Spotlight On Texas
- Texas is the second most populous State in the United States of America. The State has an area of 268,820 square miles and is the size of France
- Texas has an international border with Mexico and a State border with the States of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana
- Texas has a population of 16 million cattles
- The Texas flower is the bluebonnet and the State’s bird is the Mockingbird
- More land is farmed in Texas than in any other State
- In Texas, it is illegal to milk another person’s cow
- Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth largest in the United States
- The State of Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State to signify its status as a former independent republic. The Lone star can be found on the State flag
- Spain was the first nation to claim the area of Texas. France had a colony in Texas and Mexico ruled over Texas until 1836
- Lyndon B. Johnson, America’s 36th President, was a proud Texan as was America’s 34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower
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