Texas
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Nickname:
The Lone Star State
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Motto:
Friendship
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Anthem: "Texas, Our Texas" | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Republic of Texas |
Admitted to the Union | December 29, 1845 (28th) |
Capital | Austin |
Largest city | Houston |
Largest county or equivalent | Harris |
Largest metro and urban areas | Dallas–Fort Worth |
Government | |
• Governor | Greg Abbott (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Dan Patrick (R) |
Legislature | Texas Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Texas (Civil) Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Criminal) |
U.S. senators | John Cornyn (R) Ted Cruz (R) |
U.S. House delegation | 25 Republicans 12 Democrats 1 vacant (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 268,596[1] sq mi (695,662 km2) |
• Land | 261,232[1] sq mi (676,587 km2) |
• Water | 7,365[1] sq mi (19,075 km2) 2.7% |
• Rank | 2nd |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 801[2] mi (1,289 km) |
• Width | 773[2] mi (1,244 km) |
Elevation | 1,700 ft (520 m) |
Highest elevation | 8,751 ft (2,667.4 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population
(2023)
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• Total | 30,503,301[5] |
• Rank | 2nd |
• Density | 114/sq mi (42.9/km2) |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Median household income | $66,963[6] |
• Income rank | 23rd |
Demonym(s) | Texan Texian (archaic) Tejano (usually only used for Hispanics) |
Language | |
• Official language | None |
• Spoken language | |
Time zones | |
Majority of state | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
El Paso, Hudspeth, and northwestern Culberson counties | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
TX
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ISO 3166 code | US-TX |
Traditional abbreviation | Tex. |
Latitude | 25°50′ N to 36°30′ N |
Longitude | 93°31′ W to 106°39′ W |
Website | texas |
Texas
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Nickname:
The Lone Star State
|
|
Motto:
Friendship
|
|
Anthem: "Texas, Our Texas" | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Republic of Texas |
Admitted to the Union | December 29, 1845 (28th) |
Capital | Austin |
Largest city | Houston |
Largest county or equivalent | Harris |
Largest metro and urban areas | Dallas–Fort Worth |
Government | |
• Governor | Greg Abbott (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Dan Patrick (R) |
Legislature | Texas Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Texas (Civil) Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Criminal) |
U.S. senators | John Cornyn (R) Ted Cruz (R) |
U.S. House delegation | 25 Republicans 12 Democrats 1 vacant (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 268,596[1] sq mi (695,662 km2) |
• Land | 261,232[1] sq mi (676,587 km2) |
• Water | 7,365[1] sq mi (19,075 km2) 2.7% |
• Rank | 2nd |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 801[2] mi (1,289 km) |
• Width | 773[2] mi (1,244 km) |
Elevation | 1,700 ft (520 m) |
Highest elevation | 8,751 ft (2,667.4 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population
(2023)
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• Total | 30,503,301[5] |
• Rank | 2nd |
• Density | 114/sq mi (42.9/km2) |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Median household income | $66,963[6] |
• Income rank | 23rd |
Demonym(s) | Texan Texian (archaic) Tejano (usually only used for Hispanics) |
Language | |
• Official language | None |
• Spoken language | |
Time zones | |
Majority of state | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
El Paso, Hudspeth, and northwestern Culberson counties | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
TX
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ISO 3166 code | US-TX |
Traditional abbreviation | Tex. |
Latitude | 25°50′ N to 36°30′ N |
Longitude | 93°31′ W to 106°39′ W |
Website | texas |