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State Facts
From 50States.com
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| Admission
to Statehood: December 29, 1845 |
| Area: 268601 sq.mi, 2nd
Land 261914 sq. mi., 2nd Water 6687 sq.mi., 9th
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| Area
Codes: 50states List |
| Biographies:
Famous Texans |
| Bird: Mockingbird |
| Border States: Arkansas
Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma |
| Cam
World: Live Web Cams |
| Climate:
Texas |
| Colleges,
Universities: 50states List |
| Community
Colleges: 50states List |
| Community
Pages: 50states List |
| Constitution:
28th State |
| County
Profile: Text List 254 Counties |
| Courts:
Judicial System |
| Current
Events: News Headlines |
| Department of: Education
Certification |
| Driving:
DPS |
| Economy: |
| Agriculture: Cattle, cotton, dairy
products, nursery stock, poultry, sorghum, corn, wheat. |
| Industry: Chemical products, petroleum
and natural gas, food processing, electric equipment, machinery,
mining, tourism. |
| Editorial
Cartoons: Cartoonists Index |
| Fast
Facts: 50states List |
| Flag:
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| The flag was adopted as the state
flag when Texas became the 28th state in 1845. As with the flag
of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white
represents strength, and the red is for bravery.
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| Flower:
Bluebonnet Lupins texensis |
| Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's
List Historical Societies |
| Geographic Center: McCulloch, 15
miles northeast of Brady |
| Governor:
Rick Perry (R) |
| Highest
Point: Guadalupe Peak; 8,749 feet, 14th |
| Highway Markers: Texas
Resource Manual |
| Historic
Landmarks: Search Texas |
| History:
Historical |
| Largest Cities: Houston
Dallas San Antonio Austin
El Paso Fort Worth Arlington
Corpus Christi Plano Garland |
| Library: TCU |
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| License
Plates: Texas |
| Lottery:
Texas Lottery |
| Maps: Map
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| Media: Radio
TV |
| Motto: Friendship
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| Museums:
The Virtual Library |
| National
Forest: Texas |
| National
Park: Texas |
| Newspapers:
Texas |
| Nickname:
Lone Star State |
| Origin of state's name: Based on
a word used by Caddo Indians meaning "friends" |
| Pen
Pals: Penpalworld.com |
| Permanent
Residents: Find A Grave |
| Population: Quick facts
Census
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| Presidental Birthplace: |
| Dwight
David Eisenhower 1953-1961 {34th} |
| Born: October 14, 1890, in Denison,
Texas |
| Lyndon
Baines Johnson, 1963-1969 {36th} |
| Born: August 27, 1908, near Johnson
City, Texas |
| Public
Records: Texas |
| Real
Estate: Ired.com - Texas |
| Representatives: |
| Texas
House: Members |
| Texas
Senate: Members |
| Road
Side America: Texas |
| Soil:
Texas - Houston Black |
| Song: Texas,
Our Texas |
| Sports:
Texas Teams |
| State
Parks: Texas |
| Symbols: Geobop's
Texas Symbols |
| Topography:
Image Gulf Coast Plain in the south and southeast; North Central
Plains slope upward with some hills; Great Plains extend over
the Panhandle, are broken by low mountains; Trans-Pecos are
southern extention of the Rocky Mountains. |
| Tourism:
Tour Texas |
| Tree:
Pecan Carya illinoensis |
| Unclaimed
Funds: Texas |
| Vital
Records: Texas |
Cattle Today
Articles about the production of beef cattle and livestock.
SUNSHINE FARMS BULL SALE AVERAGES $3,247
The Sunshine Farms Bull Sale was held December 5, 2009 in Clanton, Ala.
FRANK TURNER AND SONS ANGUS SALE HELD NOV. 7
The Frank Turner and Sons Angus Sale was held November 7, 2009 in Hayneville, Ala.
ALABAMA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOC. CONVENTION TO BE HELD
Cowboy hats and boots will be the dress of the day in the Rocket City as cattlemen from all across the state attend the largest cattle event of the year. The 67th annual Alabama Cattlemen's Association Convention and Trade Show will be at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville February 12-13.
USE PRACTICAL STRATEGIES IN CASE OF AN IRS AUDIT
Excessive business deductions by livestock or general farmers, or horse owners--or for that matter, most any other business-- trigger IRS audits. If you are audited in connection with any farming, livestock or horse activity, the IRS will usually start with one tax year and then look back or forward for other years to see the history of losses or profits.
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR NCBA ANNUAL CONVENTION
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is pleased to announce the line-up of speakers for the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention.
IT'S THE PITTS -- GRANDPA'S SADDLE
A cowboy's life has always been defined by what he did with his most valued possession... his saddle.
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- BE IT RESOLVED...SORT OF
Hooter wasn't much on New Year's resolutions. Any he'd ever made were distant memories before Punxsutawney Phil waddled from his burrow to predict winter's fortune.
COLDWATER CATTLE CO. DISPERSAL HELD NOV. 23
Beautiful fall weather greeted buyers and bidders from 10 states at the recent dispersal of the Coldwater Cattle Company cowherd in Holly Springs, Miss.
ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT CHALLENGING FOR PRODUCERS
OK, so back to our list of the 100 reasons why climate change, if occurring at all, is natural and not man-made. Part 1 provided reasons 1-50. Here are the remaining 50 facts:
BLACK INK -- NO BOUNDARIES
In a snow globe, the white flakes drift peacefully on a quiet farmyard. When cattlemen trudge through four-foot snow drifts in 30-mile-per-hour winds and single-digit temperatures to check on a sick calf, it isn't exactly the same picture of serenity.
CATTLEMEN'S COLLEGE BRINGS FOCUS ON CONSUMER TO NCBA CONVENTION
Daily chores get most of your time and attention. That's what pays the bills, but the state of the industry lies in the bigger picture.
IT'S THE PITTS -- AUCTION JUNKIES
You know you are an auction junkie if...
SGBI OPENS NEW OFFICES ON KING RANCH
Santa Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI) has moved into a new headquarters building on the historic King Ranch. The first Board of Directors meeting and an Open House celebration was held Saturday, October 31 in the new building just inside the main ranch entrance.
BLACK INK -- MIXED BLESSINGS
When you count your blessings, remember to include the ones disguised as challenges. Some of them you decided to take on as calculated risks; others intruded on your farm or in your life, but turned out to be “mixed blessings.”
RED ANGUS AGE AND SOURCE CERTIFICATES ACCESSIBLE ONLINE
Proper genetic, age and source verification is imperative for Red Angus cattle enrolled in the Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) to continue through the marketing channels. The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) recently developed a new tool streamlining access to this documentation.
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