1. Texas TEXAS By Piret Parrest, Daisi Mats, Kristiina Selter Viljandi County Gymnasium, 11H Supervisor: Margit Kirss

2. LOCATION

3. DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 24,782,406 (2009) Ranked 2 nd in the US

4. CITIES AND TOWNS 1Houston 2San Antonio 3Dallas 4Austin 5Fort Worth 6El Paso 7Arlington 8Corpus Christi 9Plano 10Laredo

5. State Capital Austin

6. SYMBOLS The Texas Lone Star Flag The Jalapeño The Red Grapefruit The Longhorn The Mexican Free-Tailed Bat The Bluebonnet The Monarch Butterfly The Armadillo Chili The 1015 Onion

7. TEXAS RANGERS Texas professional baseball team ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' - famous TV show (1993-2001)

8. COWBOYS Animal herder, tends cattle on ranches Was typically a bachelor

9. COUNTRY MUSIC Is known for fusing traditionalist root sounds Very popular among Texas people

10. BEAUTY PAGEANTS Pageants are very popular in Texas Texas has no laws regulating child participation

11. INTERESTING FACTS Texas has no official language Motto : friendship Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.

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