Nickname: The Lone Star State
Where: South West (Gulf Coast)
Part of Union: 28th state to join the Union (1845)
Home to: 27.5 million Texans
Area: Ranked 2nd - Total: 268,581 sq mi
Largest metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Area
Highest point: Guadalupe Peak 8,751 ft
State bird: Northern mockingbird
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