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Texas Description

Texas is an enormous agricultural and industrial power, and as a separate country it would rank 10th in overall wealth. Famous for the Alamo, cowboy boots and hats, rodeos, oil and gas production, NASA, a high-tech industry second-to-none, the largest U.S capital city (Austin), and so much more, it can truly be said that, "Texas...It's like a whole other country."

Facts and Figures

Statehood December 29, 1845 (28th state)

Capital Austin

(founded 1839) (30° 16'N, 97° 45'W)

Largest Cities (by population) Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso. (Major cities map here)

Population 20,851,820

Origin of Name It comes from the Caddo Indian word "Tejas" meaning friends, or allies

Nickname "Lone Star State"

Motto "Friendship"

Song "Texas, Our Texas"

Flag and Symbols

Bird Mockingbird

Flag here

Flower Bluebonnet

Food Dish Chili

Fruit Texas red grapefruit

Gem Texas blue topaz

Mammal Longhorn

Tree Pecan

Land

Area 268,601 sq miles
(Land) 261,914 sq. miles (Water) 6,687 sq. miles

Bordering States Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and the country of Mexico (map here)

Coastline - Shoreline 367 miles - 3,360 miles

Number of Counties 254

Largest County (by population) Harris, 3,500,000

Highest Point Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 ft, (map here)

Lowest Point Gulf of Mexico, sea level

Geographic Center 15 miles N.E. of Brady, McCulloch Co.

Landforms Flat conditions along the Gulf Coast plain in the south and southeast, while central and west is flat to rolling hills. Low mountains and prairies in the northwest, while southwest, flat, desert conditions broken by the Trans-Pecos Mountains, a range of the Rockies. (Major rivers here)

State Parks 123

Government

Governor Rick Perry (R)

Senators Phil Gramm (R), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

Representatives (30) to the 107th Congress
( A complete list here)

Maps and more...

TEXAS MAPS (cities, regions and more) HERE

Texas Bordering States here

Texas County Map here

Texas Outline Map here

Texas Specialty Image & Flag here

U.S.A. Maps and information here

Recommended Links

Name the States & Capitol Cities (a test) here

State of Texas web site

State of Texas travel web site

State of Texas Tourism Bureau 800.888.8839

Time, Weather and more...

Area Codes here

Time in Texas here

Climate Extremely varied. Dry and hot conditions along the southwestern border with Mexico, while the Gulf Coast is hot and humid with very mild winters. Central and north, hot summers and colder winters. Winter snow and cold conditions are common northwest, in the Texas/Oklahoma panhandle

Current Weather Conditions in:

Austin Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio