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This is the current conditions weather report for Palestine. The report was made 34 minutes ago, at 06:15 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 6 miles per hour / 9.3 kilometers per hour from the north (010°). The temperature was 30°F / -1°C, with a dew-point at 30°F / -1°C. The temperature felt like 25°F / -4°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.56 inHg / 1036 hPa. The relative humidity was 64%. The skies were clear.

Palestine is a city in Anderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,598. It is the county seat of Anderson County and is situated in East Texas. Palestine was named for Palestine, Illinois, the home of an early settler.

The largest employer is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which employs more than 3,900. Another 1,600 work at two Wal-Mart distribution centers. Other significant employers include a thriving medical and healthcare sector that tends to the large population of retirees. Finally a distinguishing mark of Palestine is that it is home to the NASA Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, which has flown 1700 high-altitude balloons for universities and research agencies.


Palestine is located at 31.757925, -95.638473.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.3 km² (17.9 mi²). 45.8 km² (17.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.01%) is water. Palestine entered the news in February 2003, as one of the East Texas towns that received much of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster debris. Portions of the Shuttle disaster debris landed in the yard of Linda and Mike Paul at the intersection Hwy 315 and Hwy 321.

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