🌟 Fun & Fascinating Texas Facts You’ll Love
From cowboy culture to space exploration, Texas Facts are big on personality, pride, and history. These surprising and stunning facts will give you a deeper appreciation for the Lone Star State. 🤠⭐
🗺️ Texas Facts State Basics
Collection of state symbols can be found Texas State Library
👨👩👧👦 Population
Approx. 30 million
🏙️ Capital
Austin
🔖 Nickname
The Lone Star State
🧊 Statehood
28th state
🎸 Musical Instrument
Guitar
🌆 Largest City
Houston
💬 Motto
Friendship
🚩 Texas State Flag
🧭 Texas Facts Timeline
Spanish explorer Alonso Álvarez de Pineda maps the Texas coastline.
San Antonio is founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost.
Texas declares independence from Mexico and becomes the Republic of Texas.
Texas is annexed by the United States as the 28th state
Spindletop oil gusher ignites the Texas oil boom.
NASA’s Houston mission control guides the first moon landing.
Texas reaches a population milestone of over 30 million residents.
🚀 Space & Science Surprises
🛰️ NASA Mission Control: Houston’s Space Legacy
Houston is home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, famously tied to the phrase: “Houston, we have a problem.” But there’s much more to its mission and le
🐮 Everything’s Bigger with Texas Facts
- Second Largest State: Texas is second only to Alaska in size, covering more than 268,000 square miles.
- Three of America’s Largest Cities: Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas are among the top ten most populous cities in the U.S.
- Dr. Pepper Was Invented Here: The beloved soda was created in Waco in 1885.
🎶 Culture & Creativity
- Live Music Capital: Austin has more live music venues per capita than any other U.S. city.
- Tex-Mex Cuisine: A blend of Mexican and American food styles that originated in Texas.
- State Dance? The Two-Step: Texans take their country dancing seriously.
🏜️ Unique Geography of Texas Facts
- Deserts, Forests, and Coastlines: Texas boasts four major geographic regions, from piney woods to the Gulf Coast.
- King Ranch: Larger than the state of Rhode Island, it’s one of the biggest ranches in the world.
🖍️ Texas Facts Coloring Page Fun
🌸 Bluebonnet Bloom
The Bluebonnet, Texas’s beloved state flower, transforms springtime fields into a sea of blue. Now you can color your own field of wildflowers!
🎣 Fast Texas Facts You’ll Love
- Texas was once an independent country: the Republic of Texas (1836–1845).
- The Texas State Capitol in Austin is taller than the U.S. Capitol in D.C.
- Texas produces more oil than any other U.S. state.
- The official state nickname is the Lone Star State.
- Bluebonnets, the state flower, bloom beautifully each spring.
- The phrase “Don’t Mess with Texas” began as an anti-littering campaign.
🎉 That’s Texas — Big, Bold, and Unforgettable!
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