About Texas
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Texas is an immense state second only to Alaska in size. With an estimated 23 million inhabitants, it is also the second largest populated state in the union.
With its natural beauty, wide open spaces, huge cities and many attractions, Texas is one of the top states to visit, so be sure to book your flight or rent a car early to get the best deal on your trip.
The largest cities in the state are:Each city has something unique to offer, from the Houston Grand Opera to Austin's 6th Street to San Antonio's The Alamo to the Dallas Museum of Art.
Sports rule in Texas, and the state is renowned for its sporting events, with professional teams like the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs. College sports are just as popular in the state, with big teams like the Texas Aggies and Longhorns.
Rodeos are also extremely popular, and the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the largest in the world.
While best known for petroleum development, and agriculture, Texas is also home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other state, including high tech companies like Texas Instruments, AT&T, Dell and EDS. Other major companies include NASA, Lockheed Martin, Men's Warehouse and Blockbuster.
The state is one of the most business-friendly in the United States,
with low taxes, low cost of housing and high quality of education.
Fun Facts About Texas
Here are some fun facts about Texas that you can use to quiz your friends.
• Dublin, Texas is the only place in the world where Dr Pepper is produced with the original secret formula?
• It's illegal to put graffiti on another person's cow in Texas?
• Dallas/Fort Worth Airport has the largest parking lot in the world?
• There's an old law on the books that makes it illegal to curse in front a corpse?
• You have to believe in a supreme being in order to be elected to public office?
• You can be arrested for milking another person's cow?
• The first rodeo in the world was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883?
• The official dish of Texas is chili?
• If you steal cattle, you can be hanged?
• Six different flags have flown over Texas?
