Maceo-Dickinson line
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Maceo-Dickinson line
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The expression Maceo-Dickinson line was used in Texas in the early/mid 20th century referring to the Galveston County line where it met Harris County. The expression was a pun which made reference to the Mason-Dixon line. From the 1920s to the 1950s the Maceo crime syndicate controlled Galveston, Texas and established a gambling empire there that ran through much of the county, including casinos in Dickinson, Texas. The county had a notoriously lax law enforcement environment which represented a
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Informal name for county line in Texas
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maceo-Dickinson_line
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2024-02-09T17:24:39Z
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