Royse City, TX

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.

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