Download all six Little Lone Star Activity Packets for fun Fair-related activities, coloring sheets and fun facts about Texas, and of course, Big Tex. Little Lone Stars State Fair Digital Puzzles We’ve used the theme artwork from 2015 to 2020 to create five digital puzzles that can be cust...
Now that we’ve made Texas seem significant, it’s only fair to humble it because Texas could fit into Russia about 25 times. Texas isn’t just an enormous state; its economy is larger than many countries! We’ve already figured out that Texas is bigger than many places, but what’s ...
State Forests:5 •State Parks:120 Famous for:Houston Space Center, Gulf Coast resorts, The Alamo, oil, rodeos Famous Texans:Gene Autry (singer/actor), George W. Bush (President and Governor), Dwight David Eisenhower (President and general), General Sam Houston (president of Texas), Howard...
Big Tex returned to the State Fair in grand fashion with a Texas-sized welcome back celebration held on September 27, 2013. As he had done for many years, Tex breathed in a breath of fresh Texas air and said, “Howdy, Folks!,” to the world. ...
Interesting Facts Texas Facts Date of Statehood: December 29, 1845 Capital: Austin Population: 29,145,505 (2020 U.S. Census) Size: 268,596 square miles Nickname: The Lone Star State Motto: Friendship Tree: Pecan Flower: Bluebonnet
"I cannot begin to tell you how many conversations I have had personally trying to convince people to pay attention to the facts, the science." The second night was hosted by Anchor Chauncy Glover and local leaders warned that infections and hospitalizations in the Black community are likely ...
Here’s everything you need to know about exploring the Lone Star State—when to go, where to stay, what to do, and how to get around.
State Facts (History Firsts) State Motto Origin of State Name Counties State Symbols History Timelines History Timelines History of the States The 50 US States Texas Symbols Texas Symbols Air Force, Amphibian, Artist, Artist Caricature, Bird, Bluebonnet City, Bluebonnet Festival, Bluebonnet Trail,...
Texas has a law against “price gouging,” which means politicians there (just like the politicians in places like Venezuela) think they should get to determine what’s a fair price rather than allow (gasp!) a free market. The state’s Republican Attorney General is even highlighting his sta...
Interesting Facts County Judge, Lina Hidalgo, is the first woman to be elected County Judge and only the second to be elected to the Commissioners Court. Teneshia Hudspeth, the County Clerk of Harris county, is the first African-American woman to serve in this role. The 1910 Harris ...