, ▁and ▁great ▁damage ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁torn ado . ▁The ▁school ▁and ▁post ▁office ▁have ▁since ▁closed , ▁and ▁the ▁youth ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁attend ▁school ▁in ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁The ▁climate ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁relatively ▁high ▁temper atures ▁and ▁even ly ▁distributed ▁precip itation ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁Kö ppen ▁Cl imate ▁System ▁describes ▁the ▁weather ▁as ▁hum id ▁subt rop ical , ▁and ▁uses ▁the ▁abbre viation ▁C fa . ▁ ▁Education ▁It ▁is ▁within ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁Independent ▁School ▁District . ▁The ▁Pot ts ville ▁Independent ▁School ▁District ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁district ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Profile ▁of ▁Pot ts ville ▁from ▁the ▁Hand book ▁of ▁Texas ▁Online ▁ ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Hamilton ▁County , ▁Texas ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Texas ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁Category : 1 8 7 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Texas <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Ell sw orth ▁Mur phy ▁( Oct ober ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁O ma ha ▁Neb r aska ) ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁and ▁judge ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁