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Also known as TX, Lone Star State, Texas, United States, State of Texas, US-TX, Tex.

Texas ( ) is the most populous state in the Southern United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest, that forms a natural boundary delineated by the Rio Grande. Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering and with over 31 million residents as of 2024, it is the second-largest U.S. state by area and population. Texas is nicknamed the "Lone Star State" for the single

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Texas is a U.S. state located in North America. It shares borders with Tamaulipas, Chihuahua, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. The state is situated near the Gulf of Mexico and the Rio Grande. Its capital is Austin, where the government is based. The legislative body is the Texas Legislature, and the head of government holds the office of Governor of Texas.

The state contains Maverick County, Nolan County, Live Oak County, and Ward County. It operates in the Central Time Zone, which is UTC−06:00. Texas was established on December 29, 1845. Its legal name is the State of Texas. The subject is named after a friend. The official flag is the flag of Texas.

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Key facts

U.S. state.name: Texas
U.S. state.Former: Republic of Texas
U.S. state.image_flag: Flag of Texas.svg
U.S. state.flag_link: Flag of Texas
U.S. state.seal_link: Seal of Texas
U.S. state.image_map: Texas in United States.svg
U.S. state.nickname: The Lone Star State
U.S. state.motto: Friendship
U.S. state.anthem: "Texas, Our Texas"
U.S. state.population_demonym: TexanTexian (archaic)Tejano (usually only used for Hispanics)
U.S. state.seat: Austin
U.S. state.LargestCity: Houston
U.S. state.LargestMetro: Dallas–Fort Worth
U.S. state.LargestCounty: Harris
U.S. state.Legislature: Texas Legislature
U.S. state.Upperhouse: Senate
U.S. state.Lowerhouse: House of Representatives
U.S. state.Judiciary: Supreme Court of Texas (Civil)Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Criminal)

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Research

578,791 papers

Coccidioidomycosis-Related Hospital Visits, Texas, USA, 2016-2021.ReviewEmerging infectious diseases · 2024Mayfield H, Davila V, Penedo EDOI: 10.3201/eid3005.231624
Texas Has the Highest Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence Rates in the USA.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021El-Serag HB, Sardell R, Thrift AP et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06231-4
Tarasoff in Texas.Texas medicine · 1999Felthous AR, Scarano VR
Maternal Mortality in Texas.American journal of perinatology · 2017Baeva S, Archer NP, Ruggiero K et al.DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1595809
Trends in Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality in Texas.Texas Heart Institute journal · 2024Usman MS, Jamil A, Chunawala Z et al.DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-24-8426
Infant Deaths After Texas' 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy.JAMA pediatrics · 2024Gemmill A, Margerison CE, Stuart EA et al.DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0885
Dr Herman A. Barnett, Black Civil Rights Activists, and the Desegregation of The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1949: "We Ought to Go in Texas and I Don't Mean to a Segregated Medical School".ReviewJAMA internal medicine · 2023Gamble VNDOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6700
Maternal and infant health in disasters: Texas's high-risk landscape.Women's health (London, England) · 2022DeYoung SE, Fraser RJ, Gerber-Chavez LDOI: 10.1177/17455057221112289

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Jurisdiction: US-TX
Headquarters: Austin, US

Wikidata facts

Instance of: U.S. state
Part of: contiguous United States
Named after: friend
Demonym: texani
Country: United States
Located in: United States
Contains: Gaines County
Continent: North America
Capital: Austin
Population: 29145505
Area: 696241.0
Elevation: 520
Body of water: Rio Grande
Head of government: Rick Perry
Legislature: Texas Legislature
Anthem: Texas, Our Texas
Shares border with: Coahuila
Highest point: Guadalupe Peak
Headquarters: Austin
Official website: texas.gov
Image: ISS036-E-9064 - View of Texas.jpg
Households: 9906070
Motto: Friendship
Flag: flag of Texas

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OpenStreetMap zoom level: 5
topic has template: Template:Texas
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject United States
category for people born here: Category:Births in Texas
Commons category: Texas
topic's main category: Category:Texas
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Texas
inception: 1845-12-29
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Texas
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Texas
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Texas
category of associated people: Category:People from Texas
office held by head of government: Governor of Texas
Commons gallery: Texas
nickname: The Lone Star State
history of topic: history of Texas
geography of topic: geography of Texas
short name: Tex.
lowest point: Gulf of Mexico
water as percent of area: 2.74
foundational text: Constitution of Texas
native label: State of Texas
official symbol: Mimus polyglottos
maximum temperature record: 120
replaces: Republic of Texas
language used: English language
minimum temperature record: -23
Unicode character: 🏴󠁵󠁳󠁴󠁸󠁿
has seal, badge, or sigil: State Seal of Texas
economy of topic: economy of Texas
demographics of topic: demographics of Texas
marriageable age: 18
compulsory education (maximum age): 18
related category: Category:Texas-related lists
per capita income: 32177
mean age: 34.8
hashtag: Texas
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
IPA transcription: ˈtɛk.sɪz
minimum wage: 7.25
P8168: Lactarius fluens
P12749: polynomial regression

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