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Texas

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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
Capital
Austin 1
Population
31,709,821 1
2025 estimate from Texas's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
695,662 1
Admission Year
1845 1
Admitted to the Union December 29, 1845 (28th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
31 degrees north 1
Longitude
99 degrees west 1
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Arkansas, States or Territories
Source Arkansas (Wikipedia)
Louisiana, States or Territories
Source Louisiana (Wikipedia)
New Mexico, States or Territories
Source New Mexico (Wikipedia)
Oklahoma, States or Territories
Source Oklahoma (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Arlington, Texas, Cities
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, Cities

El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas.

Source El Paso (Wikipedia)
Fort Worth, Cities

Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.

Source Fort Worth (Wikipedia)
Houston, Cities

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas.

Source Houston (Wikipedia)
San Antonio, Cities

San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.

Source San Antonio (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Texas is a state of the United States.

Source Texas (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Austin, Cities

Austin is the capital of Texas.

Source Austin (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Diedrick Brackens

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King Ranch chicken

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Site Of

Abilene and Southern Railway

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Austin Western Railroad

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Coastal States Gas Corporation

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Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad

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Fluor Corporation

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Franconia Brewing Company

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Globe Life Inc.

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Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway

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id Software

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Jester King Brewery

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Legoland Discovery Center Dallas Fort Worth

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Mooney International Corporation

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Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway

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Panhandle Northern Railroad

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Pizza Hut

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Rent-A-Center

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Southern Star Brewing Company

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Tandy Corporation

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Taylorcraft Aircraft

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Trintech

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Waste Connections Inc.

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Well Go USA Entertainment

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Wildseed Farms

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X Corp.

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Edred Thorsson

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Source Stephen Flowers (reference article)Wikipedia contributorsInfobox: birth_placetier 3
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Bonham, Texas, US
Texas Permanent School Fund

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Texas Permanent University Fund

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Spindletop Gusher

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Found There

Deadly Weapon

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Source Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: Deadly weaponSecond paragraph
Quote, Second paragraph
Texas courts held in Stanul v. State that a floor could be considered a deadly weapon
Aranama-Tamique

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Tiwa language (Americas)

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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

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Bold Jumper

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Daddy Long-Legs Spider

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Latrodectus geometricus

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Latrodectus hesperus

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Latrodectus variolus

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Six-Spotted Fishing Spider

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Sources
1. Texas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Austin
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 31709821
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    695,662
  • Article text
    In 1845, Texas joined the United States as the 28th state, which helped spark the Mexican-American War. Texas remained a slave state until the American Civil War, during which it seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States.
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 31, lon -99
  • Article text
    Texas is the second-most populous state in the United States after California and the only other U.S. state to surpass a total estimated population of 30 million people as of July 2, 2022.
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Wikidata: Texas
Wikidata Q1439, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Houston (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Houston, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Houston, Lead section
Houston ( HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.
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San Antonio (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: San Antonio, Lead section, state fact
Quote, Associated With: San Antonio, Lead section, state fact
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Arkansas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Arkansas, Lead section, borders Texas
Quote, Adjacent To: Arkansas, Lead section, borders Texas
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.
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Louisiana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Louisiana, Lead section, borders Texas
Quote, Adjacent To: Louisiana, Lead section, borders Texas
It is bordered by Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east.
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New Mexico (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: New Mexico, Lead section, borders Texas
Quote, Adjacent To: New Mexico, Lead section, borders Texas
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.
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Oklahoma (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Oklahoma, Lead section, borders Texas
Quote, Adjacent To: Oklahoma, Lead section, borders Texas
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.
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Dallas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Dallas, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Dallas, Infobox, State
Texas
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El Paso (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: El Paso, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: El Paso, Infobox, State
Texas
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Fort Worth (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Fort Worth, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Fort Worth, Infobox, State
Texas
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