Texas

TexasBy: Jake S. and Logan G.

State flag, state bird, and state tree

Nickname, Region in the U.S., Capital City , Major Cities and PopulationNickname: The Lone Star StateRegion in the U.S: SouthwestCapital city: AustinMajor cities: Houston, Dallas, San AntonioPopulation: 25,145,561 people

Current Governor and State SenatorsCurrent governor: Rick PerryCurrent senators: John Coryn who is a republican and Ted Cruz who is also a republican.

Borders and GeographyBorders: Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, LouisianaGeography: Texas is big. It covers 286,601 square miles rivers form Texass boundaries. East Texas is home to pine forest, rich oil fields, swamps called bayous, and alligators.

Natural Resources/Agriculture/FarmingNatural Resources: Large mineral deposits, petroleum, and natural gasAgriculture/Farming: Texas has good farming. Texas is a good place to farm because Texas has a good amount of soil. Texas also has hundreds of types of soil so in Texas you could grow a lot more plants. History and additional factsHistorical Fact 1: Texas became the second state in 1925 to have a woman governor.Historical Fact 2: In Texas there was a ship explosion in 1947 in the Texas City harbor and killed about 500 people and injured about 3,000. Historical Fact 3: Spanish adventures began exploring Texas during the early 1500s

Places to visit 1)You could visit the Texas Memorial Museum in Austin.

2)You could also visit SeaWorld in, San Antonio. Additional FactsThe Rio Grande, Texass largest rivers, is one of the longest and most historic rivers in North America.

Texas has thousands of lakes that have been made or enlarged by humans effort, or also could be called man made.

The Comal river, the shortest river in Texas is only 2 miles long.

The first play by play radio broadcast of a football game took place in College Station in November 1919.

BibliographyWorld Book Citation (MLA): Cantrell, Gregg, and William E. Doolittle." Texas". World Book Student . World Book,2014. web 22 Apr. 2014.World Book Print Copy: William E. Doolittle and Clifford L. Egan