Nye, Texas

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Nye, Texas
former town
Established 1882
Population
  Total Now part of Laredo, Texas
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
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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Coordinates: 27°33′35″N 99°30′25″W / 27.55972°N 99.50694°W / 27.55972; -99.50694

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