TEXAS

LOCATION

Texas is bordered by New

Mexico in the northwest;
Oklahoma in the north and
northeast; Arkansas,
Louisiana, and the Gulf of
Mexico in the east; and
Mexico in the southwest.
HISTORY
• People first came to the area that is
now Texas at least 16,700 years ago.
Thousands of years later Native
American tribes,lived on the land.
• Texas became an independent nation
called the Republic of Texas in 1836.
But fending off hostile tribes and
Mexican troops was difficult for a small
country, and Texas joined the United
States in 1845. In 1861 Texas left the
Union and rejoined after the Civil War
ended in 1870.
WILDLIFE
• In Texas you might spot
black bears, armadillos,
coyotes,
tiger salamanders , leop
ard ,and frogs.Texas has
more species of birds than
any other state, including
screech owls and
hummingbirds
NATURAL RESOURCES
• Texas has about 12 million cattle, more than any other state in the
country. Texas also produces wool and cotton, and has one of the
largest wind-power-producing farms in the world with more than
100,000 acres of wind turbines
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