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|capital=Austin
|capital=Austin
|language=English
|language=English
|governor=Greg Abbott
|governor=[[Greg Abbott]]
|gparty=Republican
|gparty=Republican
|senator2=John Cornyn
|senator2=[[John Cornyn]]
|s2party=Republican
|s2party=Republican
|s2phone=(202) 224-2934
|s2phone=(202) 224-2934
|s2email=http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm Contact
|s2email=http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm Contact
|senator1=Kay Bailey Hutchison
|senator1=[[Ted Cruz]]
|s1party=Republican
|s1party=Republican
|s1phone=(202) 224-5922
|s1phone=
|s1email=http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm Contact
|s1email=http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm Contact
|population=
|population=
|date=December 29, 1845 (28th)
|date=December 29, 1845 (28th)
}}
}}
'''Texas''' is the largest [[conservative]] state in population, and is predicted to surpass California in population within a few decades. Texas was the twenty-eighth state to enter into the union and was admitted on December 29, 1845. Texas is the second largest in population after [[California]] and has the second largest land-area after [[Alaska]]. It has the largest land-area in the continental [[US]]. Before its admission, it was its own [[Republic of Texas|country]], having gained [[Texas War of Independence|independence]] from [[Mexico]].
'''Texas''' is the largest [[conservative]] state in population, and is predicted to surpass California in population within a few decades. Texas was the twenty-eighth state to enter into the union, having been admitted on December 29, 1845. Texas is the second largest in population after [[California]] and has the second largest land-area after [[Alaska]]. It has the largest land-area in the continental [[US]]. Before its admission, it was its own [[Republic of Texas|country]], having gained [[Texas War of Independence|independence]] from [[Mexico]].
The capital of Texas is [[Austin]], and the largest city is [[Houston]]. It was solidly [[Democrat]]ic from about 1900 to the 1970s, then [[Republican]]s gradually took control and now dominate the political atmosphere of Texas.
The capital of Texas is [[Austin]], and the largest city is [[Houston]]. It was solidly [[Democrat]]ic from about 1900 to the 1970s, then [[Republican]]s gradually took control and now dominate the political atmosphere of Texas.