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| Capital
City: |
Austin |
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| Nickname: |
Lone Star State |
| Motto: |
Friendship |
| Statehood: |
December 29,
1845 (28th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Based on a word
used by Caddo Indians meaning "friends" |
| Largest
Cities: |
Houston, San
Antonio, Dallas, El Paso, Austin |
| Border
States: |
Arkansas,
Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma |
| Land
Area: |
261,914 sq. mi.;
2nd largest |
| State
Bird: |
Mockingbird |
| State
Flower: |
Bluebonnet (lupinus) |
| State
Tree: |
Pecan (carya
illinoensis) |
| State
Song: |
Texas, Our Texas |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
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