6．The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island．
7．During the period of July 24—26，1979，the Tropical Storm Claudette brought 45inches of rain to an area near Alvin，Texas，contributing to more than 600million in damages．Claudette produced the United States 24hour rainfall record of 43inches．
8．More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States．
9．Edwards Plateau in west central Texas is the top sheep growing area in the country．
10．Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation（合并）．
11．The state was an independent nation from 1836to 1845．
12．Texas boasts the nation’s largest herd of whitetail deer（白尾鹿）．
13．A coastal live oak located near Fulton is the oldest tree in the state．The tree has an estimated age of more than 1，500years．
14．Sam Houston，arguably the most famous Texan，was actually born in Virginia．Houston served as governor of Tennessee before coming to Texas．
15．Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state．
16．The first offensive action of the Texas Revolution occurred in Goliad on October 9，1835when local colonists captured（夺取）the fort and town．
17．On December 20，1835the first Declaration of Texas Independence was signed in Goliad and the first flag of Texas Independence was hoisted（升起）．
18．The Hertzberg Circus Museum in San Antonio contains one of the largest assortments（分类）of circusana in the world．
19．The capital city of Austin is located on the Colorado River in south－central Texas．The capitol building is made from Texas pink granite（花岗岩）．It served as the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1840—1842．
20．Austin is considered the live music capital of the world．
21．Texas is home to Dell and Compaq computers and central Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the south．
22．Professional sports teams include the Dallas Cowboys，Dallas Mavericks，Dallas Stars，Houston Astros，Houston Comets，Houston Rockets，San Antonio Spurs，and Texas Rangers．
23．Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885．The Dublin Dr Pepper，85miles west of Waco，still uses pure imperial cane sugar in its product．There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper．
24．The first suspension bridge in the United States was the Waco Bridge．Built in 1870and still in use today as a pedestrian crossing（行人交叉路）of the Brazos River．
25．In 1836five sites served as temporary capitals of Texas，Washington－on－the－Brazos，Harrisburg，Galveston，Velasco，and Columbia．Sam Houston moved the capital to Houston in 1837．In 1839the capital was moved to the new town of Austin．
26．The capitol in Austin opened May 16，1888．The dome of the building stands seven feet higher than that of the nation’s Capitol in Washington，D．C．
27．Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian word tejas meaning friends or allies．
28．The armadillo（犰狳）is the official state mammal（哺乳动物）．
29．Texas has the first domed（半球形的）stadium（露天大型运动场）in the country．The structure was built in Houston and opened in April 1965．
30．The Houston Comets are the only team in the country to win four back－to－back WNBA championships．1997－2000Cynthia Cooper remains the only player to win the WNBA Championship MVP．
31．The worst natural disaster in United States history was caused by a hurricane（飓风）that hit Galveston in 1900．Over 8000deaths were recorded．
32．The first word spoken from the moon on July 20，1969was Houston．
33．Texas’largest county is Brewster with 6，208square miles．
34．Texas possesses three of the top ten most populous（人口稠密的）cities in the United States．These towns are Houston，Dallas，and San Antonio．
35．El Paso is closer to Needles，California than it is to Dallas．
36．Texas includes 267，339square miles，or 7．4％of the nation’s total area．
37．The state’s cattle population is estimated to be near 16million．
38．More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state．
39．More species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the United States．
40．Laredo is the world’s largest inland port．
41．Port Lavaca has the world’s longest fishing pier（码头）．Originally part of the causeway（堤道）connecting the two sides of Lavaca Bay，the center span of was destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961．
42．The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world’s largest rose garden．It contains 38，000rose bushes representing 500varieties of roses set in a 22－acre garden．
43．Amarillo has the world’s largest helium（氦（化学元素，符号为He））well．
44．The world’s first rodeo（〈美〉为打烙印而赶拢牧牛，牛仔竞技表演）was held in Pecos on July 4，1883．
45．The Flagship Hotel on Seawall Boulevard in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built entirely over the water．
46．The Heisman trophy is named for John William Heisman the first full－time coach and athletic director at Rice University in Houston．
47．Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other comparable area in North America．
48．The Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America’s only remaining flock（（禽、畜等的）群）of whooping（发嗬嗬声的）cranes（鹤）．
49．Jalapeno pepper（墨西哥胡椒）jelly originated in Lake Jackson and was first marketed in 1978．
50．Central Texas has become famous for its beautiful rivers and natural springs，which offer the perfect option for cooling off，kicking back and enjoying the scenery．
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