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2 days ago · Texas is commonly divided into East and West, although the dividing line between the two is ambiguous. Generally, though, East Texas has a wet climate and is characterized by cotton and by ties to the Old South, while West Texas is dry and is known for cattle ranching and an affinity with the West. Area 268,597 square miles (695,662 square km).
- History
Texas - Exploration, Revolution, Annexation: The ancestors...
- People
Texas - Migration, Diversity, Economy: The population of...
- Austin
The state’s fourth largest city, Austin originated as the...
- Cultural Life
Texas - Culture, Music, Cuisine: The sense of the past and...
- Annexation and Statehood
Texas - Annexation, Statehood, History: As early as 1836,...
- Drainage
Texas - Rivers, Basin, Gulf: The most important river in...
- Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park, remote frontierlike region in...
- Sabine River
Sabine River, river in the southwestern United States,...
- South
The warm climate of the South affords a period of 200–290...
- History
4 days ago · Coordinates: 101°50′43″W. Amarillo ( / ˌæməˈrɪloʊ / [6] AM-ə-RIL-oh; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the most populous city in the Texas Panhandle. [7] . A portion of the city extends into Randall County.
1 day ago · San Antonio ( / ˌsæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in 2020. [11] .
5 days ago · Uvalde, city, seat (1856) of Uvalde county, southwestern Texas, U.S. It lies along the Leona River, some 85 miles (135 km) west-southwest of San Antonio. Fort Inge was built (1849) on the Leona’s east bank, and the site was settled in 1852 by W.W. Arnett, who was joined in 1853 by Reading W. Black.
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5 days ago · Antonio Menchaca (1800–1879), soldier in the Texas Army; he helped convince Houston to allow Tejanos to fight in the battle of San Jacinto; Benjamin Milam (1788–1835), commander in Texas Revolution; Emily West Morgan (c. 1815–1891), indentured servant known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win Texas Revolution
1 day ago · Fri 24 05 2024. About Texas. Where in the United States is Texas? Location map of the State of Texas in the US. Texas is one of the 50 US states, located in the south-central part of the country; it features a 560 km (350 mi) long coastline on the Gulf of Mexico in the southeast, and a 3,169 km (1,969 mi) long border with Mexico.
3 days ago · West Texas discoveries in the 1920s revealed a petroleum region 250 miles wide and 300 miles long. A West Texas wildcat well blessed by nuns revealed the true size of the petroleum-rich Permian Basin in 1923.
