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{{Infobox U.S. state
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| name = Texas
[[File:Texas natives map.png|thumb|Map of indigenous nations in what is now Texas]]
| official_name = State of Texas
'''Texas''' is a state within the [[United States of America]]. It was formerly part of [[Mexican United States|Mexico]], but the United States took over and reintroduced [[slavery]] after Mexico banned slavery.<ref name=":122">{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Crisis of the English and American Models|page=153|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref>
| Former = Republic of Texas
| image_flag = Flag of Texas.svg
| flag_link = Flag of Texas
| image_seal = Seal of Texas.svg
| seal_link = Seal of Texas
| image_map = Texas in United States.svg
| nickname = The Lone Star State
| motto = Friendship
| anthem = "[[Texas, Our Texas]]"
| population_demonym = [[Texan]]<br />[[Texian]] (archaic)<!--Texan is meant to link to disambiguation page--><br />[[Tejano]] (usually only used for Hispanics)
| seat = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
| LargestCity = [[Houston]]
| LargestMetro = [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth]]
| Governor = {{nowrap|[[Greg Abbott]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])}}
| Lieutenant Governor = {{nowrap|[[Dan Patrick (politician)|Dan Patrick]] (R)}}
| Legislature = [[Texas Legislature]]
| Upperhouse = [[Texas Senate|Senate]]
| Lowerhouse = [[Texas House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
| Judiciary = [[Supreme Court of Texas]] (Civil)<br />[[Texas Court of Criminal Appeals]] (Criminal)
| Senators = {{nowrap|[[John Cornyn]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Ted Cruz]] (R)}}
| Representative = 24 Republicans<br />12 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]
| postal_code = TX
| TradAbbreviation = Tex.
| BorderingStates = [[Arkansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[New Mexico]], and [[Oklahoma]]
| OfficialLang = No official language<br />(see [[Languages of Texas|Languages spoken in Texas]])
| Languages = * [[English language|English]] only: 64.9%
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: 28.8%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?text=Language&t=Language%20Spoken%20at%20Home&g=0400000US48&y=2020|title=Languages Spoken at Home|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref>
*Other: 6.3%
| area_rank = 2nd
| area_total_sq_mi = 268,596<ref name="facts" />
| area_total_km2 = 695,662
| area_land_sq_mi = 261,232<ref name="facts" />
| area_land_km2 = 676,587
| area_water_sq_mi = 7,365<ref name="facts" />
| area_water_km2 = 19,075
| area_water_percent = 2.7
| population_rank = 2nd
| population_as_of = 2020
| 2010Pop = 29,145,505<ref name=":10">{{cite web |title=Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020) |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429012609/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| population_density_rank = 26th
| 2000DensityUS = 114
| 2000Density = 42.9
| MedianHouseholdIncome = $64,034<ref>{{cite web |title=Median Annual Household Income |url=http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/median-annual-income/?currentTimeframe=0 |website=The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation |date=2019|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
| IncomeRank = [[List of U.S. states and territories by income#States_and_territories_ranked_by_median_household_income|22nd]]
| Total GDP = $1,065,891,000
| Total GDP Rank = 2nd
| Per capita GDP = $43,283
| Per Capita GDP Rank = 16th
| AdmittanceOrder = 28th
| AdmittanceDate = December 29, 1845
| timezone1 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central]]
| utc_offset1 = −06:00
| timezone1_DST = [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST = −05:00
| timezone1_location = Majority of state
| timezone2 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain]]
| utc_offset2 = −07:00
| timezone2_DST = [[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]]
| utc_offset2_DST = −06:00
| timezone2_location = [[El Paso County, Texas|El Paso]], [[Hudspeth County, Texas|Hudspeth]], and northwestern [[Culberson County, Texas|Culberson]] counties
| Latitude = 25°50′ N to 36°30′ N
| Longitude = 93°31′ W to 106°39′ W
| width_mi = 773<ref name="Texas Almanac2020">{{cite book |year=2008 |title=Environment |publisher=Texas Almanac |url=http://texasalmanac.com/topics/environment/environment |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
| width_km = 1,244
| length_mi = 801<ref name="Texas Almanac2020" />
| length_km = 1,289
| elevation_max_point = [[Guadalupe Peak]]<ref>{{cite ngs |id=CD0994 |designation=El Capitan |access-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref><ref name=USGS>{{cite web|url=https://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html |title=Elevations and Distances in the United States |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |year=2001 |access-date=October 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722022527/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html |archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref><ref name=NAVD88>Elevation adjusted to [[North American Vertical Datum of 1988]].</ref>
| elevation_max_ft = 8,751
| elevation_max_m = 2667.4
| elevation_ft = 1,700
| elevation_m = 520
| elevation_min_point = [[Gulf of Mexico]]<ref name=USGS />
| elevation_min_ft = 0
| elevation_min_m = 0
| iso_code = US-TX
| ElectoralVotes = 38
| website = texas.gov
| Capital =Austin
| Representatives =
}}


 
== References ==
 
[[Category:USA states]]
Texas is a state within the [[United States of America|United States of America.]]
[[Category:Countries invaded by the United States]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Texas}}

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State of Texas

Flag of State of Texas
Flag
Coat of arms of State of Texas
Coat of arms
Location of State of Texas
CapitalAustin
Largest cityHouston
Area
• Total
695,662 km²
Population
• 2020 census
29,145,505
Map of indigenous nations in what is now Texas

Texas is a state within the United States of America. It was formerly part of Mexico, but the United States took over and reintroduced slavery after Mexico banned slavery.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Crisis of the English and American Models' (p. 153). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
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