Major Texas Cities

Austin

• State capitol • Located in central

Texas• 4th largest city in the

state

San Antonio

• Located in central Texas

• 2nd largest city in the state

• Largest tourism city

Houston

• Located in south east Texas

• Largest city in the state

• Home to several large businesses

Fort Worth

• Located in north central Texas

• 5th largest city• Established as an

Army post in 1849

Dallas

• Located in north central Texas

• 3rd largest city in the state

• Home to the Texas state fair

El Paso

• Located in west Texas• 6th largest city in the

state• Closer to California

than Houston

Brownsville

• Located in south Texas

• 16th largest city in the state

• Large manufacturing city

Lubbock

• Located in north west Texas

• 11th largest city in the state

• Largest cotton growing region in the world

Amarillo

• Located in the panhandle

• 14th largest city in the state

• Founded as a railroad city during cattle drives

Midland

• Located in west texas • 28th largest city in the

state• Founded as an oil

boom town

Odessa

• Located in west Texas• 31st largest city in the

state• Founded as an oil city

500’w x 100’d

Assignment

• Take out a sheet of paper• Choose 5 major cities we talked about and list

them from largest population to smallest• Write two sentences why or why you wouldn’t

like visit them