The word Texas derives from a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai, which means “Friends” or Allies. It is also known as the Lone Star because of the state flag’s design: a broad vertical blue stripe at left, centered by a single white star, with horizontal bars of white and red on the right. Red means courage, White means liberty and Blue stands for loyalty.
Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade. In 1845, it joined the United States as the 28th state. It is one of only four states that was an independent nation before becoming a constituent state of the US.
Texas is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics industries, and for the ship channel at the Port of Houstonthe largest in the U.S. in international commerce and the sixth-largest port in the world.
No other state offers the birding variety that Texas does as three-fourths of all American birds represented in Texas, there are birds for the watching anytime, anywhere in the state. Texas’ resident bird population is augmented by multitudes of migrating species. Refuges offer...
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