Texas

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Introduction

Texas Carving

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The Lone Star State might bring to mind images of oil wealth and cattle drives, but as one of the largest states in the USA, Texas provides a wide variety of geography and culture. It has beachs along the gulf coast, urban cities like Dallas and Houston, wild nights in the capital of Austin, and endless desert out to the west.

Brief History

Founded and settled by Spanish, parts of Texas traded hands between the Spanish, Americans, Mexicans and those who wanted to see Texas be an independent country throughout the 1800s. A famous stand was staged at the Alamo in San Antonio in 1836. Though the fort was lost to the Mexicans, the Texan independents got their independent country during the Battle of San Jacinto fought near Houston, when 1600 Mexicans were defeated by Sam Houston's 800 strong Texan army, with only nine Texan casualties.

The Republic of Texas didn't last long, however, and nine years after being formed, Texas, in need of an infusion of American money, joined the union in 1845.

Geography

Cities

• Arlington
• Austin, the state's capital
• Corpus Christi
• Dallas
• El Paso
• Fort Worth
• Houston, the state's largest city.
• San Antonio

Other significantly sized cities include Laredo, Lubbock, Irving, Amarillo, Brownsville, Grand Prairie, Pasadena, Mesquite, McAllen, Carrollton, Waco, Abilene, Beaumont, Denton, McKinney, Midland and Killeen, all of which are in the top 250 cities in the US by population.^[1]

Sights and Activities

• Guadalupe Mountains National Park
• Big Bend National Park

Events and Festivals

Weather

Getting There

By Plane

By Train

Amtrak operates three trains between Texas and a number of other states and cities in the United States. These are:

• The Sunset Limited between New Orleans and Los Angeles, stopping San Antonio and several other cities and towns in Texas.
• The Texas Eagle travelling between Chicago and San Antonio and also stopping in Dallas.
• The Heartland Flyer between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Getting Around

By Plane

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Eat

Drink

Sleep