Updated at 2022-04-17
Texas is located in the south-central United States and shares a border with Mexico. This sports-loving city is home to many professional football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and hockey teams. The most successful teams are the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and MLB's Texas Rangers. Texas has a robust sports industry. Renowned MLB pitcher Chien-Ming Wang once trained at a baseball academy in Texas, later returning to the mound after recovering from injury. The baseball cap in the picture features an American eagle, which symbolizes America. The eagle also appears on the Great Seal of the United States, representing a strong desire for peace, but will always be ready for war.
Language: English
Area: 695,662 square kilometers
Population: Approx. 30,500,000 people
Main Industries/Features: Texas is the second-largest state in the United States by area and population, second only to Alaska in area. It is larger than France by area and has a slightly fewer population than California. Texas is a vast state located at the intersection of several climate zones, making the state's weather extremely unpredictable. It is also the hardest hit by tornados than any other state in the United States. Texas has a strong economy that relies on agriculture, mining, energy production, and technology. Its annual gross state product (GSP) is higher than the gross national product of Canada and Russia.