Texas Homecare [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Texas Homecare
Texas Homecare was a chain of DIY stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which once rivalled B&Q, Do It All, and Great Mills. The firm operated from 1972 until 1996, with some stores lasting until 1999.
History.
Texas Homecare was established in 1972, by Manny, Sydney and Gerald Fogel, who had previously founded the high street specialist paint and wallpaper chain "Home Charm". Taking their lead from America, they revolutionised the market of DIY in the United Kingdom, with
Alexis Texas (1985), American pornographic actress
Other.
- "Texas" (novel), by James A. Michener
- University of Texas at Austin, a research university
- Texas transfer, a contract bridge bidding convention
- Texas or C6 tuning, commonly used on a ten string pedal steel guitar
- Texas Homecare, a former chain of DIY stores in the UK
See also.
- Tex (disambiguation)
- Texan (disambiguation)