Name = Texas
Abbr = TX
Cap. = Austin
Pop. (2000) = 20,851,820
Pop. (2010) = 25,145,561
Nick. = Lone Star State
Motto = Friendship
Flower = Bluebonnet
Bird = Mockingbird
Tree = Pecan
Song = Texas, Our Texas
Statehood = Dec. 29, 1845
Web = www.state.tx.us
Land Area = 261,797 sq.mi.
Highest Point = Guadalupe Peak (8,749ft.)
Lowest Point = Gulf of Mexico
(Sea Level)
Area Code(s) = 210 214 254
281 325 361 409 430 432
469 512 682 713 806 817
830 832 903 915 936 940
956 972 979 Base State Sales Tax = 6.25%
Governor
Rick Perry
TV Stations = Directory
Radio Stations = Directory | 
