Texas State Project Texas State Project By:Cheyenne GlennonBy:Cheyenne Glennon

LOCATION!!LOCATION!!

• 30N,100W• South of Oklahoma• North of Mexico• East of New Mexico• West of Louisiana

Cities!! Cities!!

Austin is the Capital.

Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Fort Worth, Dallas, Corpus Christi are major Cities.

There are 254 Counties.

State Plants!!State Plants!!

• The State Flower is the Bluebonnet.

• The State Tree is the Pecan Tree.

• The State Fruit is the Red Grapefruit.

• The State Vegetable is the Sweet Onion

Resources! !Resources! !

Texas is the top state in producing oil.

Texas is also #1 in rising beef cattle & growing cotton.

State AnimalsState Animals

The State Bird is the Mockingbird

The State Large Mammal is the

Longhorn

The State small Mammal is the Armadillo

About Texas! ! About Texas! !

• The Statehood is that Texas is became our 28th State on Dec. 29th 1845.

• The Lone Star State is the nickname of Texas.

• Texas had 6 flags flow over it.

Famous TexansFamous Texans

• Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson & Dwight D. Eisenhower.

• Rogers Hornsby & Ernie Banks were famous baseball players born in Texas.

How many People are There?!!?How many People are There?!!?

• There were about 20,946,503 in 2000.

• There were about 21,325,018 in 2001

Regions of Texas!!Regions of Texas!!

• Texas has about EVERY kind of scenery.

• A few kinds of scenery are the flat valleys,the beaches,the stony deserts,and the towering mountains

Texas Six FlagsTexas Six Flags

The reason there are 6 flags is because Spain ruled Texas, then French colonist settled in the gulf region. When they left Spain ruled again. Then Mexico broke free from Spain and claimed Texas. The Texans didn’t like Mexico's rules. They fought a war and won their independence. Texas was it’s own Country. They did not have enough money and were scared of being attacked again, so on Dec. 29th 1845 Texas joined the United States as the 28th state.

Famous Places to VisitFamous Places to Visit

Six Flags over Texas Park

Fiesta Texas (amusement park)

Sea World

The Alamo

Beaches

Deserts

Mountains

Other FactsOther Facts

Houston is home to the Kennedy Space Center. The Kennedy Center is in charge of the Space Shuttle while in space.

The last battle of the war against the Mexicans was fought at the Alamo in San Antonio

Current EventCurrent Event

The U.S made an agreement this month with Mexico. Mexico will release about 129,551 acre-feet of water into the Rio Grande from their reservoirs to aid the south Texas farmers with irrigation. The U.S will give about 1.5 million acre-feet from Colorado River to Mexico as payment. Mexico has failed to give 1.5 million acre-feet in the last decade. The U.S has scheduled a talk with the government of Mexico to see what the problem is with the water. (1 acre foot = 325,851 gallons)

Another EventAnother Event

The Columbia Space Shuttle broke apart over Texas Sat.morning 2\2\03 . There is debris is mostly in eastern Texas counties. There were 7 astronauts [5 men 2 women] they were all killed . A little bit of debris fell in Louisiana.

Have a Good Day!!!Have a Good Day!!!

http://www.stockyard.com/

http://www.50states.com/texas.htm

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/tx_symb.htm

http://www.state.tx.us/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/texas/