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Texas

Texas (/ˈtɛksəs/ ⓘ TEK-səss) is the most populous state in the Southern United States. It borders the American states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, and New Mexico to the west. To the south and southwest, it has an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas…

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Admitted to the Union
December 29, 1845 (28th)
Before statehood
Republic of Texas
Capital
Austin
Country
United States
Demonym(s)
Texan Texian (archaic) Tejano (usually only used for Hispanics)
El Paso, Hudspeth, and northwestern Culberson counties
UTC−07:00 (Mountain)

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Texas

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Edges837
Triples818
Avg. degree2
Density0.002387
Components1

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Texas

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related to Sports · 46
Texas → According, Aggies, American, Austin, Austin FC, Battle, Big, Big Four, Collegiate, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, Dallas Wings, Division I-A, Division I-FBS, FC Dallas, Fort Worth, Four, Houston Astros, Houston Dash
related to Arts · 45
Texas → American, Amon Carter Museum, Art, Artists, Asian Art, Bass Performance Hall, Bessie Smith, Bill Winspear Opera House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Dallas, Dallas Museum, Deep Ellum, Deep Elm, Downtown Dallas, Fame, Fort Worth, Founded, Hall, Houston, Houston Ballet
related to Precontact era · 40
Texas → AD, Akokisa, Ancestral Puebloans, Aranama, Archaeologists, At, Atakapan, Athabaskan, Athabaskan-speaking Apache, Bidai, Caddo, Caddoan, Coahuiltecan, Coahuiltecans, European, Gulf Coast, Indigenous, Influence, Jumano, Karankawa
related to Statehood · 35
Texas → After, After Texas's, American, American Southwest, American War, Battle, Congress, Fort Texas, General Zachary Taylor, Guadalupe Hidalgo, In, James, January, Mexican, Mexican Cession, Mexico, Nueces River, On December, Palma, Palo Alto
related to Languages · 32
Texas → African-American English, American Community Survey's, American English, Arabic, At, By, Chicano English, Chinese, Creole, East Texas, English, French, French-based, General American English, German, Hispanic, In, Korean, Polish, Roughly
related to Technology · 32
Texas → AT, Austin, Bell Helicopter Textron, Blue Origin, Borland, Both SpaceX, Dallas, Dell, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-35 Lightning II, Forcepoint, Fort Worth, Inc, Indeed, Johnson Space Center, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics, Many, NASA JSC, Perot Systems
related to External links · 28
Texas → Archived August, Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection, DeGolyer Library Archived August, DeGolyer LibraryGeorge, DeGolyer LibraryJohn Miller Morris, DeGolyer LibraryOklahoma Digital Maps, DeGolyer LibraryRowe-Barr Collection, Digital Collections, Geographic, Historic Places Travel Itinerary, Houston Digital Library, Imprints, Indian Territory, Jones III Texas Photographs, Manuscripts, MuseumThe Handbook, National Register, Oklahoma, OpenStreetMapView, Photographs
related to Civil War to late 19th century · 26
Texas → After, America, Austin, Black, Confederacy, Confederate States, Constitution, Deep South, During, February, Houston, January, March, Not, On February, Ordinance, President Lincoln, Sam Houston, Secession, South Carolina
related to Higher education · 26
Texas → All, ArlingtonThe University, Austin, AustinTexas, Center, Coordinating Board, DallasThe University, El PasoEmerging Research Universities, Houston, HoustonRice UniversityThe University, HoustonThe University, National Research Universities, North TexasThe University, San AntonioTexas State UniversityComprehensive, Some, Texas Health Science Center, Texas Tech University, The, The Texas Higher Education, The University
related to Religion · 25
Texas → American Indian, American Protestant, Among, Archdiocese, Association, At, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholic Church's, Catholics, Christian, Dallas, Fort Worth, Galveston, Houston, Latin Church, Pew Research Center, Protestants, Public Religion Research Institute, Religion Data Archives

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TexasAdmitted to the UnionDecember 29, 1845 (28th)1.00infobox
TexasBefore statehoodRepublic of Texas1.00infobox
TexasCapitalAustin1.00infobox
TexasCountryUnited States1.00infobox
TexasDemonym(s)Texan Texian (archaic) Tejano (usually only used for Hispanics)1.00infobox
TexasEl Paso, Hudspeth, and northwestern Culberson countiesUTC−07:00 (Mountain)1.00infobox
TexasElevation1,710 ft (520 m)1.00infobox
TexasHighest elevation (Guadalupe Peak[a])8,751 ft (2,667.4 m)1.00infobox
TexasISO 3166 codeUS-TX1.00infobox
TexasJudiciarySupreme Court of Texas (Civil) Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Criminal)1.00infobox
TexasLargest cityHouston1.00infobox
TexasLargest county or equivalentHarris1.00infobox
TexasLargest metro and urban areasDallas–Fort Worth (MSA) Houston (UA)1.00infobox
TexasLatitude25°50′ N to 36°30′ N1.00infobox
TexasLegislatureTexas Legislature1.00infobox
TexasLongitude93°31′ W to 106°39′ W1.00infobox
TexasLowest elevation (Gulf of Mexico)0 ft (0 m)1.00infobox
TexasMajority of stateUTC−06:00 (Central)1.00infobox
TexasTraditional abbreviationTex.1.00infobox
TexasU.S. House delegation24 Republicans 13 Democrats 1 vacant (list)1.00infobox
TexasU.S. senatorsJohn Cornyn (R) Ted Cruz (R)1.00infobox
TexasUSPS abbreviationTX1.00infobox
TexasWebsitetexas.gov1.00infobox
Texas• Density111/sq mi (42.9/km2)1.00infobox
Texas• GovernorGreg Abbott (R)1.00infobox
Texas• Income rank23rd1.00infobox
Texas• Land261,232 sq mi (676,587 km2)1.00infobox
Texas• Length801 mi (1,289 km)1.00infobox
Texas• Lieutenant GovernorDan Patrick (R)1.00infobox
Texas• Lower houseHouse of Representatives1.00infobox

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