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Texas

By Julia

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Flag

The Texas flag is red, white, and blue with a white star.

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Largest city and capital

The largest city in Texas is Houston. The capital is Austin.

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Plants

The heartleaf hibiscus is one of the plants in Texas. The pecan tree is the state tree and the bluebonnet is the states flower.

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Fun facts

The state's nickname is the lone star state. The states average temperature is 73 degrees. Texas state motto is friendship. There are about 17 million people that live in Texas. Texas is 267,339 square miles 695,081 square kilometers.

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Sources

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Plant Guidance by Ecoregions

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/wildscapes/ecoregions/ecoregion_6.phtml 2/19/14

Texas http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/texas/ 2/18/14

Hibiscus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus 2/26/14

Lupinus texensis 2/26/14

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupinus_texensis

Pecan 2/26/14

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecan

File:Animated-Flag-Texas.gif 2/26/14

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animated-Flag-Texas.gif

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Sources

Big Spring State Park (Texas)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Spring_State_Park_(Texas) 3/4/14