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Texas
Texas'''Texas''' is the second-biggest state in the United States of America -- although some Texans will maintain that it is a country all to its own. Originally a territory of Mexico, Texas rebelled in 1836 and became its own nation for 10 years before joining the USA in 1845. Texas has maintained its independent spirit, and in fact the state makes a definite travel destination all its own.
Known for their generosity and overall friendliness, Texans are great people to meet. Texans also have a tremendous sense of Texas pride. No other state (well not many) in the United States features their state flag so prominently in businesses, on the backs of pickup trucks and in advertisements.
==Regions==
<!-- NOTE: The list of cities in each regions comes from the State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism, Website http://www.traveltex.com-->
Image:TexasRegions.png|right|Texas Regions
#Panhandle (Texas)|Panhandle -- Amarillo, Wichita Falls - Dust storms, cotton, the Llano Estacado
#Prairies and Lakes -- Dallas, Fort Worth
#Piney Woods -- Piney Woods, bayous, and Civil War and Civil Rights history
#Gulf Coast (Texas)|Gulf Coast -- Houston (Texas)|Houston, Galveston (Texas)|Galveston, Beaumont islands and beaches
#South Texas Plains -- San Antonio, Laredo - Border country along the Rio Grande
#Hill Country -- Austin - Historic and state capital
#Big Bend Country -- El Paso
==Cities==
*Addison
*Austin - State capital and home to the largest university in the USA - University of Texas
*Dallas
*El Paso
*Fort Worth
*Galveston (Texas)|Galveston
*Houston (Texas)|Houston - Home to NASA and many oil companies
*Irving
*Midland
*San Antonio
*Kemah - South of Houston near the coast
*Fredericksburg (Texas)|Fredericksburg
*Plano
*Texas City
==Other Destinations==
*South Padre Island
==Understand==
Western Texas is very warm and dry in the summer (commonly higher than 100F or 38C).
==Get around==
Texas has a very good system of freeways which make travelling between cities easy. Texas freeways have frontage roads which parallel the freeway.
Speed limits are very strictly enforced in and near small towns in Texas.
Texas is home to major airlines American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Continental Airlines each of which connects to major cities around the world. American and Continental fly to many Texas locations through their hubs in Dallas and Houston respectively. Southwest is the no frills discounter granddad and flies throughout Texas.
Since Texas cities are geographically dispersed, travel by train is expensive. For example, traveling from Houston (east) to El Paso (far west) is one-half of the distance from Houston to Los Angelos.
Greyhound provides intercity bus service.
==Get out==
*'''Galveston''' is the major cruise port in the state, the 19th largest in the world.
**Carnival Elation
**Carnival Ecstasy
**Celebrity Galaxy
**Princess Grand Princess
**Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas
**Royal Caribbean Splendour of the Seas
*'''Houston''' has a much smaller cruise port.
**Norwegian Sea
**Norwegian Dream
==External links==
* http://www.traveltex.com/ -- the official state travel information site.
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