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Texas (TX) Information, Facts and Statistics


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Capital of Texas: Austin, TX
Largest City: Houston, TX

Texas State Nickname(s):
The Lone Star State

State Motto:
Friendship

Admitted to the Union:
December 29, 1845 as the 28th state

Texas State Flower: Bluebonnet

Texas State Bird: Mockingbird

Texas Official State Tree: Pecan

Texas Population (2003): 22,118,509 (Rank in Pop.: 2)

Total Area: 268,581 sq. mi./695,622 sq. km. (Rank in Area: 2)

Texas' Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak at 8,749 feet (2,667 meters)

Texas Is Bordered By:
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mexico


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