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Texas | Map, Population, History, Facts | Britannica Texas, constituent state of the United States of America It became the 28th state of the union in 1845 Texas occupies the south-central segment of the country and is the largest state in area except for Alaska The state extends nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from north to south and about the same distance from east to west
Texas - Annexation, Statehood, History | Britannica Texas - Annexation, Statehood, History: As early as 1836, Texans had voted for annexation by the United States, but the proposition was rejected by the Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren administrations
Texas - Exploration, Revolution, Annexation | Britannica Texas - Exploration, Revolution, Annexation: The ancestors of the West Texas Native Americans lived in camps perhaps as long as 37,000 years ago Possessing only crude spears and flint-pointed darts, these hunters survived primarily on wild game
Texas - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help Texas was an independent country before becoming part of the United States It had won freedom from Mexico in 1836 Nine years later, on December 29, 1845, Texas was admitted to the Union Its national flag then became its state flag This red, white, and blue flag with a single star was the origin of the Texas nickname, the Lone Star State
Texas summary | Britannica In 1836 Texans declared independence from Mexico as the Republic of Texas (see Stephen Austin; Sam Houston) After a 10-year struggle to remain independent, Texas became the 28th U S state in 1845
Galveston | Texas, Founding, Map, History, Facts | Britannica Galveston, city, seat (1838) of Galveston county, southeastern Texas, U S , 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Houston It is a major deepwater port on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, at the northeast end of Galveston Island, which extends along the Texas coast for about 30 miles (48 km), separating Galveston Bay and West Bay from the Gulf of Mexico
Austin | History, Population, Demographics, Map, Points of Interest . . . Austin, city, capital of Texas, U S , and seat (1840) of Travis county It is located where the Colorado River crosses the Balcones Escarpment in the south-central part of the state, about 80 miles (130 km) northeast of San Antonio
San Antonio | Facts, History, Points of Interest | Britannica San Antonio, city, seat (1837) of Bexar county, south-central Texas, U S It is situated at the headwaters of the San Antonio River on the Balcones Escarpment, about 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Austin It is the second most-populous city in Texas The Alamo, the city’s historic fort, is a popular tourist draw
Alamo | Description, Battle, Map, Facts | Britannica Alamo, 18th-century Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, U S , that was the site of a historic resistance effort by a small group of determined fighters for Texan independence (1836) from Mexico Learn more about the history of the Alamo in this article