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HOWDY!
Welcome to Texas,
You will find the Lone Star State is a land of great diversity. From the high plains to the rugged mountains and from pine forests to beautiful, sunny beaches, there is something for everyone in Texas. Campgrounds and RV Parks and RV Resorts await you in towns small and large.
Our people are as diverse as the geography, which makes traveling Texas a unique experience. The Lone Star state is rich with different cultures, histories, food, music and art. However, wherever you go, you will find a common thread - we all speak "Texas Friendly"!
You will feel at home in our rustic campsites, spacious RV sites and well appointed RV resorts. You will find beautiful scenery, outstanding food, museums, attractions, and our most famous export, Texas hospitality.
Y'ALL COME BACK!
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 A tribute to Texas wildflowers -- the more than
5,000 flowering plants that are native to Texas -- and a look inside
The Lady
Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, the only national
nonprofit center committed to the preservation and re-establishment
of native plants. Wildflower Hotline (800) 452-9292.
The tallest point in Texas is Guadalupe Peak at 8,751 feet, in the Guadalupe
Mountains National Park, which is located near the Texas / New
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 Applaud the accomplishments of NASA and the American human
space flight program at Space
Center Houston. You will relive the past achievements of the
space program and witness today's history in the making. Space
Center Houston is the official visitors center for NASA's Johnson
Space Center. This world-class facility is not federally funded.
(City of Fort Worth, Texas) Fort Worth got a rough-and-rowdy
reputation early when it was settled in 1849 as an Army outpost on
the fork of the Trinity River--one of eight different posts in Texas
assigned to protect settlers from Indian attacks.
For more information and things to do, the
Texas Association of
Convention and Visitor Bureaus is complete with information
on all areas of Texas!
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He
represented the executive branch of the Republic and oversaw the
army, navy and militia. Settling Texas boundary disputes, creating
and issuing legal tender, establishing a permanent capital, paying
debts, selling land and defending citizens from potential attacks
from Mexico were the issues facing the Republic. Texas became the
28th state to enter the Union on December 29, 1845. Annexation by
the United States became a solution to many of the Republic's
problems.
Texas
capital:
The capital city of Texas is Austin, named for the
Father of Texas, Stephen F. Austin.
~State Flower: Bluebonnet
~State Bird:
Mockingbird
~State Tree: Pecan
~State Song: "Texas Our
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 Land
area:
Texas is the second-largest state in the United States
with 261,914 square miles.
Five Largest Cities by
Population:
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Houston: 1,749,001
San Antonio:
1,070,207
Dallas:
1,050,698
El Paso:
583,431
Austin:
557,532
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Did you know?
Texas pioneered the Adopt-a-Highway
program in 1985, but has now been surpassed by other states in both
the number of groups involved in the program and amount of Adopted
Highways.
Principal products
Chemical and allied products,
petroleum and coal products, food and kindred products and
transportation equipment.
~Minerals include petroleum,
natural gas and natural gas liquids.
 ~Spindletop, near Beaumont in
East Texas, was Texas' first oil gusher in 1901. It signaled the
beginning of the state's oil boom.
You can find more facts
and figures at the Texas Almanac Web Site.
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