Columbus, Texas

==Notable people==

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* [[Donna Campbell]], former resident; member of the [[Texas Senate]] and an emergency room physician in [[New Braunfels, Texas|New Braunfels]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Campbell-Wentworth-in-dogfight-of-a-runoff-for-3725622.php|title=John W. Gonzalez, "Campbell, Wentworth in dogfight of a runoff for Senate"|date= July 22, 2012|work=San Antonio Express News|access-date=January 2, 2013}}</ref>
<!-- * [[William D. Lacey]] - a signatory of the [[Texas Declaration of Independence]] -->* [[Tanya McQueen]], interior designer for the TV [[reality show]], ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]''<ref name="tanyaweb">{{cite web |title=TanyaMcQueen.com |url=http://www.tanyamcqueen.com/tanya.htm |access-date=January 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105043446/http://www.tanyamcqueen.com/tanya.htm |archive-date=January 5, 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Doug Rau]], former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[California Angels]]
* [[Aaron Schobel]], [[NFL]] [[defensive end]] with the [[Buffalo Bills]]
* [[Bo Schobel]], defensive end with the [[Arizona Cardinals]]
* [[Matt Schobel]], [[tight end]] with the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
* [[Hal W. Smith|Hal Smith]], former Major League [[catcher]] and [[third baseman]] during 1955–1964<ref name="halsmith">{{cite web |title=Hal Smith Baseball Stats |author=Baseball Almanac |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=smithha08 |access-date=January 6, 2007}}</ref>
* [[James Truchard]], co-founder of [[National Instruments]]<ref name="ni1">{{cite web |title=Dr. James Truchard |author=National Instruments Corporation |date=31 July 2019 |url=http://www.ni.com/company/truchard.htm}}</ref>
* [[LaAdrian Waddle]], [[National Football League|NFL]] player for the [[New England Patriots]]