| Capital
City: |
Austin |
| Location: |
30.30588 N, 097.75052 W |
| Area: |
268,601 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
19,442,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
December 29th, 1845; 28th State |
| Song: |
Texas, our Texas |
| words by: Gladys J. Wright & William J. Marsh |
| music by: William J. Marsh |
| Nickname: |
Lone Star State |
| Origin of states name: |
Based on a word used by Caddo Indians |
| meaning "friend". |
| Time
zone: |
Central; Mountain; |
| Other Cities: |
Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Fort Worth; |
| Border
States: |
Arkansas, Louisiana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma; |
| Geographic Center: |
McCulloch, 15 miles northeast of Brady |
| Coastline: |
367 miles |
| Highest Point: |
Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Cattle, Cotton, dairy products,
poultry, corn, wheat; |
| Industry: |
Chemical products, petroleum & natural gas, mining, |
| tourism, machinery, food processing; |
| National
Park: |
Big Bend; Guadalupe Mountains; |
| Topography: |
Gulf Coast Plain in the south and southeast; North |
| Central Plains slope upward with some hills; |
| Trans-Pecos are southern extensions of the Rocky
Mountains; |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 80 to 90 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 48 to 52 |
| Flower: |
Bluebonnet |
| Tree: |
Pecan |
| Newspapers: |
The
Austin American-Statesman |
| Attractions: |
Texas
Attractions. Roadside America |
