Texas is located in the southern United States and borders New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mexico. Some notable facts about Texas are that Austin is the 4th largest city, the state flower is the Bluebonnet, Texas became a state in 1846 and freed its slaves in 1865, and the population was over 25 million as of 2010 with Austin having the largest population of Texas cities compared to Detroit.

1. By Jayden Miller

4.  South hemisphere.
 Region Southwest.
 bordering states
 New Mexico
 Arkansas
 Oklahoma
 Louisiana
 bordering country Mexico.

6.  Austin
 4th largest city in Texas

9.  Mocking Bird

10.  Blue Bonnet

11.  Blue Topaz

12.  Monarch Butterfly

13.  Texas became a state February 19, 1846
 Became an official state December 29,
1945

14.  About 250,000 Texas slaves were freed on
June 19, 1865

15.  Texas changed their flag 6 times
1824-1836 1836-1839

16.  Over 25,000,000 people in Texas as of 2010
 Austin, Texas has over 790, 000
 Detroit, Michigan has over 713,000
Austin Wins!

17.  Austin to Detroit is over 1, 000 miles
 Texas to Detroit over 1,000 miles from Detroit

18.  Amarillo, Texas
 The American Quarter Horse Heritage Center &
Museum

19.  Austin, Texas
 Austin Zoo

21.  Lubbock, Texas
 The Silent Wing Museum