Royse City, TX
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About Royse City
- • Singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves, a Grammy winner, was born in Golden, near Royse City.
- • The Black Eyed Pea restaurant began as a Royse City pie shop in 1975.
- • The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (MKT) established the town in 1886.
- • A 1920s bank robbery led to a shootout, leaving bullet holes still visible downtown.
- • A devastating fire in 1914 destroyed most of the downtown business district.
- • It's named for railroad official Royse A. Lytle; incorporated in 1887.
- • Home to over 14,000 residents, it is rapidly growing, nearing big-city status.
- • Sitting 574 feet above sea level, it's slightly higher than surrounding areas.
- • Many residents commute to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for work.
- • Small-town charm and friendly faces create a warm, welcoming atmosphere.
- • The Dallas Cowboys, a close team, won Super Bowl XXX in 1996.
- • Royse City High School Bulldogs have a strong tradition in football.
- • The city is part of the Sabine River watershed.
- • Caddo tribes inhabited the area before European settlement.
- • Royse City was named for Riley Royse, who donated land to the railroad in 1886.
- • Interstate 30 runs directly through Royse City.