1、State of Texas,Texas is the second most populous (after California) and the second largest of the 50 U.S. states (after Alaska) in the United States of America, and the largest state in the 48 contiguous United States. Geographically located in the south central part of the country, Texas shares an
2、international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Len, and Tamaulipas to the south and borders the U.S. 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
3、a growing population of over 26.4 million residents (July 2013).,Economy As of 2010, Texas had a gross state product (GSP) of $1.207 trillion, the second highest in the U.S.147 Its GSP is comparable to the GDP of India or Canada, which are the worlds 12th- and 11th-largest economies, respectively. T
4、exas economy is the fourth-largest of any country subdivision globally, behind England (as part of the UK), California, and Tokyo Prefecture. Its Per Capita personal income in 2009 was $36,484, ranking 29th in the nation.,The symbol,State flower : Bluebonnet,Nick name: Lone star state,State animal:a
5、rmadillotexas longhornMexican bat,Flag,Seal,Main City,Capital Austin Large City Houston San Antonio Dallas Houston is the largest city of Dexas,Austin,Austin is the capital of the US state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas, Austin is the 11th-most populous city in the
6、United States and the fourth-most populous city in Texas. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006.Austin is also the second largest state capital in the United States.Austin had a July 1, 2013 population of 885,400 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate). The city is the cu
7、ltural and economic center of the AustinRound Rock metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 1,883,051 as of July 1, 2013.,HOUSTON Houston is the most populous city in Texas, the largest city in the Southern United States, and the fourth most populous city in the United States. Accordi
8、ng to the 2012 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 2.16 million people within a land area of 599.6 square miles (1,553 km2).56 Houston is the seat of Harris County, and its metropolitan area is the fifth-most populated in the U.S., with over 6 million people,Famous thing,Texas holdem
9、 Poker,Western cowboy culture,Famous Scenery,The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations center for human spaceflight training, research, and flight control. The center consists of a complex of one hundred buildings constructed on 1,620 acres (656 h
10、a) in the Clear Lake Area of Houston2 which acquired the official nickname “Space City“ in 1967. Johnson Space Center is home to NASAs astronaut corps and is responsible for training astronauts from both the U.S. and its international partners. It has become popularly known by its central function “
11、Mission Control“, from the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle Programs.,Houston Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center,Guadalupe Mountains National Park is in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet (2,667 m) in elevation. Located east of El
12、 Paso, it also contains El Capitan, long used as a landmark by people traveling along the old route later followed by the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line. Visitors can see the ruins of an old stagecoach station near the Pine Springs Visitor Center.,Guadalupe Mountains National Park,Big Ben
13、d National Park in the U.S. state of Texas has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States. It contains more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals.,Big Bend National Park,Sports,Baseball,Hockey,Basketball,Thank you,
