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How Big is Texas? You Won’t Believe How Huge It Is!Texas is Big. Nobody will dispute that. But how big is big? Texas is the second-largest state in the US with an area of 268,597 square miles or 171,902,080 acres.
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What is the Texas State Bird? Well, it is the Mockingbird of Course!In 1920 the Texas Federation of Women’s Club recommended the Mockingbird become the Texas symbol as the state bird. The Texas State legislature agreed that the mockingbird was the most appropriate species for…
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My Texas Copperhead Snake Bite – A True StoryI live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, adjacent to one of the Army Corp of Engineer lakes with hundreds of heavily forested acres. So we have a good amount of wildlife crossing through our property including…
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Battleship Texas I and IIThe USS Texas is now a shrine moored at the site of the San Jacinto battlefield about 20 miles east of Houston. Perhaps better known as the Battleship Texas, she remains as an icon of a noble past. Although…
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Early Texas Baseball CardsSeveral sets of some of the earliest baseball cards ever issued depict players from the Texas League or were issued and distributed by sponsors in the Lone Star state. Among these were two sets issued in 1910:…
Facts · History
Money of the Republic of TexasFinancing the public debt and implementing a stable currency system were among the many challenges facing the government of the Republic of Texas. Although the Constitution of 1836 gave Congress the power to…
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US Postage Stamps About Texas WildlifeWhooping Cranes Issued November 22, 1957 3-cents
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US Postal State AbbreviationsThe following two-digit state designations are standard codes used by the U. S. Postal Service. They are used in The Texians Database, as well as in the Texas History Forum and Texas Genealogy Register sections…
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The 254 Texas CountiesBelow you’ll find information on each of the 254 counties in Texas including the parent county or counties, county seat, and the land area it covers.
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100 Fascinating Facts About Texas You Didn’t KnowTexasProud has gathered 100 of our favorite facts about the Lone Star State and checked each one against reliable sources.
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The Texas State Flag – The Full History of the Lone Star Texas FlagTexas. The “Lone Star State”. The nickname was made notable by the single star on the state flag. Texas has a long history of notable flags. Have you ever been to a Six Flags theme park? It is said that the…
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Texas State Flower: The Bluebonnet & The Amazing Story Behind ItScientifically named Lupinus texensis, the bluebonnet is the official flower of Texas and was adopted by the Texas state legislature in 1901. Also known as the buffalo clover, wolf flower, and “el conejo”…