Interesting Facts About Texas

Texas is the second-largest state in the United States.

The state motto of Texas is Friendship.

Texas has more cattle than any other state in the US.

The official state bird of Texas is the mockingbird.

Austin, the capital of Texas, is known as the Live Music Capital of the World.

The Texas State Fair is the largest state fair in the US.

Texas is home to the world’s largest urban bat colony.

The first word spoken on the moon was Houston, referring to Houston, Texas.

The Dallas Cowboys football stadium in Texas is nicknamed Jerry World.

Texas has the highest speed limit in the US, with some roads having a limit of 85 mph.

Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas.

The largest city in Texas is Houston.

NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where astronauts are trained, is located in Houston, Texas.

The Alamo, a famous historical landmark, is located in San Antonio, Texas.

Big Bend National Park in Texas is home to more than 1,200 species of plants.

The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet.

Texas is the leading producer of oil and gas in the United States.

The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in North America.

Texas is known for its delicious barbecue and Tex-Mex cuisine.

The city of El Paso in Texas is closer to the capital of Mexico than to any other major city in Texas.

The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world.

Interesting Facts About Texas part 2

The King Ranch in Texas is larger in size than the state of Rhode Island.

The city of Laredo, Texas is the largest inland port in the US.

The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston houses the largest collection of moon rocks in the world.

Texas has more than 90 state parks and natural areas.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the largest annual livestock show and rodeo in the world.

The name Texas comes from a Native American word meaning friends or allies.

Texas has its own power grid separate from the rest of the US.

The state reptile of Texas is the horned lizard.

The Texas State Capitol building in Austin is taller than the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Texas is home to the largest wind farm in the US.

The King of Country, George Strait, is from Texas.

Blue Bell Ice Cream, a popular brand in Texas, started in Brenham, Texas.

Texas has three of the top ten most populous cities in the US: Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas.

The San Jacinto Monument in Texas is the tallest masonry column in the world.

Texas has more than 600 miles of coastline along the Gulf of Mexico.

The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest inland metropolitan area in the US.

The state fruit of Texas is the ruby red grapefruit.

The Dallas Cowboys have won five Super Bowl championships.

Texas has the largest population of white-tailed deer in the US.

The world’s largest fiberglass statue, Big Sam, is located in Texas.

Texas is home to the largest rodeo in the world, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

The state insect of Texas is the monarch butterfly.

The San Antonio River Walk is one of the top tourist attractions in the state.

Texas has the highest population of millionaires in the US.