Quick Facts
Capital City: Austin
Abbreviation: TX
Population (2019): 26,448,193; Rank: 2 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
Region: South
Admission to Statehood: December 29, 1845 (28th State)
State Motto: Friendship
State Nickname: Lone Star State
Origin of State Name: From an Indian word meaning friends
Zip Codes: Texas Zip Codes
State Symbols
Bird: Mockingbird | List of State Birds
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 Get this Flag
Flower: Bluebonnet (Lupins texensis) | Other State Flowers
Soil: Houston Black
Song:
- “Texas, Our Texas” | Words by: Gladys Y. Wright and William J. Marsh | Music by: William J. Marsh
- Other State Songs | Sheet Music
Tree: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) | Other State Trees
Quarter: Texas Quarter | List of State Quarters
Geography
Area:
- Area: 268,601 sq.mi (695,674 sq.km.), 2nd
- Land: 261,914 sq.mi. (678,355 sq.km.), 2nd
- Water: 6,687 sq.mi. (17,319 sq.km.), 9th
- Coastline: 367 mi. (591 km.), 6th
- Shoreline: 3,359 mi. (5,406 km.), 7th
Largest Cities: Houston | San Antonio | Dallas | Austin | Fort Worth | El Paso | Arlington | Corpus Christi | Plano | Laredo
Border States: Arkansas | Louisiana | New Mexico | Oklahoma | List of US Regions
Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak ; 8,749 feet, ( 2,667 m.), 14th tallest
Lowest Point: Texas; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
Geographic Center: McCulloch, 15 miles northeast of Brady
National Parks:
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Amistad National Recreation Area
Big Bend National Park
Big Thicket National Preserve
Chamizal National Memorial
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Waco Mammoth National Monument
Location:
- Absolute Center: 31°14.6’N / 99°27.5’W
- Relative Center: McCulloch, 15 miles northeast of Brady
- Distance Between U.S. Cities
State Government
Economy
- 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.
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