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What kept MOST people from settling west Texas in the late 1800s?

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Answer:

lack of water and droughts

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west texas is very dry and arid

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Answer:

U.S. census, over 212,000 people lived in Texas in 1850. By 1860 the number had increased to over 604,000.

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