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Tourism in Texas Up 15 Percent at Mid Year
A mid year Texas Tourism study by the Texas Tourist Development Agency shows a 15 percent rise in attendance for the first six months of 1964 from the previous year. Non Texas visitors grew 3 to 8 percent, with Six Flags Over Texas up 25 percent. Largest gains were at Lake Tawakoni and Lake Texoma, while Alamo and Padre Island Causeway also posted double digit increases.
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Texas
Austin
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Lake Tawakoni
Sabine River Authority
Texoma
Texas-Oklahoma
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Lake Texoma Association
Dallas
Fort Worth
Six Flags
Lone Star Brewery
San Antonio
Sonora
Ozona
San Marcos
Aquarena
Alamo