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Capital City: Austin
City Guides: Texas City Guides
Location: 30.305N, 97.750W
Capital Tour: Capitol Tour 50states School Directory: Find your school! Admission to Statehood: December 29, 1845 Ancestry and Genealogy: Texas State Database Area: 268601 sq.mi., 2nd Land 261914 sq.mi., 2nd Water 6687 sq.mi., 9thArea Codes: 50states List Biographies: Famous Texans Bird: Mockingbird 50states List Border States: Regional List Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma Cam World: Live Web Cams City Guides: Texas City Guides Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds Climate: Texas Colleges, Universities: Texas Colleges , Texas Business Schools , Texas Art Schools Community and Technical Colleges: Texas Community Colleges Community Pages: 50states List Constitution: 28th State County Profile: County Map 254 CountiesCourts: Judicial System Current Events: Texas News Headlines Department of: Education Certification Driving: DPS Economy: Agriculture: Cattle, cotton, dairy products, nursery stock, poultry, sorghum, corn, wheat.Industry: Chemical products, petroleum and natural gas, food processing, electric equipment, machinery, mining, tourism.Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index Fast Facts: 50states List Flag: The flag was adopted as the state flag when Texas became the 28th state in 1845. As with the flag of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red is for bravery.6 Flags of Texas Texas Flag Code Get this Flag Flower: Bluebonnet Lupins texensisGenealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies Geographic Center: McCulloch, 15 miles northeast of BradyGovernor: Office of Governor Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak ; 8,749 feet, 14thHighway Markers: Texas Resource Manual History: Historical Civil War Internet Service Providers: Texas Largest Cities: Houston Dallas San Antonio Austin El Paso Fort Worth Arlington Corpus Christi Plano Garland Library: Texas Texas Libraries License Plates: Texas Local Resources: Texas Courts Texas Fire Departments Texas Counseling Services Texas Police Departments Texas Government Offices Lottery: Texas Lottery Lowest Point: Gulf coast; sea level, 3rdMaps: Rand McNally DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List Media: Radio TV Motto: FriendshipMuseums: The Virtual Library National Forest: Texas Newspapers: Texas Nickname: Lone Star State Nursing Schools: Texas Origin of state's name: Based on a word used by Caddo Indians meaning "friends"Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com Permanent Residents: Find A Grave Population: Quick facts 20,851,820 ; 2nd, 12/00Presidental Birthplace: Public Records: Texas Real Estate: Texas Real Estate Representatives: Road Side America: Texas School Directory: Texas Schools Public Schools Private Schools Soil: Texas - Houston Black Song: Texas, Our Texas 50states List Sheet Music words by: Gladys Y. Wright and William J. Marshmusic by: William J. MarshSports: Texas Teams State Parks: Texas State Quarters: Texas Symbols: Texas Symbols Topography: Image Gulf Coast Plain in the south and southeast; North Central Plains slope upward with some hills; Great Plains extend over the Panhandle, are broken by low mountains; Trans-Pecos are southern extention of the Rocky Mountains.Travel: Texas Travel Tree: Pecan Carya illinoensis Unclaimed Funds: Texas Vacation Rentals: Texas Vacation Rentals Veteran Affairs: Texas TVC Military Links Vital Records: Texas Vital Records Weather: Austin-Bergstrom Airport White Pages: Texas White Pages Yellow Pages: Texas Yellow Pages Yellow Pages: San Antonio Yellow Pages Zip Codes: Texas Zip Codes