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| The Great Free State of Texas |
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| Texas has been a part of: The Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of France, the 1st Empire and Republic of Mexico, independent as the Republic of Texas, the United States of America and was the seventh state to join the Confederacy. See the 6 Flags of Texas. Texas declared independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836 and won her freedom on the battlefield of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. The Republic of Texas was independent for almost 10 years. Texas has the largest capital building of any state. The San Jacinto Monument in Houston, TX is 20ft taller than the Washington Monument at 570ft. Texas has more counties than any other state in the Union, of these 254, 41 are each larger than the state of Rhode Island. 3 of the USA's 10 largest cities are in Texas: Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. Texas is the leading producer in the nation of oil, natural gas, beef, sheep, goats, wool, cotton, rice and watermelons. Texas is home to 18 million people, 15 million cattle, 2.5 million deer and 200,000 alligators. Texas is larger than all of the states of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois combined. Texas is 801 miles from north to south and 773 miles east to west. The Dallas/Ft Worth airport is larger than all of Manhattan Island. Texas Capital: Austin Largest City: Houston Texas Motto: Friendship Texas Nickname: The Lone Star State Texas Bird: The Mockingbird Texas Flower: The Bluebonnet Texas Tree: The Pecan Texas Insect: Monarch Butterfly Texas Reptile: The Horny Toad Large Animal: Texas Longhorn Small Animal: The Armadillo Some Famous Texas Natives: Steven F. Austin, Gene Autry, Carol Burnett, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Larry Hagman, Buddy Holly, Howard Hughes, Lyndon B. Johnson, George Jones, Tommy Lee Jones, Audie Murphy, Willie Nelson, Chester W. Nimitz, H. Ross Perot. Texas is the home of NASA and refines over 85% of the gasoline in the USA. Texas is home to 65% of America's national defense, is the largest producer of computer chips and ranks first in the country in communications. Texas has the largest cancer research center, burn centers and trauma units in the world. Texas is home to the universities of UT, A&M, Texas Tech, Rice, Baylor, SMU and UH. We are protected by the Texas National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, and if we really need it, Texas is also home to the Confederate Air Force. We also have the most elite law enforcement agency in the country: the Texas Rangers. |
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| Music playing is our State Anthem: Texas, Our Texas 1st verse Texas, Our Texas! all hail the mighty State! Texas, Our Texas! so wonderful, so great! Boldest and grandest, withstanding ev'ry test O Empire wide and glorious, you stand supremely blest. chorus God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong, That you may grow in power and worth, throughout the ages long. God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong, That you may grow in power and worth, throughout the ages long. |
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