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Texas
TEXAS
By Piret Parrest, Daisi Mats, Kristiina Selter
Viljandi County Gymnasium, 11H
Supervisor: Margit Kirss
LOCATION
DEMOGRAPHICS
• Population: 24,782,406 (2009)
Ranked 2nd in the US
CITIES AND TOWNS
1 Houston
2 San Antonio
3 Dallas
4 Austin
5 Fort Worth
6 El Paso
7 Arlington
8 Corpus Christi
9 Plano
10 Laredo
State Capital
Austin
SYMBOLS
• The Texas Lone Star Flag
• The Jalapeño
• The Red Grapefruit
• The Longhorn
• The Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
• The Bluebonnet
• The Monarch Butterfly
• The Armadillo
• Chili
• The 1015 Onion
TEXAS RANGERS
• Texas professional baseball team
• ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' - famous TV show (1993-2001)
COWBOYS
• Animal herder, tends cattle on ranches
• Was typically a bachelor
COUNTRY MUSIC
• Is known for fusing traditionalist root sounds
• Very popular among Texas people
BEAUTY PAGEANTS
• Pageants are very popular in Texas
• Texas has no laws regulating child participation
INTERESTING FACTS
• Texas has no official language
• Motto : friendship
• Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
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