Texas
is
the
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largest
state
in
the
United
States
by
both
area
and
population
.
Geographically
located
in
the
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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
,
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____________________
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
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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
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____________________
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
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and
on
the
Texan
state
____________________
.
The
origin
of
the
state
name
,
Texas
,
is
from
the
word
,
"
Tejas
"
,
which
means
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in
the
Caddo
languag
e
