFile:Texas dip 2017.png is up for deletion as it is not a free image. Do any of our Texan wikipedians have a free image of a Texas dip? If so, please upload and then post a note at Wikipedia:Files_for_discussion/2018_April_26#File:Texas dip 2017.png that you've done so. Thanks, Oiyarbepsy (talk) 00:07, 28 April 2018 (UTC) WikiProject collaboration notice from the Portals WikiProjectThe reason I am contacting you is because there are one or more portals that fall under this subject, and the Portals WikiProject is currently undertaking a major drive to automate portals that may affect them. Portals are being redesigned. The new design features are being applied to existing portals. At present, we are gearing up for a maintenance pass of portals in which the introduction section will be upgraded to no longer need a subpage. In place of static copied and pasted excerpts will be self-updating excerpts displayed through selective transclusion, using the template {{Transclude lead excerpt}}. The discussion about this can be found here. Maintainers of specific portals are encouraged to sign up as project members here, noting the portals they maintain, so that those portals are skipped by the maintenance pass. Currently, we are interested in upgrading neglected and abandoned portals. There will be opportunity for maintained portals to opt-in later, or the portal maintainers can handle upgrading (the portals they maintain) personally at any time. BackgroundOn April 8th, 2018, an RfC ("Request for comment") proposal was made to eliminate all portals and the portal namespace. On April 17th, the Portals WikiProject was rebooted to handle the revitalization of the portal system. On May 12th, the RfC was closed with the result to keep portals, by a margin of about 2 to 1 in favor of keeping portals. Since the reboot, the Portals WikiProject has been busy building tools and components to upgrade portals. So far, 84 editors have joined. If you would like to keep abreast of what is happening with portals, see the newsletter archive. If you have any questions about what is happening with portals or the Portals WikiProject, please post them on the WikiProject's talk page. Thank you. — The Transhumanist 07:58, 30 May 2018 (UTC) Casa PadreProject members are invited to help Casa Padre article about the holding center in Brownsville. ---Another Believer (Talk) 01:40, 15 June 2018 (UTC) RfC at Richard B. SpencerThere is an RfC at the Richard B. Spencer talk page found here that members of this project might be interested in taking part in. -- ψλ ● ✉ ✓ 02:43, 15 June 2018 (UTC) Memorial on the Southwest University campus_-_128.jpg) Does anyone know anything about the memorial on the Southwestern University campus in Georgetown, Texas, displayed to the right? Francis Asbury Mood's name is inscribed on one side, but I'm struggling to find much more info. ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:07, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
RevisionsI am planning on working on adding a "Health" section to this article. The current "Healthcare" section covers topics that do not actually concern healthcare, including Maternal Mortality and Obesity. These two topics, amongst others, belong in a separate health section. In addition to these topics, I want to research and cover tobacco use, alcohol use, and infant health. There are a variety of health topics that can be added to this, but I think this is a good place to start. I would appreciate any and all feedback. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aminawilliams (talk • contribs) 00:06, 20 September 2018 (UTC) I have created a stub for Norse, Texas, a ghost town near Clifton, Texas. Just notifying the WikiProject in case anybody wants to expand it. Safiel (talk) 19:23, 22 September 2018 (UTC) RfC on election/referendum naming formatAn RfC on moving the year from the end to the start of article titles (e.g. South African general election, 2019 to 2019 South African general election) has been reopened for further comment, including on whether a bot could be used move the articles if it closed in favour of the change: Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (government and legislation)#Proposed change to election/referendum naming format. Cheers, Number 57 15:46, 20 October 2018 (UTC) Eagle Houston nominated for deletion---Another Believer (Talk) 02:17, 9 December 2018 (UTC) Was wondering if someone from this WikiProject might be familiar with this dance team and wouldn't mind taking a look at it. There's seems to have been a lot a fluff added over the past ten months or so, including trivial information and photos of some not really Wikipedia notable individuals that probably is not relevant per WP:NOTEVERYTHING. It's also possible that the excessive detailed content was added by an editor who has a COI. -- Marchjuly (talk) 14:03, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
WP 1.0 Bot BetaHello! Your WikiProject has been selected to participate in the WP 1.0 Bot rewrite beta. This means that, starting in the next few days or weeks, your assessment tables will be updated using code in the new bot, codenamed Lucky. You can read more about this change on the Wikipedia 1.0 Editorial team page. Thanks! audiodude (talk) 06:46, 27 February 2019 (UTC) |
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