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Entered the Union: December 29, 1845 (28th State)

Texas Capital City: Austin

Lagest Cities in Texas: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Plano, Laredo

Bordering States: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma

Texas 2013 Population (Estimate): 26,448,193

Texas 2010 Population (Estimate): 25,145,561

Origin of State Name: From an Indian word meaning “friends”

State Motto: Friendship

Texas Nickname: Lone Star State

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