Texas is the second-most populous and second-largest U.S. state, occupying the south-central United States along the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican border. It entered the Union in 1845 as the 28th state, following nine years as the independent Republic of Texas; its capital is Austin and its largest city is Houston. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2025 estimate from Texas's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union December 29, 1845 (28th state), per the infobox. Connections
Adjacent To
Source Arkansas (Wikipedia)
Source Louisiana (Wikipedia)
Source New Mexico (Wikipedia)
Source Oklahoma (Wikipedia)
Associated With
Austin, Cities Austin is in the U.S. state of Texas.
Source Austin (Wikipedia)
Dallas, Cities Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.
Source Dallas (Wikipedia)
El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas.
Source El Paso (Wikipedia)
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.
Source Fort Worth (Wikipedia)
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas.
Source Houston (Wikipedia)
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.
Source San Antonio (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Austin, Cities Austin is the capital of Texas.
Source Austin (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Texas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Capital Austin
Infobox, population
Population (2025) Total 31709821
Infobox, area
Area Total 695662 km2
Infobox, admitted to the union
Admitted to the Union December 29, 1845 (28th)
Page header, coordinates
wgCoordinates lat 31, lon -99
Introduction
Texas is the most populous state in the Southern United States.
View the Source Houston (Wikipedia)
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Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.
San Antonio (Wikipedia)
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San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.
Arkansas (Wikipedia)
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It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west.
Louisiana (Wikipedia)
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It is bordered by Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east.
New Mexico (Wikipedia)
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It also borders the state of Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south.
Oklahoma (Wikipedia)
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It borders Texas to the southwest, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the southeast, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest.
Dallas (Wikipedia)
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Texas
El Paso (Wikipedia)
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Texas
Fort Worth (Wikipedia)
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Texas
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