Cool Facts About Texas
Texas is the second-largest state in the United States, behind only Alaska.
The nickname for Texas is The Lone Star State.
The state of Texas has its own power grid separate from the rest of the country.
Texas is home to the world’s largest honky-tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas.
The world’s largest rodeo, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, takes place in Houston, Texas.
Austin, the capital of Texas, is known as the Live Music Capital of the World.
The first word spoken from the moon was Houston, in reference to the city in Texas.
Texas is the leading producer of oil and gas in the United States.
The Dr Pepper Museum, dedicated to the popular soda, is located in Waco, Texas.
The famous 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona involved several Texans.
Texas has the highest population of cattle in the United States.
The Texas State Fair is the largest state fair in the country.
NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is located in Houston, Texas.
The official state motto of Texas is Friendship.
Texas has more species of bats than any other state in the U.S.
The Texas flag is the only state flag that can fly at the same height as the U.S. flag.
The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is the third-busiest airport in the world.
The first artificial heart transplant was performed in Houston, Texas.
The world’s largest collection of Art Deco architecture can be found in Dallas, Texas.
Cool Facts About Texas part 2
The world’s largest urban bat colony resides under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas.
Texas is home to the largest rose garden in the United States, located in Tyler.
The first frozen margarita machine was invented in Dallas, Texas.
The Texas State Capitol building in Austin is taller than the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Texas has over 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers.
The King Ranch in Texas is larger than the state of Rhode Island.
Texas has the second-largest economy in the United States, following California.
The Texas State Fair introduced fried Coca-Cola.
The world’s largest collection of working vintage neon signs is located in Austin, Texas.
The San Jacinto Monument, located near Houston, is the tallest war memorial in the United States.
There are more species of bats in Texas than in any other state.
The world’s first rodeo took place in Pecos, Texas, on July 4, 1883.
The Texas State Fair’s iconic Ferris wheel, the Texas Star, is the tallest in North America.
The world’s largest collection of swimming pools is located in San Antonio.
The first domed stadium in the United States, the Astrodome, opened in Houston, Texas.
Amarillo, Texas has the world’s largest helium well.
The Texas horned lizard is the official state reptile.
The largest bat colony in the world, with over 20 million bats, is located in Bracken Cave, Texas.
The world’s largest polo facility is found in Southlake, Texas.
The city of Marfa, Texas is known for its mysterious Marfa Lights phenomenon.
Texas is home to the highest point in the state, Guadalupe Peak, which reaches 8,751 feet.
The Texas State Capitol building is made from 15,000 car loads of pink granite.
Texas has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alamo, San Antonio Missions, and the Padre Island National Seashore.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo attracts approximately 2.5 million visitors each year.
The first suspension bridge in the United States was built in Waco, Texas.
The original recipe for Dr Pepper was created in Waco, Texas, in the late 1800s.
