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Line 1: + − '''Texas''' Is the home of steers and queers, and you aint look like no steer!+ − I don't know much about the history of texas, because I slept through my seventh grade history course, so Im gonna make it up based on old western porno movies. Aparently lots of texas like gay butsex, like george bush. george bush is a faggot. − The capital of Texas is [[Austin]], and the largest city is [[Houston]]. It was solidly Democratic from about 1900 to the 1970s, then Republicans gradually took control and now dominate. − − The "Six Flags" amusement park chain takes its name from the fact that six flags have flown over Texas: Spanish, French, Mexican, Republic of Texas, Confederate States of America, and United States of America. − − Despite a widely spread [[urban legend]] stating otherwise, Texas' entry to the Union was not accompanied by a provision that allows Texas to secede from the Union at any time. <ref>http://www.snopes.com/history/american/texas.asp</ref> However, it is the only state with the right to break itself into up to five smaller states.
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[[Image:Texas_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Texas.]]
[[Image:Texas_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Texas.]]
'''Texas''' is the twenty-eighth state to enter into the union and was admitted on December 29, 1845. It is the second largest of the 50 [[America|US]] states, and the largest continental state. 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 Democratic from about 1900 to the 1970s, then Republicans gradually took control and now dominate.
Texas is 268,581 sq. miles (about 695,622km<sup>2</sup>) total area.<ref>http://www.texasalmanac.com/facts/</ref>
Texas is 268,581 sq. miles (about 695,622km<sup>2</sup>) total area.<ref>http://www.texasalmanac.com/facts/</ref>
==Notable Texans==
==Notable Texans==