TEXAS (TX)
Lone Star State

Population (2003): 22,118,509 (2nd)
Area: 268,581 sq. mi. (2nd) (695,622 sq. km.)
Flower: Bluebonnet
Bird: Mockingbird
Tree: Pecan
Song: "Texas, Our Texas"
Entered Union: December 29, 1845 (28th)
Capital: Austin
Largest Cities (with pop.): Houston, 2,009,834; Dallas, 1,211,467; San Antonio, 1,194,222; Austin, 671,873; El Paso, 577,415; Fort Worth, 567,516

Important Products: oil, natural gas, cattle, milk, eggs, transportation equipment, chemicals, clothing, industrial machinery, electrical and electronic equipment, cotton, grains

Places to Visit: Guadalupe Mountains and Big Bend national parks; the Alamo, in San Antonio; Lyndon Johnson National Historic Site, near Johnson City; George Bush Presidential Library, College Station