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Killeen Mesothelioma Lawyer

Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 86,911 at the 2000 census. It is a “principal city” of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Killeen is directly adjacent to the main cantonment of Fort Hood, and as such its economy is heavily dependent on the post and the soldiers (and their families) stationed there.

Killeen, Burnet and Lampasas counties are represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the semiretired veterinarian and rancher Jimmie Don Aycock, a Republican first elected on November 7, 2006.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killeen,_Texas

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Round Rock Mesothelioma Lawyer

Round Rock is a city located in Travis and Williamson Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. A part of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area, its population was 61,136 at the 2000 census. The 2008 census estimate placed the population at 104,446.

In August 2008, Money Magazine named Round Rock as the 7th best American small city to live in. Money based this ranking on an estimated annual income of $85,809 per household, and job growth of 45.15% from 2000-2007. Round Rock was the only Texas city to make the Top 10. In a CNN article dated July 1, 2009, Round Rock was listed as the second fastest growing city in the country, with a population growth of 8.2% in the last year.

According to the 2008 ratings from the Texas Education Agency, the Round Rock Independent School District ranks among the best in the state. Of 42 schools within RRISD, 12 were rated exemplary and 11 are recognized. The majority of academic strengths are within the elementary schools, as Canyon Vista MS was the only non-primary school to receive an exemplary rating, and Westwood HS was the only non-primary school to receive the recognized rating. No RRISD schools received an academically unacceptable rating.

Round Rock is located on the prairie east of the Balcones Escarpment, and about a 20 minute drive north of Austin, or 45 minute drive during rush hour. Several toll roads now connect it with the greater Austin area, easing the traffic congestion somewhat.

Round Rock has been represented in the Texas House of Representatives since 2009 by Democratic member Diana Maldonado, a former Round Rock ISD school board member, although Round Rock is decidedly conservative both politically and culturally.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Rock,_Texas

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