Texas Association of Magicians (also known simply as TAOM) is an American

United States

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 organization which hosts magic conventions each year, in different locations around Texas

Texas

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 each Labor Day

Labor Day

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 weekend.

It started in 1944, with picnics hosted by an Austin

Austin, Texas

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 magician named Herman Yerger, and then the formal TAOM organization was formed on September 1, 1946. It grew over the years to become one of the major gatherings of magicians in the United States, on a par with such events as Abbott's Get Together

Abbott's Get Together

Abbott's Get Together is a long running convention for magicians in the United States and around the world, which is held each year in Colon, Michigan. It was founded in 1937 by Percy Abbott and his business partner, Recil Bordner. The Get Together is well-known within the magician industry as...

 and the Midwest Magic Jubilee

Midwest Magic Jubilee

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, with a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and competitions.

Past conventions

• San Antonio, 2011
• Austin
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  , 2010
• Houston, 2009
• Fort Worth, 2008
• Corpus Christi
  Corpus Christi, Texas
  Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
  
  , 2007
• Dallas, 2006
• San Antonio, 2005
• Houston, 2004
• Lubbock
  Lubbock, Texas
  Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
  
  , 2003
• Fort Worth, 2002
• Corpus Christi
  Corpus Christi, Texas
  Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
  
  , 2001
• Dallas, 2000
• Austin
  Austin
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  , 1999
• San Antonio, 1998
• Fort Worth, 1997
• Houston, 1996
• Lubbock
  Lubbock, Texas
  Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
  
  , 1995
• San Antonio, 1994
• Austin
  Austin
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  , 1993
• Corpus Christi
  Corpus Christi, Texas
  Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
  
  , 1992
• Tyler
  Tyler
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  , 1991
• Dallas, 1990
• Houston, 1989
• Fort Worth, 1988
• Corpus Christi
  Corpus Christi
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  , 1987
• Dallas, 1986
• San Antonio, 1985
• Abilene
  Abilene
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  , 1984
• Austin
  Austin
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  , 1983
• Fort Worth, 1982
• Houston, 1981
• Dallas, 1980