State Abbreviation - TX
State Capital - Austin
Largest City - Houston
Area - 268,601 square miles
Population as of 2000 - 20,851,820
Major Industries - petroleum and natural gas, farming (cotton,
livestock), steel, banking, insurance, tourism
Main Rivers - Rio Grande, Red River, Brazos River
Highest Point - Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 feet (2,667 m) above sea
level
Bordering States - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Bordering Country - Mexico
Bordering Body of Water - Gulf of Mexico
State Nickname - The Lone Star State
State Song - "Texas, Our Texas"
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Bluebonnet
State Tree: Pecan
Presidents Born in
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Dwight David Eisenhower
Lyndon Baines Johnson
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