Nye, Texas

Nye, Texas
Nye, Texas
	former town
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.

References

Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Nye, Texas" (accessed May 23, 2007)

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