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{{US state
| Name = Texas
| Fullname = State of Texas
| Flag = Flag of Texas.svg
| Flaglink = [[Flag of Texas]]
| Seal = Texas state seal.png
| Map = Map_of_USA_TX.svg
| Nickname = Lone Star State
| Motto = Friendship
| Capital = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
| LargestCity = [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]
| Governor = [[Rick Perry]] (R)
| Senators = [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] (R),<br> [[John Cornyn]] (R)
| PostalAbbreviation = TX
| TradAbbreviation = Tex.
| OfficialLang =
| AreaRank = 2<sup>nd</sup>
| TotalAreaUS = 268,581
| TotalArea = 695,622
| LandAreaUS = 261,797
| LandArea = 678,051
| WaterAreaUS = 6,784
| WaterArea = 17,570
| PCWater = 2.5
| PopRank = 2<sup>nd</sup>
| 2000Pop = [[Population:=20,851,820]]
| DensityRank = 28th
| 2000DensityUS = 79.6
| 2000Density = [[Density:=31]]
| AdmittanceOrder = 28<sup>th</sup>
| AdmittanceDate = [[December 29]], [[1845]]
| TimeZone = [[Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]]
| TZ1Where = most of state
| TimeZone2 =[[Mountain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]]
| TZ2Where = tip of [[West Texas]]
| Latitude = 25°50'N to 36°30'N
| Longitude = 93°31'W to 106°38'W
| WidthUS = 773
| Width = 1,244
| LengthUS = 790
| Length = 1,270
| HighestPoint = Guadalupe Peak
| HighestElevUS = 8,749
| HighestElev = 2,667
| MeanElevUS = 1,700
| MeanElev = 520
| LowestPoint = [[Gulf of Mexico]]
| LowestElevUS = 0
| LowestElev = 0
| ISOCode = US-TX
| Website = www.texas.gov}}
'''Texas''' is a state of the south-central [[Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]]. It was admitted as the 28th state in [[Year Admitted:=1845]]. Explored by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, the region became a province of Mexico in the early 19th century. Texans won their independence in 1836 after a gallant but losing stand at the Alamo in February and a defeat of Santa Anna's forces at the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21). Denied admission as a state by antislavery forces in the U.S. Congress, the leaders of Texas formed an independent republic that lasted until 1845. Austin is the capital and [[Directory:Houston|Houston]] the largest city.
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