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267,277 square miles of God's country. (261,914 square miles of land and 5,363 square miles of inland water.) Click on the map. |
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When was Texas granted statehood? December 29, 1845
From where does the State name "Texas" come? From the Caddo Native American word "tejas", which means friends or allies.
What is the State motto? Friendship
What is the State nickname? The Lone Star State
What is the State bird? Mockingbird
What is the State tree? Pecan
What is the State flower? Bluebonnet
What is the State shrub? Crape Myrtle
What is the State gem? Texas Blue Topaz
What is the State stone? Petrified Palmwood
What is the State food dish? Chili
What is the State song? "Texas, Our Texas"
What is the State fish? Guadalupe Bass
What is the State grass? Sideoats Grama
What is the State shell? Lightning Whelk
What is the State fruit? Texas red grapefruit
What is the State small animal? The armadillo
What is the State large animal? The longhorn
What is the State insect? Monarch butterfly
What is the State reptile? Horned Lizard
How many flags have flown over Texas exercising actual domain over or staking major claims to the State? Can you name them? The proverbial "six flags" that have flow over Texas are those of Spain, France, Mexico, The Republic of Texas, The Confederacy, and The United States.
Where is the State capital located? Austin
Out of what material was the Texas state capital building in Austin constructed? Texas pink granite.
What distinction does the Texas state capital building hold over all other states? It is the largest, containing some 8.5 acres of floor space and nearly 500 rooms.
Who is the present governor of Texas? Rick Perry
For approximately how many straight-line miles does the State of Texas extend, North to South? 800 miles; 801 to be exact.
Which is the largest county in Texas? Hint, hint: It encompasses 6,233 square miles, an area larger than the State of Connecticut. The largest county is Brewster county in West Texas
What four states border Texas? Louisiana on the East, Arkansas on the Northeast, Oklahoma on the North, and New Mexico on the West.
What waterway forms the longest segment of the State's boundary? The Rio Grande forms the longest segment of the boundary. It separates Texas from Mexico for 1,270 miles.
What is the largest city in Texas by population? Houston
The Rio Grande is the longest river in the State. What river is the second longest? The Red river
Of all the states in the United States, Texas ranks second in volume of inland water. Which state ranks first? Alaska
What is the highest dam in Texas? Mansfield Dam on Lake Travis is the highest at 266 feet.
Texas farms and ranches cover about what percent of the State's land area? Farms and ranches cover about 132 million acres, nearly 80 percent of the State's land area.
How many Indian reservations can be found in Texas? Two. The Alabama-Coushatta Indian reservation between Livingston and Woodville in East Texas, and the Tigua Indian reservation in El Paso. The Kickapoo Indians occupy a 125-acre site near Eagle Pass that has not been designated as a reservation.
In the 1860's, what outnumbered people in Texas 9 to 1? Longhorn cattle
How many Texas artists have won Grammy's? 90
How many mountains are over a mile in elevation? Texas has 91 mountains over a mile in elevation, all in the trans-Peco (Far West) region. Guadalupe Peak is the state's highest at 8,749 feet.
What is the lowest elevation? Along the Gulf of Mexico, sea level
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