The Monarch butterfly is the official Texas State Insect.
Cotton Bolls
Cotton is the official State Fiber In Texas.
More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state.
The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883.
The official Texas State Mammal is the Texas Longhorn. The state's cattle population is estimated to be near 16 million.
Texas boasts the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer.
The Prickly Pear Cactus is the official Texas State Plant.
The Pleurocoelus is the official Texas State Dinosaur.
Football
Texas is home to Dell and Compaq computers and central Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the south.
The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was Houston.
Austin is considered the live music capital of the world.
Republicans
Former President George W. Bush makes his home in Texas.
The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest rose garden. It contains 38,000 rose bushes representing 500 varieties of roses set in a 22-acre garden
San Antonio
The Alamo is located in San Antonio. It is where Texas defenders fell to Mexican General Santa Anna and the phrase Remember the Alamo originated. The Alamo is considered the cradle of Texas liberty and the state's most popular historic site.
Sheep
More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States. Edwards Plateau in west central Texas is the top sheep growing area in the country.
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