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State: Texas
Abbreviation: TX
Capital: Austin
Largest City: Houston
Population: 20851820
Land-Square Miles: 261,914
Land-Square Miles Rank: 2
Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak 8,749 ft.
Governor of Texas: Rick Perry
Political Party: Republican
Seat Up: 2010
Entered Union: Dec. 29, 1845
State Number: 28th
State Motto: Friendship
State Nickname: Lone Star State
State Flower: Bluebonnet
StateFlower2: Lupinus
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Song: Texas, Our Texas
Sports Team: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers (Baseball); Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, (Basketball); Houston Comets (Women's Basketball) Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans (Football); Dallas Stars (Hockey)
Origin Of The State Name: From a Native American word meaning friends
Major Industries: Trade, Real Estate, and Oil and Gas
Historical Sites: The Alamo in San Antonio
Points Of Interest: Gulf Coast resort area, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, State capital in Austin, and the Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks
Bordering States: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana