Texas Cultural Information
WELCOME TO
Texas
Texan culture is famous for its highly confident assertion that everything is bigger and better in Texas
Cowboys make up a large part of Texan society, so it’s hard to go anywhere in the state and not see cowboy boots, hats, and rancher attitudes. Most bars play country western music and most meals involve beef.
Texas Motto
Friendship was adopted as the Texas state motto in February 1930. The motto was most likely chosen because the name of Texas or Tejas was the Spanish pronunciation of the local Indian tribe’s word teyshas or thecas meaning friends or allies.
- Spoken Languages: English: 66.36% • Spanish: 29.5% • Other: 4.14%
- Texas is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after California).
- Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.
- Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth-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, respectively, the fourth- and fifth-largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country.
- Other major cities include Austin, the second most populous state capital in the U.S., and El Paso. Texas is nicknamed the “Lone Star State” for 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 Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal. The origin of Texas’s name is from the Caddo word táyshaʼ meaning ‘friends’.
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What is Texas famous for?
Texas is known as the Lone Star State. … Texas is known as the “Lone Star State” and is famous for its BBQ, live music, hot temperatures, and more.
Rodeos have been part of Texas culture since the 1880s, when cowboys worked on ranches on the dusty plains of the Pecos region, and many Texans consider rodeos to be the official state sport.
What is cool about Texas
Everything from the cowboy boots, Country music and rodeos to the tacos, square dancing and football tailgates make Texas one of the most unique states in America. In addition, Texas has an exceptionally vibrant arts and entertainment scene, with a number of festivals, concerts and theaters throughout the state.
