Gigantic country in the south
Texas is located in the south of the United States, on the Gulf of Mexico, and is one of the southwestern states of the country. In 1845 Texas became part of the United States. Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836. In the same year the famous siege of the Alamo took place. After Alaska, Texas is the second largest state in the USA. Texas is referred to as the ” Lone Star State “; on the state flag you can see why. In Texas everything is a bit bigger, the steaks, the cars, the houses and even the cattle horns.
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Texas State Capitol Building in Austin
The area was part of Mexico until 1836; Texas only gained independence this year. In the years 1836 to 1845 Texas was an independent state. From a country dominated by cattle farming, Texas has developed into a major oil producer in the USA and the world thanks to its large oil reserves. Industry and banking are also solid pillars in the Texas economy today.
Cowboys and cattle
The Siege of the Alamo is a household name around the world. It was there that the famous battle of the Texan War of Independence took place. The several centuries old Spanish mission station Alamo is located near the city of San Antonio. Outside of the big cities, there are many cultural sites in Texas that preserve the legacy of the pioneer days, the time when Texas was settled by the “white people”. Cowboys, pastoralists for cattle on horses, used to play a major role in Texas – they were responsible for the huge herds of longhorn cattle.
Pioneer Plaza public park in Dallas – “Cattle Drive” sculptures
Diverse landscapes
Nature in Texas can be described as very diverse and varied. From the Gulf Coast with white sandy beaches for swimming and living on the Gulf of Mexico, prairies and seascapes, arid deserts, badlands, forested regions, seascapes to mountainous regions.
Flint from Texas
The National Monument “Alibates Flint Quarries” is well worth seeing. This is a protected quarry where Native Americans mined high-quality flint from a long time ago. Finds from this one quarry in Texas have been unearthed across the United States. Carrying guns in everyday life is not uncommon for Texans. Houston is home to the largest art museum in all of Texas. Art and culture can be discovered all over the country.
Cattle herds and metropolises
Away from the metropolises and cities, the original Texas has been preserved. in the country’s small communities, time seems to have stood still. Country music sounds from the pubs and taverns. The country’s blues scene is also very active. Line dancing is very popular here. Among the social highlights are the regular rodeos. Even today, cowboys drive huge herds of cattle, the impressive longhorn cattle, through the country. Traditional Texas has held its own alongside modern Texas.
Mission San José – historic Catholic mission station in San Antonio
Vibrant cities
The capital of Texas is Austin with around 980,000 inhabitants in 2019. However, the largest metropolises in the country are the megacities of Houston, San Antonio and Dallas. In 2020, about 29.2 million people lived in the southern state of Texas.
Texas attractions
- Acre Park-Kilgore
- American Wind Power Center – Lubbock
- Art Museum of Southeast Texas – Beaumont
- Austin City Limits Music Festival
- Austin Museum of Art – Austin
- Aztec on the River – San Antonio
- Badu House – Llano
- Bass Performance Hall – Fort Worth
- Big Texan Cowboy Palace – Amarillo
- Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
- Cadillac ranch
- Chemical Row – Orange
- Dallas Museum of Art – Dallas
- Deep Ellum Jazz and Blues District – Dallas
- Devil’s Sinkhole
- East Texas Oil Museum – Kilgore
- Eiffel tower with cowboy hat
- Globe Theater – Odessa
- Howard House Museum – Palestine
- Lajita’s Ghost Town
- Lutcher Theater of Performing Arts – Orange
- Mexican Cultural Institute – San Antonio
- nat. Pacific War Museum – Fredericksburg
- Perm Playhouse – Odessa
- Presidential Museum – Odessa
- Region on the Gulf of Mexico
- River Walk – San Antonio
- San Fernando Cathedral – San Antonio
- Silent Wings Museum – Lubbock
- Sixth Floor Museum – Dallas
- State Capitol – Austin
- Stockyards Nat. Historic District – Fort Worth
- Texas Oil Historic Places
- The Alamo-San Antonio
- University of Texas – Austin
Natural areas in Texas
- Arkansas National Wildlife Refuge
- Bird Garden and Wetlands Pond
- Choke Canyon Reservoir
- Davey Dogwood Park
- Kirby State Forest
- Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center
- Monahan’s Sandhills State Park
- Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
- Tyler State Park
Largest cities in Texas
- Houston
- San Antonio
- Dallas
- Austin
- Fort Worth
- El Paso
- Arlington
- Corpus Christi
- Plano
- Laredo
See Countryaah for more cities in the state of Texas.
Geographic regions in Texas
- Piney Woods
- Prairies and Lakes
- Gulf Coast
- Big Bend Country
- South Texas Plains
- hill country
- Panhandle Plains
National Parks in Texas
- Big Bend National Park
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
National Monuments
- Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Map of Texas – USA
The map of Texas, southern United States. The map shows the largest cities, highways, lakes and rivers in the American state. Texas borders the Gulf of Mexico in the southeast and neighboring Mexico in the southwest. Texas covers an area of 695,662 km², making it the second largest state in the USA after Alaska. About 29 million people live in Texas as of 2019. The capital of Texas is Austin.