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Nye, Texas

Coordinates: 27°33′35″N 99°30′25″W / 27.55972°N 99.50694°W / 27.55972; -99.50694
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Nye, Texas
Former Town
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWebb
Established1882
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
Area code+1-956
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD

Nye is a former town two miles north of Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States. It was named after Thomas C. Nye, a local planter who introduced Bermuda Onions into the community in 1898.

The area was eventually absorbed by the neighboring city of Laredo.

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27°33′35″N 99°30′25″W / 27.55972°N 99.50694°W / 27.55972; -99.50694