Tulia is a center for farming and agribusiness activities. Landmarks include 1999 Tulia drug arrests. Tulia is the birthplace of Gilbert Ford, basketball player and business executive.
- CountySwisher County
- Population4,473 (2020 U.S. Census)
Tulia, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 20 designs made from Tulia's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Tulia Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Tulia Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Tulia Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Tulia Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Tulia Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Tulia Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
Tulia is a center for farming and agribusiness activities. Landmarks include 1999 Tulia drug arrests. Tulia is the birthplace of Gilbert Ford, basketball player and business executive.
Population 2010: 4,967 → 2020: 4,473
From Wikidata (CC0).
Its site was originally on the acreage of the Tule Ranch division of the JA Ranch. In 1887, a post office was established in James A. Parrish's dugout on Middle Tule Draw, 9 miles (14 km) west of what is now the site of Tulia. Evidently, the name Tule, after the nearby creek, had been selected for this post office, but at some point a clerk's error changed the name to Tulia. By 1900, Tulia was prospering as a stopping point for freight-wagon traffic en route to the railheads of Colorado City and Amarillo. A booming new era began with the extension of the Santa Fe line to Tulia in December 1906; with it came more settlers. In the mid-1980s, local industrial plants manufactured products such as clothing and farm implements, and four large cattle-feeding enterprises were nearby.
In July 1999, the town of Tulia gained national attention due to its involvement in the controversial war on drugs. Undercover Officer Tom Coleman conducted a sting operation that led to forty-seven citizens accused of dealing cocaine, equating to ten to twenty percent of the African American population being incarcerated.
Despite being tried, convicted, and sentenced to decades in prison, a group of attorneys led by Amarillo civil rights attorney Jeff Blackburn and Vanita Gupta from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, ultimately succeeded in having the defendants released. In 2003 Texas Governor Rick Perry granted full pardons to thirty-five of the Tulia defendants. In 2005, Coleman was convicted of perjury and sentenced to 10 years' probation and a $7,500 fine.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Tulia, Texas, revision 1376873852 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Tulia's population was 4,473 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 4,967 in 2010.