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==History== Granite Shoals was incorporated as a city by a vote of area residents in 1966. The original city comprised various sections of the Sherwood Shores subdivision, which was at the time the largest platted subdivision in the state of Texas. The Sherwood Shores subdivisions were created from the Phillips, Naumann and Ebeling ranches in 1962. In November 2005, residents voted to adopt a [[home rule]] charter to govern the city. In 2006, the city hired its first [[city manager]], John W. Gayle. The major industry in Granite Shoals is granite mining, and the city is popular with lake enthusiasts with its 18 city parks, 14 of which are located on Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. The city's municipal complex is home to Quarry Park, which has 2 regulation covered tennis courts, a baseball field, batting cages, and a covered multi-sports complex with basketball, soccer, and pickleball facilities. In 2011, the city received a grant to fund the [[Leonel Manzano]] Hike, Bike and Run Trails at its municipal complex, which has 2-mile and 1/2-mile trails.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailytrib.com/news/granite-shoals/9171-granite-shoals-lands-state-parks-and-wildlife-grant-to-build-hike-and-bike-trail-named-after-olympian-leonel-manzano |title=Granite Shoals lands state Parks and Wildlife grant to build hike-and-bike trail named after Olympian Leonel Manzano |access-date=2011-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322212907/http://www.dailytrib.com/news/granite-shoals/9171-granite-shoals-lands-state-parks-and-wildlife-grant-to-build-hike-and-bike-trail-named-after-olympian-leonel-manzano |archive-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Leonel Manzano grew up in Granite Shoals. The city is undergoing strong growth with the opening of several new stores.
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