The Lone Star State:
Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State because of the single star in the Texas State Flag. |
The Alamo:
The Alamo (the Spanish word for "cottonwood") is located in San Antonio. It is where 200 Texas defenders fell to the Mexican Army on March 6, 1836 after a 13 day siege. Among the Alamo's garrison were Jim Bowie, renowned knife fighter, and David Crockett, famed frontiersman and former congressman from Tennessee. The Alamo is considered the cradle of Texas liberty and the state's most popular historic site. |
Wool, Deer and Steer:
More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States. Texas also boasts the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer. Texas also has cattle population is estimated to be near 16 million. |
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden:
The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest rose garden. It contains 38,000 rose bushes representing 500 varieties of roses set in a 22-acre garden. |
The 28th State:
Texas was an Independent Republic before becoming a state on Dec. 29, 1845. |
Texas Area:
Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area. |
Apollo 13:
The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was Houston, Texas. |
Texas Cities:
Texas possesses three of the top ten most populous cities in the United States. These towns are Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. |
Texas Farming:
More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state. |
Bats:
More species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the United States. |
First Rodeo:
The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos, Texas on July 4, 1883. |
Hotel Over Water:
The Flagship Hotel on Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas is the only hotel in North America built entirely over the water. |