Texas is the second largest state in the US located in the southern region. It borders Mexico to the south, Oklahoma to the north, Louisiana to the east, and New Mexico to the west. The word "Texas" comes from the Caddo word meaning "friends" or "allies". With a population of over 24 million people, Texas has a diverse culture influenced by Native American tribes, Spanish explorers, Mexican settlers, and Anglo-American immigrants throughout its history.
2. TEXAS
State located in
the United State
Southern region,
limits the south with
Mexico, north with
Oklahoma, east with
Louisiana and west Extensi
with New Mexico. Is on 696.241
km2
the second largest Populat
state in the U.S, since ion 24.7
3. The word Texas, comes
from the Caddo
/táysha/, and is
translated as
'friend' or 'ally'
The Caddo were
the tribes of
American Indians
of the
southeastern
United States in
the sixteenth
century.
5. Indian
tribes
three
federally
recognized
living in
Texas: the
Alabama-
Coushatta,
the
Kickapoo
and the
6. The Texas flag has three
stripes. Two horizontal
stripes, the upper is white
and the lowest red, and
the vertical stripe is blue
with a single star.
For this reason Texas is
7. "Six Flags over Texas"
due to the six nations
where have exercised
their sovereignty over
Texas (Spain, France,
Mexico, Texas,
Confederate States of
America and the United
States).
8. has a yellow
star in an
inner circle,
surrounded of
olive and oak
branches. In a
second circle,
more outside
can be read in
white the
words "The
State of
9. Prominent in the
trade and education,
for the production
of high technology
items and the large
conventions held in
10. Austin Called in honor to
University Stephen Austin
“The Father of
Texas”
11. Religion
• 46% Evangelical and Protestants
• 32% Catholic
• 7% Other Christians
• 6% Believers no religion
• 6% Agnostics and atheists
• 2% Muslim
• 1% Mormon
The 50% of Texans participating at
Mass each week, making it the
tenth federal state of the United
States where there is more often
to the religious life (almost 42% is
12. The official
Texas food
official FOOD
is the
"Chili"
(chili with
meat)
considered
Tex-Mex,
the
southern
and
barbecue
dish.
