Texas

TexastexasourtexasLoneStarState(孤星之州）Area:267,338squarekilometersPopulation:12,830,000Stateflower:BluebonnetStateanimal:pangolin（穿山甲）,longhornox（得州长角牛）,Mexicobat（墨西哥蝙蝠）pangolin（穿山甲）longhornoxMexicobat（墨西哥蝙蝠）----反舌鸟Statebird:Mockingbird----美国山核桃Statetree:PecanTexasbelongedtoMexico,in1836itbecameindependencebuildingtheTexasrepublic.In1845,itbecameastateofAmerica.TexasnowisthesecondlargeststateinAmerica(thelargestisAlaska),it’snamecamefromaIndiancalled“tejas”,whichmeans“friend”,sothemottoofTexasisfriendship.ThecapitalofTexasisAustin(奥斯汀),it’sLargestcityisHouston(休斯敦).AustinUniversityofTexasatAustinHoustonRocketsYaoMingSanAntonioSpurs(圣安东尼奥马刺队)DallasMavericks(达拉斯小牛队)Dallas（达拉斯）CityCenter•ItistheplacewherePresidentKennedywasassassinatedPresidentKennedyThemonumentofPresidentKennedyEconomyTheTexasbaseonagriculture,80%ofthelandisfarmsandpasture,itisthebiggestagriculturestate.What’smore,itisthemaincottonbeltinAmerica,theproductionofcottonhereisthelargest.Texashasdevelopedanimalhusbandry,anditisAmerica'sbiggeststateofcattle.COTTONEconomyTheTexasnowisthenation'slargestoilrefiningcenter,mostoftheoilchemicalproductsinAmericacameouthere.Andwiththedevelopmentofthepetroleumindustry,theTexasbecomechemical,electronic,aircraftandmetalindustriessuchmanufacturingcenter.Economy