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State of Texas
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Republic of Texas
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Previous flag of Texassvg
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Flag Of Texas
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Texas state sealpng
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Map_of_USA_TXsvg
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Lone Star State
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Friendship
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Austin
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Houston
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Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington
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Rick Perry (R)
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Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)<br> John Cornyn (R)
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TX
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Tex
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No official language<br/>''See Languages Of Texas ''
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2<sup>nd</sup>
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261,797
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678,051
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261,797 <!--wwwtexasgov Texas Almanac 2006-2007 Edition-->
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678,051
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6,784 <!--wwwtexasgov Texas Almanac 2006-2007 Edition-->
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17,574
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25
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2<sup>nd</sup>
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20,851,820
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23,507,783
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28th
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796 <!--quickfactscensusgov -->
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3075
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28<sup>th</sup>
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December 29 , 1845
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-6/ -5
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most of state
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-7/ -6
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tip of West Texas
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25°󈐚′ N to 36°󈐆′ N
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93°󈐇′ W to 106°󈐏′ W
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773 <!-- http://wwwtexasalmanaccom/environment/ -->
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1,244
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790
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1,270
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Guadalupe Peak 1
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8,749
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2,667
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1,700
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520
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Gulf Of Mexico coast
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US-TX
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wwwtexasgov
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(/) is a
State located in the
Southern and
Southwestern regions of the
United States Of America . With an area of and a population of 23,507,783 (based on a 2006 U.S. census bureau estimate) in 254 counties, the state is second-largest in both area (behind
Alaska ) and population (behind
California ). About half the state's population resides in either the Dallas–Fort Worth or
Houston metropolitan areas.
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The state's name derives from '''', a word in the
Caddoan Language of the
Hasinai , which means "friends" or "allies".
