Texas
Texas is the seicont maist populous an the seicont maist extensive o the 50 states in the Unitit States o Americae, an the maist extensive state o the 48 contiguous Unitit States.
The name, based on the Caddo wird tejas meanin "friends" or "allies", wis applee'd bi the Spaingie tae the Caddo thairsels an tae the region o thair dounset in East Texas. Texas haes an aurie o 268,820 square mile (696,200 km2), an a growin population of 25.7 million residents.
Texas | |
|---|---|
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Republic of Texas |
| Admittit tae the Union | 29 December 1845 (28t) |
| Lairgest ceety | Houston |
| Lairgest metro | Dallas–Fort Worth |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Greg Abbott (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | David Dewhurst (R) |
| Legislatur | Texas Legislatur |
| • Upper hoose | Senate |
| • Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
| U.S. senators | John Cornyn (R) Ted Cruz (R) |
| U.S. Hoose delegation | 23 Republicans, 9 Democrats (leet) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,674,681 (2,011 est) |
| • Density | 37.9/km2 (98.1/sq mi) |
| Leid | |
| • Offeecial leid | Nae offeecial leid (see Leids spoken in Texas) |
| • Spoken leid | Inglis 68.7% Spainyie 27.0% |
| Trad. abbreviation | Tex. |
| Latitude | 25° 50′ N tae 36° 30′ N |
| Longitude | 93° 31′ W tae 106° 39′ W |
Footnotes
Freemit airtins
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