Fun Fact 2: Texas has more counties than any other U.S. State; it has 254 counties
Fun Fact 3: The state of Texas produces more wool than any other U.S. state
Fun Fact 4: The state flower of Texas is the Bluebonnet
Fun Fact 5: The Capital city is Austin, located centrally in the State, Austin is the sixteenth largest city in the U.S.
Fun Fact 6: The only natural lake in the state is Caddo Lake which spans a distance of 25,400 acres
Fun Fact 7: The State Nickname of Texas is The Lone Star State
Fun Fact 8: The Waco Bridge was built in 1870 it was the first suspension bridge to be built in the US and is still in use today
Fun Fact 9: The name Texas originated from a Spanish pronunciation of a Caddo Indian word meaning friends - Tejas
Fun Fact 10: Dallas Mania hit the world in the 1980s when the TV mini series "Dallas" hit the television networks. It became the most successful show in the history of television and ran from 1978 - 1991. The central figures Bobby, Sue Ellen and JR Ewing became overnight household names
Fun Fact 11: With the length horizontal, the state flag can be described - divide the flag along the central horizon, the upper half is white and the lower half is red. The left third of the flag has a vertical length of blue, in which sits centrally a white 5 pointed star. It is know as the Lone star flag
Fun Fact 12: In 1865 during the American Civil War, the Battle of Palmito Ranch took place in Texas. It is considered to be the last post-Civil War encounter
Fun Fact 13: Texas has two National Football League teams, The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans and two Major League Baseball teams, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros
Fun Fact 14: The word 'Houston' was the first spoken on the moon landing of July 20 1969
Fun Fact 15: Tex-Mex food originates from the combination of Texan and Mexican cuisine. Chilli con carnie, nachos, burritos and fajitas are all Tex-mex inventions that have grown in popularity since the 1970s |
