What are some fun facts about Texas?

If you are thinking about relocating to Texas, make sure you know a little about the state that will be your new home. Knowing some of the facts about the "Lone Star State" can be a fun way to begin thinking like a local. Here is a little bit of Texas trivia to go along with your search for Texas Apartments:

• The Texas Longhorn is the state mammal and the Texas Bluebonnet is the state flower
• There are 254 counties in Texas
• Texas was the 28th state to enter the union
• The state "dish" is chili
• The state insect is the Monarch butterfly
• The state tree is the pecan
• The state dance is the square dance
• Texas is the largest of the contiguous states. It is 267,277 square miles
• There are 191,000 miles of rivers and streams in the state
• More than 5,000 flowering plants are natives of the state
• Texas is the fifth largest wine producer in the United States
• The world’s largest auction of livestock takes place in Amarillo
• The state’s motto is friendship
• Texas is the second most populous city in the nation with over 20 million residents

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