| Population (1994):
18,418,000 (2nd in size)
State size: 266,807 square
miles (2nd in size)
State Capital: Austin (named after Stephen F. Austin,
a leader in the Texas struggle for independence from
Mexico)
Major cities: Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth,
Houston and San Antonio
Admission to union: The 28th State
Date entered the union: December 29, 1845
Origin of state name: Named from the Indian word "tejas"
meaning "friends".
Nicknames: The Lone Star State
Bordering states: New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana,
with Mexico on the southwest and the Gulf of Mexico on
the southeast.
State bird: Mockingbird
State flower: Bluebonnet
State tree: Pecan
Motto: Friendship |
