TEXAS THE LONE STAR STATE Texas is so big in both its land and economy that it could be a country In fact Texas was a country during its early history Today it is a state with bustling cities and growing industries Its vast landscape holds sprawling farms with cotton fields and grazing land for cattle Texas's oil fields pump more black gold out of the Earth than any other state There's much more to Texas than just its land Its people are a very diverse group Yes there are cowboys and rich oil barons but there are also artists musicians athletes scientists and more from all walks of life and many nationalities Big hearted Texans are fiercely independent loyal and always willing to lend a helping hand especially when it comes to advice about BBQ sauce The Texas state flag includes a single white star It represents the independent spirit of the state's people That is why Texas is nicknamed The Lone Star State Texas longhorns are a breed of cattle whose horns may extend up to 7 feet 2 m from tip to tip TEXAS
Lost Mine Trail in Big Bend National Park
TEXAS QUICK FACTS Name Texas is based on the Caddo Native American word tejas which means friends State Capital Austin population 931 830 Date of Statehood December 29 1845 28th state Population 27 469 114 2nd most populous state Area Total Land and Water 268 596 square miles 695 660 sq km 2nd largest state Largest City Houston population 2 296 224 Nickname The Lone Star State Motto Friendship State Bird Mockingbird State Flower Bluebonnet TEXAS
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Stone Petrified Palmwood State Tree Pecan State Song Texas Our Texas Highest Point Guadalupe Peak 8 749 feet 2 667 m Guadalupe Peak Lowest Point Gulf of Mexico 0 feet 0 m Average July High Temperature 94°F 34°C Gulf of Mexico Record High Temperature 120°F 49°C in Monahans on June 28 1994 Average January Low Temperature 34°F 1°C Record Low Temperature 23°F 31°C in Seminole on February 8 1933 Dwight D Elsenhower Average Annual Precipitation 28 inches 71 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 36 Lyndon Johnson Greetings U S Presidents Born in Texas Dwight D Eisenhower 1890 1969 Lyndon B Johnson 1908 1973 U S Postal Service Abbreviation TX QUICK FACTS
