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The Caddo Indians of eastern Texas called their group of tribes the "Tejas," meaning "those who are friends". With time the spelling changed to Texas.
The official state flag of Texas, called the Lone Star Flag, was adopted in 1845 when Texas became the 28th state of the United States. The colors represent bravery (red), purity (white), and loyalty (blue). The large white star was first used on Texas flags in the 1830's during the battles between Texas and Mexico.
10 Largest cities in Texas (2003): Houston, 2,009,690; San Antonio, 1,214,725; Dallas, 1,208,318; Austin, 672,011; Fort Worth, 585,122; El Paso, 584,113; Arlington, 355,007; Corpus Christi, 279,208; Plano, 241,991; Garland, 218,027
Number of counties in Texas : 254
Largest county in Texas by population: Harris, 3,644,285 (2004)
Largest county in Texas by area: Brewster, 6,193 sq mi.
Texas State Parks & Beaches: 120 (600,000+ ac.)
Texas Land Area: 268,581 sq mi. (695,622 sq km) (2nd)
Texas Geographic Center: In McCulloch Co., 15 mi. NE of Brady
Texas Population: (2004 est) 35,893,799 (#2)
Spanish explorers, including Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, were the first to visit the region in the 16th and 17th centuries, settling at Ysleta near El Paso in 1682. In 1685, Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, established a short-lived French colony at Matagorda Bay.
Americans, led by Stephen F. Austin, began to settle along the Brazos River in 1821 when Texas was controlled by Mexico, recently independent from Spain. In 1836, following a brief war between the American settlers in Texas and the Mexican government, the Independent Republic of Texas was proclaimed with Sam Houston as president. This war was famous for the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto. After Texas became a state in 1845, border disputes led to the Mexican War of 1846?1848.
Possessing enormous natural resources, Texas is a major agricultural state and an industrial giant. Second only to Alaska in land area, it leads all other states in such categories as oil, cattle, sheep, and cotton.
Millions of tourists spend well over $20.6 billion annually visiting
more than 100 state parks, recreation areas, and points of interest such
as the Gulf Coast resort area, the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in
Houston, the Alamo in San Antonio, the state capital in Austin, and the
Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Texas Agriculture: Cattle, sheep poultry and eggs and dairy products,. Greenhouse and nursery products, wheat, hay, rice, sugar cane, and peanuts, and a variety of fruits and vegetables.
Texas Industry: Chemicals, oil refining, food processing, machinery, and transportation equipment. Oil, natural gas, sulfur, salt, helium, asphalt, graphite, bromine, cement, and clays.
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