Texas

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Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population, known for its diverse landscapes, major cities like Houston and Dallas, and significant cultural and economic influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state
admissionOrder 28
admittedToUnionOn 1845-12-29
areaRankInUS 2
borderedByCountry Mexico
borderedByGulf Gulf of Mexico
borderedByState Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
capital Austin
country United States of America
drivesOn right
formerCountry Republic of Texas
governorTitle Governor of Texas
hasCoastline true
hasDiverseLandscape true
ISOCode US-TX
knownForIndustry aerospace
agriculture
energy
oil and gas
technology
largestCity Houston
largestMetropolitanArea Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
largestUrbanArea Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
surface form: Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington
legislature Texas Legislature
legislatureType bicameral
lowerHouse Texas Legislature
surface form: Texas House of Representatives
majorCity Austin
Dallas, Texas
surface form: Dallas

El Paso
Fort Worth, Texas
surface form: Fort Worth

Houston
San Antonio
mostSpokenLanguage English
motto Friendship
nickname Texas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lone Star State
officialLanguageStatus no official state language
populationRankInUS 2
postalAbbreviation Texas self-linksurface differs
surface form: TX
region South Central United States
Southern United States
western United States
surface form: Western United States
secondMostSpokenLanguage Spanish
stateBird Northern mockingbird
stateFlower Bluebonnet
stateSong Texas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Texas, Our Texas
stateTree Pecan
timeZone Central Time Zone
Mountain Time Zone
upperHouse Texas Legislature
surface form: Texas Senate

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Alma, Texas isInU.S.State Texas
Stu Redman placeOfOrigin Texas
Pottsboro, Texas state Texas
Texas peace officers jurisdiction Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
Texas Penal Code jurisdiction Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
Texas courts jurisdiction Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
Texas Legislature Online jurisdiction Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
Lakeway, Texas state Texas
Interstate 635 state Texas
Velasco, Texas locatedIn Texas
Velasco, Texas laterGoverningBody Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
Forney, Texas state Texas
Fredericksburg state Texas
subject surface form: Fredericksburg, Texas
Kate Fuller setting Texas
Lynn Creek Park state Texas
Vivian Ayers residence Texas
Texas frontier locatedIn Texas
Pecari tajacu occursIn Texas
Article III of the Texas Constitution jurisdiction Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
Texas Legislative Council (ex officio) jurisdiction Texas
subject surface form: Texas Legislative Council
this entity surface form: State of Texas
Texas Legislative Council (ex officio) locatedIn Texas
subject surface form: Texas Legislative Council
Legislative Budget Board (ex officio) jurisdiction Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
Legislative Audit Committee (ex officio) jurisdiction Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
Legislative Redistricting Board (under certain conditions) appliesToJurisdiction Texas
subject surface form: Legislative Redistricting Board
William Crump (first Speaker of the Republic of Texas House) workLocation Texas
subject surface form: William Crump
William Crump (first Speaker of the Republic of Texas House) residence Texas
subject surface form: William Crump
chamber of the Texas House of Representatives jurisdiction Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
chamber of the Texas House of Representatives ownedBy Texas
this entity surface form: State of Texas
DPS state Texas
subject surface form: Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS jurisdiction Texas
subject surface form: Texas Department of Public Safety
this entity surface form: State of Texas