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'''Texas''' became the 28th state to join the union on December 29, 1845. As of 2024, Texas has the 9th largest economy in the world, with a $32.7 billion budget surplus. Texas is a bastion of [[free enterprise]], religious liberty, and [[conservative]] outspokenness. Beginning in fall 2025, the [[Bible]] is part of its [[public school]] curriculum.

'''Texas''' became the 28th state to join the union on December 29, 1845. As of 2024, Texas has the 9th largest economy in the world, with a $32.7 billion budget surplus. Texas is a bastion of [[free enterprise]], religious liberty, and [[conservative]] outspokenness. '''''Beginning in fall 2025, the [[Bible]] is part of its [[public school]] curriculum'''''.

Texas was a territory of [[Mexico]] from 1821–1835, before [[Texas War of Independence|gaining independence]] from [[Mexico]] as the [[Republic of Texas]] from 1836–1845. This state is the largest [[conservative]] state in population (in 2020 it was the only state to gain more than one new seat in Congress, it gained two new seats) and is predicted to surpass [[California]] in population within a few decades (due in part to Californians moving to the state, causing it to lose a Congressional seat for the first time in its history). Texas is the second-largest in population after California (in 2020 its population was estimated at over 29.1 million) and has the second-largest land-area after [[Alaska]].  Texas has long been the biggest grower of [[cotton]] in the [[U.S.]]  Texas has the most [[free market]]-based large [[economy]] in the [[United States]].

Texas was a territory of [[Mexico]] from 1821–1835, before [[Texas War of Independence|gaining independence]] from [[Mexico]] as the [[Republic of Texas]] from 1836–1845. This state is the largest [[conservative]] state in population (in 2020 it was the only state to gain more than one new seat in Congress, it gained two new seats) and is predicted to surpass [[California]] in population within a few decades (due in part to Californians moving to the state, causing it to lose a Congressional seat for the first time in its history). Texas is the second-largest in population after California (in 2020 its population was estimated at over 29.1 million) and has the second-largest land-area after [[Alaska]].  Texas has long been the biggest grower of [[cotton]] in the [[U.S.]]  Texas has the most [[free market]]-based large [[economy]] in the [[United States]].