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Capital: Austin
Population: 20,851,820
Governor: Rick Perry
(R, to January 2007)
Entered the
Union: Dec. 29, 1845
As the:
28th state
Motto: Friendship
Nickname: Lone Star
State
Flower: Bluebonnet
Bird: Mockingbird
Song: Texas, Our Texas
Sports
Teams:
Houston Astros, Texas Rangers (Baseball);
Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks,
(Basketball); Houston Comets (Women's Basketball)
Dallas Cowboys (Football);
Dallas Stars (Hockey).
Origin of
Name: From a Native American word meaning friends
Top 3
Industries: Trade, Real Estate, and Oil and Gas
Historical
Sites: The Alamo in San Antonio
Points of
Interest: Gulf Coast resort area,
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, State capital in Austin,
and the Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks.
Bordering
States: Texas borders New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
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