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Texas, one of the West South Central states of the United States. It borders Mexico on the southwest and the Gulf of Mexico on the southeast. To the west is New Mexico, to the north and northeast lie Oklahoma and Arkansas, and Louisiana bounds Texas on the east. Austin is the capital of Texas. Houston is the largest city. For more than 100 years, Texas was part of the Spanish Empire in America. When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Texas was for a while joined to Mexico. The section from San Antonio southward retains the flavor of the Hispano-Mexican period in its architecture, foods, and festivals.
TEXAS CRUISES
Texas is the only state in the U.S.
to have three cities with populations exceeding 1
million: Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas; which are
also among the 10 largest cities of the United
States. Austin and Fort Worth are in the top 20
largest U.S. cities. There are many popular events
held in Texas celebrating cultures of Texans. The
annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is held over
20 days from late February through early March. The
event begins with trail rides that originate from
several points throughout the state, all of which
convene at Reliant Park for a barbecue cook-off. The
rodeo includes typical rodeo events, as well as
concert performances from major artists and carnival
rides. The World’s first rodeo was held in Pecos,
Texas on 4 July 1883. The Southwestern Livestock
Show and Rodeo in Fort Worth lasts three weeks in
late January and early February. It has many
traditional rodeos, but also a cowboy rodeo, and a
Mexican rodeo in recent years that have a large fan
base for each. The State Fair of Texas is held in
Dallas each year at Fair Park.
Texas has a vibrant live music scene in Austin
boasting more music venues per capita than any other
U.S. city, befitting the city's official slogan as
The Live Music Capital of the World. Austin's music
revolves around the many nightclubs on 6th Street
and an annual film, music, and multimedia festival
known as South by Southwest. The longest-running
concert music program on American television, Austin
City Limits, is videotaped on The University of
Texas at Austin campus or in Zilker Park. Austin
City Limits and Waterloo Records run the Austin City
Limits Music Festival, an annual music and art
festival held at Zilker Park in Austin.
Houston
San Antonio
DallasTexas
rank U.S.
rank City Population
within
city limits Land Area
sq miles (sq km) Texas
Region U.S.
Region
1 4 Houston 2,144,491 601.7 sq mi
(1,558 km²) East Texas South
2 7 San Antonio 1,256,509 412.1 sq mi
(1,067 km²) South Texas Southwest
3 9 Dallas 1,213,825 385.0 sq mi
(997 km²) North Texas South
4 16 Austin 709,893 258.4 sq mi
(669 km²) Central Texas Southwest
5 19 Fort Worth 624,067 298.9 sq mi
(774 km²) North Texas Southwest
6 21 El Paso 609,415 250.5 sq mi
(649 km²) West Texas Southwest
7 50 Arlington 362,805 99.0 sq mi
(257 km²) North Texas South
8 64 Corpus Christi 283,474 460.2 sq mi
(1,192 km²) South Texas Southwest
9 70 Plano 250,096 71.6 sq mi
(186 km²) North Texas South
10 86 Garland 216,346 57.1 sq mi
(148 km²) North Texas South
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