16 interesting facts about Texas
- Texas is the second largest state of US, in terms of area as well as population.
- Texas joined the United States in 1845, as its 28th state.
- Houston is the largest city in Texas, while Austin is the state’s capital city.
- Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in Texas.
- As per a law in Texas, people cannot carry around a fence cutter or a pair of pliers that could cut a fence.
- It is claimed that the smallest Catholic Church in the world that is still in operation is in Warrenton, Texas.
- Guadalupe Peak, soaring to a height of 8,749 feet, is the highest point in Texas.
- In Houston, it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.
- In Texas, it is illegal to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
- The King Ranch of Texas, near Corpus Christi, is even larger than the state of Rhode Island.
- In Texas, it's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow.
- The longest river in Texas is Rio Grande, spreading over an area of around 1270 miles.
- The name ‘Texas’ has been derived from the Hasinai Indian word ‘tejas’, which literally means friends or allies.
- The official state sport of Texas is Rodeo.
- The Waco Bridge of Texas was the first suspension bridge in the United States.
- Texas is known as the ‘Lone Star State’.
