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  1. www.britannica.com › summary › Texas-stateTexas summary | Britannica

    The Rio Grande flowing through the desert at the foot of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Texas, State, southwestern U.S. Area: 268,597 sq mi (695,662 sq km). Population: (2020) 29,145,505; (2023 est.) 30,503,301. Capital: Austin.

  2. The Republic of Texas ( Spanish: República de Tejas ), or simply Texas, was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846. It shared borders with Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande (another Mexican breakaway republic), and the United States of America.

  3. The Texas Revolution was not simply a fight between the Anglo settlers and Mexican troops; it was a revolution of the people who were living in Texas against what many of them regarded as tyrannical rule from a distant source. Many of the leaders in the revolution and many of the armed settlers who took part were Mexicans.

  4. May 19, 2024 · Austin, Texas. Austin, city, capital of Texas, U.S., and seat (1840) of Travis county. It is located where the Colorado River crosses the Balcones Escarpment in the south-central part of the state, about 80 miles (130 km) northeast of San Antonio.

  5. Texas, constituent state of the United States of America. It became the 28th state of the union in 1845. Texas occupies the south-central segment of the country and is the largest state in area except for Alaska. The state extends nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from north to south and about the same.

  6. Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Travis County. Austin is the 11th-largest city in the United States, and the 4th-largest in Texas. Its population in 2020 was 961,855. [6] The University of Texas at Austin is located there.

  7. wikitravel.org › en › TexasTexas - Wikitravel

    May 17, 2024 · Texas [1] known as the "Lone Star State" is the largest and most populous state in the South in United States of America. Owing to its remarkable size, distinctive culture and politics, and colorful history, many Texans maintain a fiercely independent attitude, with Texan identity often superseding American identity.

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