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Texas Tech University Alumni
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and has Mexico-United States border, an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest. Texas has Texas Gulf Coast, a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering and with over 31 million residents as of 2024, it is the second-largest state List of U.S. states and territories by area, by area and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population. Texas is nicknamed the ''Lone Star State'' for its former status as the independent Republic of Texas. Spain was the first European country to Spanish Texas, claim and control Texas. Following French colonization of Texas, a short-lived colony controlled by France, Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas, Our Texas
"Texas, Our Texas" is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of Texas, adopted in the late 1920s as the official List of U.S. state songs, state song. History It was written in 1924 by William John Marsh, William J. Marsh, who was born in Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, and emigrated to Texas as a young man, and Gladys Yoakum Wright (1891–1956), of Fort Worth, Texas. It was selected as the official List of U.S. state songs, state song by a concurrent resolution of the Texas Legislature in 1929 following a statewide competition. Older songs, such as "The Yellow Rose of Texas (song), The Yellow Rose of Texas" and "Dixie (song), Dixie", were also considered but ultimately it was decided a new song should be composed. Although the song has been sung since the 41st legislature in 1929, it was officially adopted by Seventy-third Texas Legislature, the 73rd legislature as the state song in 1993. The song is usually performed just after the The Star-Spangled Banner, national anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
