Fill in the Blanks What do you know about Texas?Online version this activity is for those who are interested in the USA. by Malgorzata Macierzynska 1 Lone Star second Mexico south New seal 'friends' flag Houston fourth Texas is the largest state in the United States by both area and population . Geographically located in the central part of the country , Texas shares borders with the U . S . states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast . is the most populous city in Texas and the largest in the U . S . , while San Antonio is the second most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U . S . Dallas ? Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country , respectively . Other major cities include Austin , the second most populous state capital in the U . S . , and El Paso . Texas is nicknamed the State to signify its former status as an independent republic , and as a reminder of the state's struggle for independence from Mexico . The " Lone Star " can be found on the Texan state and on the Texan state . The origin of the state name , Texas , is from the word , " Tejas " , which means in the Caddo languag e
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