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Texas

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State of Texas
Flag of Texas State seal of Texas
Flag Seal
Ìlàjẹ́: The Lone Star State
Motto(s): Friendship
Map of the United States with Texas highlighted
Map of the United States with Texas highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ No official language
(see Languages spoken in Texas)
OrúkọaráàlúTexan
Texian (archaic)
OlúìlúAustin
Ìlú atóbijùlọHouston
Largest metro areaDallas–Fort Worth–Arlington[1]
Àlà Ipò 2nd ní U.S.
 - Total268,820[2] sq mi
(696,241 km2)
 - Width773[3] miles (1,244 km)
 - Length790 miles (1,270 km)
 - % water2.5
 - Latitude25° 50′ N to 36° 30′ N
 - Longitude93° 31′ W to 106° 39′ W
Iyeèrò Ipò 2nd ní U.S.
 - Total24,326,974 (2008 est.)[4]
- Density79.6[5]/sq mi  (30.75/km2)
Ranked 26th in the U.S.
Elevation 
 - Highest point Guadalupe Peak[6]
8,751 ft (2,667 m)
 - Mean1,700 ft  (520 m)
 - Lowest pointGulf of Mexico coast[6]
sea level
Admission to Union  December 29, 1845 (28th)
GómìnàRick Perry (R)
Ìgbákejì GómìnàDavid Dewhurst (R)
Legislature{{{Legislature}}}
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 - Lower house{{{Lowerhouse}}}
U.S. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
John Cornyn (R)
U.S. House delegation 20 Republicans, 12 Democrats (list)
Time zones 
 - most of stateCentral: UTC-6/-5
 - tip of West TexasMountain: UTC-7/-6
Abbreviations TX Tex. US-TX
Websitetexasonline.com

Texas

  1. "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Estimates". US Census. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  2. "Facts" (2008–2009 ed.). Texas Almanac. 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  3. "Environment" (2008–2009 ed.). Texas Almanac. 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  4. "2008 Population Estimates" (xls). US Census. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  5. Àṣìṣe ìtọ́kasí: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Census2
  6. 1 2 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2006-11-08.