Texas+-+Allegra

=**__TEXAS__**= __By: Allegra Dugan__ == __Welcome to the **Lone Star State**!__ population:24,782,302 size(sq.mile s):268,601

__Water__ __Land__ resource in Texas makes economy good new settlers to the state (1820's) brought to Texas independence from Mexico army major kills 13 people and injures 30 Apache, Wichita, and The Comanche Tribe were some of the primary tribes in Texas The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe, and The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo have won the superbowl many times and its Texas caviar human or animal sound in famous pies Tailed Bat New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts can all fit in Texas!!! That's 9 diffe- rent states! ggest state is Alaska) rattle snakes it has had __7__ different capitals! (The weren't 7 capitals all at one time) years, that's a lot of farming! because they hadn't heard the war was over to about 20 million bats, GROSS!!! and can shoot blood from his eyes
 * __Geography__**
 * Rio GrandeR.
 * Red R.
 * Sabine R.
 * pine forests
 * rich oil fields
 * swamps called bayous
 * Rio Grande Valley
 * farms for grain and cotton
 * __Climate and Region__**
 * rain fall is the most in Houston(55 in.)
 * In the...the weather is...[[image:file:///Users/nancydugan/Desktop/TEXAS/high-yielding.gif]]
 * spring: 78º/56º F
 * summer: 91º/72º F
 * fall: 75º/57º F
 * winter: 61º/38º F
 * __Natural Resources__**
 * oil is the only natural
 * __Industries__**
 * Its natural resource[[image:file:///Users/nancydugan/Desktop/TEXAS/high-yielding.gif]]
 * __Crops__**
 * cotton
 * peanuts
 * grain[[image:file:///Users/nancydugan/Desktop/TEXAS/high-yielding.gif]]
 * __State Government__**
 * State Governor: Rick Perry (republican)
 * Capital: Austin
 * U.S. Senators: (Rep and Dem) 2
 * U.S. Representatives: # total 32
 * Democrats: # 12
 * Republicans: # 20
 * State Senators: # total 150
 * Counties: # in state 254
 * __History__**
 * Native American groups lived first (AD 500-1500)
 * The first explorer was Stephen Austin, he brought
 * The only settlers were the ones who Stephen Austin
 * Texas became a state in 1845
 * In 1821, Texas became part of Independent Mexico
 * In 1836 many Texans died in The Battle of the Alamo
 * In 1836 Texans win The Battle of San Jacinto, and gain
 * Some recent events are...
 * Texas governor, W. Bush, became 43rd president
 * In 2004 he is re-elected president
 * The most recent event happened in 2009, when an
 * __Native Americans__**
 * The Hasinai (hah-sih-nae), Caddo, Karankawa,
 * Less than 1% of Texans are Native Americans
 * The only tribes today are The Alabama Coushatta,
 * __Culture__**
 * Texas's main sport is football
 * Their football team, The Dallas Cowboys,
 * Texas is famous for its Texas Red Chilli,
 * The music there is called Tejano Music
 * Tejano is Spanish for "Texan"
 * __State Symbols__**
 * The most common symbols are...
 * The state bird is the Mocking Bird
 * The Mocking Bird can imitate any
 * Texas's state flower is the Bluebonnet
 * It can be seen along most Texas highways
 * The Pecan Tree belongs to Texas
 * Pecan Trees provide the nuts that are
 * The not so common symbols are...
 * Texas's insect is the Monarch Butterfly
 * It migrates just like a bird
 * The state vegetable is the 1015 onion
 * Texas's state flying mammal is the Mexican Free-
 * The state fruit is the Red Grapefruit
 * Texas's dish is chili
 * __Fun Facts__**
 * Rhode island, North Carolina, Ohio, Connecticut,
 * 173.838188 Rhode Islands can fit inside Texas, WOW!
 * Texas is the 2nd biggest state in the U.S.A.(The first bi-
 * Texas has 12 different sports teams, and 15 different
 * It also has 5000 different wildflower species growing in
 * I think this is the most interesting fact of all, but Texas
 * And, Texas has been growing corn for at least 2000
 * __Other__**
 * Some interesting facts about Texas are...
 * Texans fought a battle after The Civil War,
 * Braiken Cave (near San Antonio) is home
 * Texas's Native Horny Toad is actually a lizard,
 * Texas means "friends"

=__**T**hank you for reading my wiki about Texas,__= =__The Lone Star State!!!!__!=

__**By: Allegra Dugan**__