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Capital City: |
Austin |
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Statehood: |
December 29, 1845 (28th) |
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Population: |
20,044,141 |
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Nickname: |
Lone Star State |
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Motto: |
Friendship |
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Origin of State Name: |
Based on a word used by Caddo Indians meaning "friends" |
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Counties: |
254 |
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Largest Cities: |
Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso, Austin |
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Border States: |
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma |
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Land Area: |
262,015 sq. mi.; 2nd largest |
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Highest Point: |
Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 ft |
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Lowest Point: |
Gulf of Mexico, sea level |
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State Bird: |
Mockingbird |
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State Flower: |
Bluebonnet (lupinus) |
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State Tree: |
Pecan (carya illinoensis) |
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State Song: |
Texas, Our Texas |
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State Web Site: |
www.state.tx.us |
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Did you Know? |
The
lightning whelk is the official state shell. |
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Did you Know? |
The King
Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island. |
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Did you Know? |
El Paso
is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas. |
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Did you Know? |
Brazoria
County has more species of birds than any other comparable
area in North America. |
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Did you Know? |
More
species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the
United States |
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Did you Know? |
In Corpus
Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your
home. |
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Did you Know? |
In Texas, it is
still a "hanging offense" to steal cattle. |
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Did you Know? |
A coastal live oak
located near Fulton is the oldest tree in the state. The
tree has an estimated age of more than 1,500 years. |
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Did you Know? |
The world's first
rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883. |
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Did you Know? |
The Aransas Wildlife
Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining
flock of whooping cranes. |
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Did you Know? |
Texas boasts the
nation's largest herd of whitetail deer |
