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Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country, respectively. Other major cities include Austin, the second most populous state capital in the U.S., and El Paso. Texas is nicknamed “The Lone Star State” to signify its former status as an independent republic, and as a reminder of the state’s struggle for independence from Mexico. The “Lone Star” can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texan state seal. The origin of Texas’s name is from the word “Tejas,” which means “friends” in the Caddo language.

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Texas is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Geographically located in the South Central region of the country, Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the southwest, while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast.

Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault, Texas contains diverse landscapes that resemble both the U.S. Southern and Southwestern regions. Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S. southwestern deserts, less than 10% of Texas’ land area is desert. Most of the population centers are located in areas of former prairies, grasslands, forests, and the coastline. Traveling from east to west, one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods, to rolling plains and rugged hills, and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend.

The term “six flags over Texas” refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory. Spain was the first European country to claim the area of Texas. France held a short-lived colony. Mexico controlled the territory until 1836 when Texas won its independence, becoming an independent Republic. In 1845, Texas joined the union as the 28th state. The state’s annexation set off a chain of events that led to the Mexican–American War in 1846. A slave state before the American Civil War, Texas declared its secession from the U.S. in early 1861, and officially joined the Confederate States of America on March 2 of the same year. After the Civil War and the restoration of its representation in the federal government, Texas entered a long period of economic stagnation.

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Historically four major industries shaped the Texas economy prior to World War II: cattle and bison, cotton, timber, and oil. Before and after the U.S. Civil War the cattle industry, which Texas came to dominate, was a major economic driver for the state, thus creating the traditional image of the Texas cowboy. In the later 19th century cotton and lumber grew to be major industries as the cattle industry became less lucrative. It was ultimately, though, the discovery of major petroleum deposits (Spindletop in particular) that initiated an economic boom which became the driving force behind the economy for much of the 20th century. With strong investments in universities, Texas developed a diversified economy and high tech industry in the mid-20th century. As of 2015, it is second on the list of the most Fortune 500 companies with 54. With a growing base of industry, the state leads in many industries, including agriculture, petrochemicals, energy, computers and electronics, aerospace, and biomedical sciences. Texas has led the nation in state export revenue since 2002, and has the second-highest gross state product. If it were a country, Texas would be the 10th largest economy in the world.

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Texas is home to the second largest state highway system in the United States with nearly 80,000 miles of public highways. The Interstate Highway System in Texas consists of ten primary highways and seven auxiliary highways. The major highways in Texas are: I-10, I-20, I-30, I-35, I-40, I-635, I-820, I-610, and I-410. Of the major highways, 4 of them run east-west. I-10 runs east-west and is the longest highway in the state, spanning 878.6 miles from the New Mexico state line in Anthony, through El Paso, San Antonio, and Houston, leading to the Louisiana state line in Orange. I-20 also runs east-west and runs from Kent, Texas, through Dallas, and leads to Waskom, Louisiana. I-30 runs east-west, beginning in Fort Worth, Texas, passing through Dallas and Texarkana, all the way to the Arkansas state line near North Little Rock. I-40 runs east-west through the panhandle of Texas from New Mexico to Oklahoma, the only major city in Texas that it passes through is Amarillo. The only major highway that runs north-south in Texas is I-35, which leads from Laredo near the United States-Mexico border, passing through San Antonio, Austin, and Waco before ending at Red River north where it crosses into Oklahoma. The remaining 4 major highways run loops around major cities. I-635 partially loops around Dallas, I-820 loops around Fort Worth, I-610 loops around Houston, and I-410 loops around San Antonio.