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Beaumont, TX. to El Paso, TX.: 742 miles
Beaumont, TX. to Chicago, IL.: 770 miles
World's first rodeo was in Pecos... July 4, 1883.
The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in
North America built over water.
The Heisman Trophy was named after John William
Heisman who was the first full time coach for Rice
University, Houston.
Brazoria County has more species of birds than any
other area in North America.
Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North
America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
The worst natural disaster in US history was in 1900
caused by hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost
on Galveston Island
The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969,
was "Houston."
El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas.
Laredo is the world's largest inland port.
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest
rose garden; consisting of over 38,000 bushes with 500
varieties on 22 acres.
The State shell is Lightning Whelk.
The King Ranch is larger than Rhode Island.
Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US rainfall record
of 43" in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July 1979.
Texas is the only state to enter the US by TREATY,
instead of by annexation. (This allows the Texas flag
to fly at the same height as the US flag.)
A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500
years old.
A pecan tree in Parker County (near Weatherford) is
the world champion pecan tree in America....over 1000
years old, still bears pecans.
Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no
period after Dr in Dr Pepper.
Texas has had six capital cities:
1. Washington-on-the-Brazos
2. Harrisburg
3. Galveston
4. Velasco
5. West Columbia
6. Austin
The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the US
which is taller than the Capitol Building in
Washington, DC (by 7 feet).
The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word
"tejas" meaning friends. "Tejas" is not Mexican for
Texas.
The first domed stadium in the US was the Astrodome in
Houston.
The State animal is the Armadillo. - An interesting
bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have
four babies! They have one egg which splits into four
and they either have four males or four females.
Beaumont, TX. to Chicago, IL.: 770 miles
World's first rodeo was in Pecos... July 4, 1883.
The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in
North America built over water.
The Heisman Trophy was named after John William
Heisman who was the first full time coach for Rice
University, Houston.
Brazoria County has more species of birds than any
other area in North America.
Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North
America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
The worst natural disaster in US history was in 1900
caused by hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost
on Galveston Island
The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969,
was "Houston."
El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas.
Laredo is the world's largest inland port.
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest
rose garden; consisting of over 38,000 bushes with 500
varieties on 22 acres.
The State shell is Lightning Whelk.
The King Ranch is larger than Rhode Island.
Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US rainfall record
of 43" in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July 1979.
Texas is the only state to enter the US by TREATY,
instead of by annexation. (This allows the Texas flag
to fly at the same height as the US flag.)
A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500
years old.
A pecan tree in Parker County (near Weatherford) is
the world champion pecan tree in America....over 1000
years old, still bears pecans.
Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no
period after Dr in Dr Pepper.
Texas has had six capital cities:
1. Washington-on-the-Brazos
2. Harrisburg
3. Galveston
4. Velasco
5. West Columbia
6. Austin
The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the US
which is taller than the Capitol Building in
Washington, DC (by 7 feet).
The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word
"tejas" meaning friends. "Tejas" is not Mexican for
Texas.
The first domed stadium in the US was the Astrodome in
Houston.
The State animal is the Armadillo. - An interesting
bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have
four babies! They have one egg which splits into four
and they either have four males or four females.