Changes

{{US state

{{US state

  | Name = Texas

  | Name = Texas

  | Fullname = State of Texas

  | Fullname = State of Texas

  | Flag = Flag of Texas.svg

  | Map = Texas map.png

| Seal = Texas state seal.png

  | Nickname = Lone Star State

  | Nickname = Lone Star State

  | Motto = Friendship

  | Motto = Friendship

  | Capital = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]

  | Capital = [[Has Capital::Directory:Austin, Texas|Austin]]

  | LargestCity = [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]  

  | LargestCity = [[Directory:Houston|Houston]]  

  | Governor = [[Rick Perry]] (R)

  | Governor = [[Governor:=Rick Perry (R)|Rick Perry (R)]]

  | Senators = [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] (R),<br> [[John Cornyn]] (R)

  | Senators = [[Senators:=Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)|Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)]],<br> [[Senators:=John Cornyn (R)|John Cornyn (R)]]

  | PostalAbbreviation = TX

  | PostalAbbreviation = TX

  | TradAbbreviation = Tex.

  | TradAbbreviation = Tex.

  | AreaRank = 2^nd

  | AreaRank = 2^nd

  | TotalAreaUS = 268,581  

  | TotalAreaUS = 268,581  

  | TotalArea = 695,622

  | TotalArea = [[Total Area (km²):=695,622|695,622]]

| LandAreaUS = 261,797

  | PopRank = 2^nd

  | PopRank = 2^nd

  | 2000Pop = [[Population:=20,851,820]]

  | 2000Pop = [[Population:=20,851,820]]

  | DensityRank = 28th

  | DensityRank = 28th

  | 2000DensityUS = 79.6  

  | 2000DensityUS = 79.6  

  | 2000Density = [[Density:=31]]

  | 2000Density = [[Density (km²):=31]]

  | AdmittanceOrder = 28^th

  | AdmittanceOrder = 28^th

  | AdmittanceDate = [[December 29]], [[1845]]

  | AdmittanceDate = [[December 29]], [[Year Admitted:=1845]]

  | TimeZone = [[Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]]

  | TimeZone = [[Time Zone US:=Central]]: UTC-6/DST-5

  | TZ1Where = most of state  

  | TZ1Where = most of state  

  | TimeZone2 =[[Mountain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]]

  | TimeZone2 =[[Time Zone US:=Mountain]]: UTC-7/DST-6

  | TZ2Where = tip of [[West Texas]]

  | TZ2Where = tip of West Texas

  | Latitude = 25°50'N to 36°30'N

  | Latitude = 25°50'N to 36°30'N

  | Longitude = 93°31'W to 106°38'W

  | Longitude = 93°31'W to 106°38'W }}

 

'''[[State Name:=Texas]]''' is a state of the south-central [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]]. It was admitted as the 28th state in 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 Houston the largest city.

| LowestPoint = [[Gulf of Mexico]]

| Website = www.texas.gov}}

__TOC__

__TOC__

<adsense>

<adsense>

In the 1960s, Texas began to develop its technology industries as oil became less easy to exploit—even though soaring oil prices in the 1970s caused the energy industry to boom. Since then, the state has become a preferred location for the headquarters of large corporations from airlines and retail chains to telecommunications and chemical companies. High-technology industries have boomed since the 1980s, especially in the Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin areas. The state's economy proved still vulnerable to the fluctuations of the energy industry in the mid-1980s, however, when falling oil prices resulted in massive layoffs, hurting the state's real estate market and in turn precipitating the failure of hundreds of savings and loans in the state.

In the 1960s, Texas began to develop its technology industries as oil became less easy to exploit—even though soaring oil prices in the 1970s caused the energy industry to boom. Since then, the state has become a preferred location for the headquarters of large corporations from airlines and retail chains to telecommunications and chemical companies. High-technology industries have boomed since the 1980s, especially in the Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin areas. The state's economy proved still vulnerable to the fluctuations of the energy industry in the mid-1980s, however, when falling oil prices resulted in massive layoffs, hurting the state's real estate market and in turn precipitating the failure of hundreds of savings and loans in the state.

Texas has, however, continued to grow, becoming the second most populous state in the nation. Its population increased by nearly 23% between 1990 and 2000, and its economy slowly recovered in the 1990s. Its political influence has grown commensurately, and since the 1960s three sons (or adopted sons) of Texas have been president of the nation: Lyndon Johnson, George Herbert Walker Bush, and George Walker Bush. In Sept., 2005, SE Texas suffered extensive damage as a result of Hurricane Rita, but it was spared the devastating storm surge that ravaged the neighboring SW Louisiana coast.

Texas has, however, continued to grow, becoming the second most populous state in the nation. Its population increased by nearly 23% between 1990 and 2000, and its economy slowly recovered in the 1990s. Its political influence has grown commensurately, and since the 1960s three sons (or adopted sons) of Texas have been president of the nation: Lyndon Johnson, George Herbert Walker Bush, and [[Directory:George W. Bush|George Walker Bush]]. In Sept., 2005, SE Texas suffered extensive damage as a result of Hurricane Rita, but it was spared the devastating storm surge that ravaged the neighboring SW Louisiana coast.

== Trivia ==

== Trivia ==

* Jalapeno pepper jelly originated in Lake Jackson and was first marketed in 1978.

* Jalapeno pepper jelly originated in Lake Jackson and was first marketed in 1978.

== External links ==

== External links ==

</adsense>

</adsense>

<br>

<br>

 

[[State_Code:=TX]]

[[State_Code:=TX]]

[[Country_Code:=US]]

[[Country_Code:=US]]