Texas-Zoe

Geography,Climate, and State Facts
 * Texas The Lone Star State**

Texas's borders are rivers. Rio Grande is it's mexican border, The Red River is it's Oklahoma border, and Sabine is it's Louisiana border. The climate vaires a lot. It rains in the Gulf coast parts, it is a warm state , but it is at it's coldest in the panhandle. State facts are listed below:
 * Size is 268,601 square miles
 * Population is 24,782,302
 * Texas has rural, suburban, and urban areas

Natural Resources,Economy, and Crops

Some of the natural resources are black gold (oil), and very rich soil. Texas planted peanuts, cotton, and types of grain. Comuter and software are a big part of Texas. If Texas was still it's own country it's economy would be as large as some biggest countrys in the world.

Government


 * The capital of Texas is Austin
 * [[image:3367455078_8f91d1ed03.jpg width="171" height="115" caption="Rick Perry"]]Texas's state governor is Rick Perry
 * The state population is 24,782,302
 * Texas has more counties(254) then any other state

History
 * 1836:** Texans were killed in the Alamo. Won the battle of San Jacinto and gained independence
 * 1845:** Texas became the 28th state in the U.S.A
 * Today(modern times):** John F. Kennedy got shot and killed in Dallas,Texas
 * 16th and 17th centuries:** The "Cossacks of the west" who were better known as the Commanche rank of #1 were the first ones to live in Texas
 * Explorers:**'Alvar N'unez Cabeza 'de vaca and Francisco Cornado.
 * Settlers:**Louisiana Purches and The French

Native Americans

Several tribes inhabited the large area years before the first spanish explorers. Some tribes were the Kickapoo, Alabama-Coushattg tribe, Ysleta del sur Pueblo, and the Traditional tribe. When the first spanish explorers arrived, the nasinai called them by the word techas meaning "friend". The spanish pronounced it "tejas", a word that later became the name of the state (Texas).

State Symbols- = = = =
 * [[image:3438195386_d27d6c94c7.jpg width="150" height="158" caption="Mockingbird"]]State bird is the Mockingbird
 * [[image:4118239859_6c213076ca.jpg width="200" height="148" caption="Pecan Tree"]]State tree is the pecan tree
 * State song is "Texas, our Texas"
 * State pepper is the Jalapeno
 * State folk dance is the square dance
 * State insect is the Monarch Butterfly
 * State sport is Rodeo

Fun Facts
 * Famous People:**
 * Lance Armstrong
 * Buddy Holly
 * Janis Jopin
 * Renee Zellweger
 * Pro Teams:**
 * 1) Dallas cowboys (NFL)
 * 2) FC Dallas (MLS)
 * 3) Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
 * 4) Dallas Stars (NHL)
 * 5) Houston Astros (MLB)
 * 6) Houston Rockets (NBA)
 * 7) Houston Texans (NFL)
 * 8) Houston Dynamo (MLS)
 * 9) San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA)
 * 10) Texas Rangers (MLB)

Other Interesting Facts


 * Houston has its own big jobs like **city controller**
 * Texas is the second biggest state but the biggest in the union
 * Rhode Island fits into texas 173.838178 times in square miles

Thanks for reading about the **Lone Star State**, Texas!

By:Zoe Smith