Here, Sheriff Jim Reed of Collin County and Judge McReynolds, former chief justice of the district, were seized and lynched by "Regulators".

The park contains a kiosk, a paved trail, interpretive signage, a cabin reconstruction, and a picnic area.

Camp Fanin, a World War II US army replacement training facility, was located in the area known as Owentown, northeast of Tyler along US Hwy 271.

[13] Among its population in 2010, the racial and ethnic makeup was 62.11% non-Hispanic white, 17.74% Black or African American, 0.35% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.22% Asian alone, 0.03% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 0.11% some other race, 3.47% multiracial, and 17.21% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 57.59% non-Hispanic white, 16.28% Black or African American, 0.32% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.77% Asian alone, 0.03% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 0.30% some other race, 3.47% multiracial and 20.25% Hispanic or Latino of any race; 2020's census statistics reflected state and nationwide demographic trends of greater diversification within the U.S.

[20] Smith County was one of the first areas of Texas to break off from a Solid South voting pattern.

In 1964, it rejected Democratic President and Texas native Lyndon B. Johnson in favor of Barry Goldwater, albeit by fewer than 500 votes.

At that time, most Blacks and Latinos in the county were still disenfranchised due to the state's discriminatory use of certain barriers.

[22] Underscoring how rapidly it swung Republican, the Democrats have only managed 40 percent of the county's vote four times since Truman, the last being Jimmy Carter in 1976.

No Democrat has managed even 30 percent of the county's vote in the past seven elections, though Barack Obama and Joe Biden came close in 2008 and 2020, respectively.

The county has 1,170 miles – about the distance from Tyler, Texas to Paradise, Nevada – of roads it maintains.

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