In case you were wondering, here are some interesting facts about Texas:
ORIGIN OF NAME: From a Native American word meaning "friends"
ENTERED UNION (RANK): December 29, 1845 (28)
MOTTO: Friendship
TREE: PECAN
FLOWER: Bluebonnet
BIRD: Mockingbird
OTHER: Fiber and fabric: cotton; small mammal: armadillo
SONG: "Texas, Our Texas"
NICKNAME: "Lone Star State"
RESIDENTS: Texan
LAND AREA: 261, 914 square miles (678,358 sq km)
HOME OF: NASA, in Houston, the headquarters for all piloted U.S. space projects
CAPITAL: Austin
LARGEST CITY: Houston
ABBREVIATION: Tex.
POSTAL CODE: TX
*Info from TIME almanac 2004
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