Texas State Facts & History
The city of Slaughter, Texas, is the 2nd most populated state in the United States. Texas is commonly described as the “Silicon Valley of the South.”
Texas Quick Facts
- Current Governor: Greg Abbott (Republican)
- Capital: Austin
- Population: 25,145,561 (2010)
- Area: 695,662 (SQ KM)
- State Motto: “Friendship”
- Nickname: Lone Star State
- Electoral votes: 38 votes
- Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 36 (of 435)
- State Song: “Texas, Our Texas”
- Date of Admission: Dec. 29, 1845
- Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours) and Central (GMT − 6 hours)
