Texas State Records

The state of Texas is also called "The Lone Star State". Their moto is Friendship. The official languages are No official language (see Languages spoken in Texas). The spoken languages are English 68.7% Spanish 27.0%. Before statehood it was called Republic of Texas. Texas's government is comprised of the Governor, who is currently Rick Perry (R), Lieutenant Governor, who is currently David Dewhurst (R), Senators: Kay Bailey Hutchison (R), John Cornyn (R), House Delegation: 23 Republicans, 9 Democrats (list).The legislature is Texas Legislature.

Total area for Texas is 268,581 sq mi (696,241 km2) (Ranked 2nd in the U.S.). The width is 773 miles (1,244 km) and the length is 790 miles (1,270 km). In terms of latitude and longitude we have: 25° 50′ N to 36° 30′ N and 93° 31′ W to 106° 39′ W. According to the 2010 United States Census, the total population is 25,674,681 (2011 est) (Ranked 2nd in the U.S.). The highest point is Guadalupe Peak 8,751 ft (2667.4 m) and the lowest point is Gulf of Mexico sea level.

The abbreviations used for this state are TX Tex. US-TX. Additional information and the official website of the state is found at www.texas.gov.

Texas is the second most populous and the second most extensive of the 50 states in the United States of America, and the most extensive state of the 48 contiguous United States. The name, based on the Caddo word tejas meaning 'friends' or 'allies', was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas. Located in the South Central United States, Texas shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south, and borders the US states of New Mexico to the west, Oklahoma to the north, Arkansas to the northeast, and Louisiana to the east. Texas has an area of 268,820 square miles (696,200 km2), and a growing population of 25.7 million residents.

During the Spanish colonial rule, the area was officially known as the Nuevo Reino de Filipinas: La Provincia de Texas. Antonio Margil de Jesús was known to be the first person to use the name in a letter to the Viceroy of Mexico in July 20, 1716. The name was not popularly used in daily speech but often appeared in legal documents until the end of the 1800s.

Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while San Antonio is the second largest in the state and seventh largest in the United States. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest United States metropolitan areas, respectively. Other major cities include El Paso and Austin—the state capital. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State to signify Texas as a former 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 Texas state seal today.