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Facts about Texas

Govener- Rick Perry
Capital City- Austin
Motto- Friendship
Population- 22,118,509 people
Time Zone- Central and Mountain time zone
State Abbreviation- TX
Border States- Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico
Admission to Statehood- December 29th, 1845
Largest City- Houston
Highest Point- Guadalupe Peak- 8,749 ft
Lowest Point- Gulf of Mexico- sea level
Profesional Sports Teams- Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, and the Dallas Stars.
Famous People From the State- Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon B Johnson, AJ Foyt, Tommy Lee Jones, and Dan Rather.

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