Businesses and Places in Texas

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Texas Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation TX
Capital Austin
Size Total (Land + Water) 268,581 sq miles; Land Only 261,797 sq miles
Number of Counties 254
Time Zones Central Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone
Bordering States Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Highest Point Guadalupe Peak, 8,751 feet
National Parks Big Bend National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Population (2015) 27,469,114
Population Density 104.9 people / square mile
Area Codes 210, 214, 254, 281, 325, 361, 409, 430, 432, 469, 512, 682, 713, 737, 806, 817, 830, 903, 915, 936, 940, 956, 972, 979
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Houston (2,145,146)
San Antonio (1,359,758)
Dallas (1,223,229)
Austin (820,611)
Fort Worth (758,738)
Statehood December 29, 1845
Electoral Votes 38
Governor Official Texas Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Texas
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Texas
Senators List of Texas State Senators
Representatives List of Texas State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Texas State Constitution
Road Conditions Texas Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date June 1, 2004
10K Texas Round-Up 10K
Air Force Commemorative Air Force
Amphibian Texas toad
Aquarium Texas State Aquarium
Bird Mockingbird
Bison Herd Texas state bison herd at Caprock Canyons State Park
Bluebonnet City Ennis
Bluebonnet Festival Cappell Hill Bluebonnet Festival
Bluebonnet Trail Ennis
Bread Pan de campo
Cobbler Peach cobbler
Cooking Implement Cast iron Dutch oven
Crustacean Texas Gulf shrimp
Dinosaur Paluxysaurus jonesi
Dish Chili
Dog Breed Blue lacy
Domino Game 42
Epic Poem Legend of Old Stone Ranch
Fiber and Fabric Cotton
Fish Guadalupe bass
Flower Bluebonnet
Flower Song "Bluebonnets"
Flying Mammal Mexican free-tailed bat
Folk Dance Square dance
Footwear Cowboy boot
Fruit Texas red grapefruit
Gem Texas blue topaz
Gemstone Cut Lone star cut
Grass Sideoats grama
Hat Cowboy hat
Health Nut Pecan
Horse American quarter horse
Insect Monarch butterfly
Large Mammal Longhorn
Longhorn Herd Foundation Herd of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Maritime Museum Texas Maritime Museum
Motto Friendship
Music Western Swing
Musical Instrument Guitar
Native Pepper Chiltepin
Native Shrub Texas purple sage
Nickname Lone Star State
Pastry Sopaipilla and strudel
Pepper Jalapeno
Pie Pecan pie
Plant Prickly pear cactus
Play "The Lone Star", "Texas", "Beyond The Sundown", "Fandangle"
Pollinator Western honey bee
Precious Metal Silver
Reptile Texas horned lizard
Rodeo Drill Team Ghostriders
Salt Water Fish Red drum
Sea Turtle Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Shell Lightning whelk
Ship U.S.S. Texas
Shrub Crape myrtle
Small Mammal Armadillo
Snack Tortilla chips and salsa
Song "Texas, Our Texas"
Sport Rodeo
Squash Pumpkin
Stone Petrified palmwood
Tall Ship Elissa
Tree Pecan
Vegetable Sweet onion
Vehicle Chuck wagon
Waterlily Nymphaea Texas dawn
Gas Tax $0.2000 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $1.41 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Six Flags Over Texas Theme park in Arlington, Texas.
Tourist Attractions SeaWorld San Antonio Theme park in San Antonio, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Johnson Space Center NASA research institute in Houston, Texas.
NCAA Division I Schools Baylor University (Big 12)
University of Houston (American Athletic)
Houston Baptist University (Southland)
Lamar University (Southland)
University of North Texas (Conference USA)
Prairie View A&M University (Southwestern Athletic)
Rice University (Conference USA)
Sam Houston State University (Southland)
Southern Methodist University (American Athletic)
Stephen F. Austin State University (Southland)
Texas A&M University (SEC)
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (Southland)
University of Texas at Arlington (Sun Belt)
University of Texas at Austin (Big 12)
Texas Christian University (Big 12)
University of Texas at El Paso (Conference USA)
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (WAC)
University of Texas at San Antonio (Conference USA)
Texas Southern University (Southwestern Athletic)
Texas State University (Sun Belt)
Texas Tech University (Big 12)
Tourist Attractions Houston Zoo Zoo in Houston, Texas.
Tourist Attractions The Alamo Museum in San Antonio, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Six Flags Fiesta Texas Theme park in San Antonio, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Moody Gardens Wildlife museum and aquarium in Galveston, Texas.
Tourist Attractions San Antonio Zoo Zoo in San Antonio, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Dallas Zoo Zoo in Dallas, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Kemah Boardwalk Amusement park in Kemah, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Big Bend National Park National park in southwestern Texas.
Tourist Attractions Fort Worth Zoo Zoo in Fort Worth, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Natural Bridge Caverns Caverns in San Antonio, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Dallas World Aquarium Aquarium in Dallas, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Cadillac Ranch Public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Palo Duro Canyon Canyon system near Amarillo, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Reunion Tower Observation deck in Dallas, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Houston Museum of Natural Science Science museum in Houston, Texas.
Tourist Attractions Klyde Warren Park Park in downtown Dallas, Texas.
Fun Facts The name Texas came from the Caddo Indian word tejas, meaning "friends" or "allies."
Fun Facts Texas has highest highway speed limit in the United States. A stretch of toll road between Austin and San Antonio permits drivers to go 85 miles per hour.
Fun Facts Texas produces more crude oil and natural gas than any other state in the United States.
Fun Facts Bracken Cave in Comal County, Texas, is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world. An estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October every year.
Fun Facts Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas, by Charles Alderton in 1885.
Fun Facts Astrodome was first multi-purpose domed stadium in the world. It was built in Houston and opened in 1965.
Fun Facts The 567.31-foot San Jacinto Monument in Harris County, Texas, is world’s tallest war memorial. The star at the top of the monument weighs 220 tons.
Fun Facts The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden in Tyler, Texas, is the largest rose garden in the United States.
Fun Facts Texas was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845.
Fun Facts Texas is the only state with an official State Domino Game 42.
Fun Facts On December 7, 1982, the first person executed by lethal injection occurred in Texas.
Name Origin From an Indian word meaning “friends”
Residents Names Texan
Tourism Office Website www.traveltex.com
Tourism Office Phone Number 800-8888-TEX

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