2.  Austin is the Capital  Houston and Dallas are major cities  Going to watch a football or baseball game  The best college is in Austin, Texas  It’s the second biggest state John Loden. Texas 2

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4. The weather in Texas varies across the state. The Gulf Coast experiences a maritime climate, whereas inland it's more continental, drier in the west, and wetter along the eastern border with Louisiana. Dallas experiences hot summers with higher humidity and thunderstorms; west and southwest Texas is hot and dry. John Loden. Texas 4

5. 1. Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State. 2. The Alamo 3. Rodeos John Loden. Texas 5

6.  Texas fires Rick Barnes  Small Plane Crashes in Texas, at Least 2 Seriously Hurt  Seahawks QB Russell Wilson Works out With Texas Rangers John Loden. Texas 6

7.  Six Flags in Dallas  Sea world in San Antonio  South Padre Island John Loden. Texas 7

8.  Chicken Fried Steak  Ribs  Steak John Loden. Texas 8

9. Baseball  Texas Rangers, Houston Astros Football  Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans Basketball  Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks John Loden. Texas 9

10.  University of Texas, Austin  Texas State University  Texas Christian University John Loden. Texas 10

11.  George Bush  Vanilla Ice  Nolan Ryan John Loden. Texas 11

12.  Dallas Morning News.http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/photos/20140207- 13-texas-born-celebrities-whose-real-names-may-surprise-you.ece. April 2, 2015.  SeaWorld. http://seaworld.com/. April 2,201.  Six Flags. https://www.sixflags.com/. April 2, 2015.  South Padre Island. http://www.sopadre.com/. April 2, 2015.  Official Texas Ranger. http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=tex. April 2, 2015.  US Climate Data. http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/texas/united-states/3213. April2,2015. John Loden. Texas 12