harbormaster
01-13-2003, 06:11 PM
The Constitution of 1845, which was the resolution that allowed Texas into the Union, stated that Texas had the right to divide into 4 states in addition to the original Texas. That legal right still remains true. Texas is the only state in the union that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the American flag.
Texas is as large as all of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois combined.
The population of Texas is 20 million, not including the 16 million cattle.
Texas has a total of 6,300 square miles of inland lakes and streams, second only to Alaska. It has 80,000 miles of rivers and streams, 190 Man-made lakes and reservoirs,But only 1 natural lake.
Texas' largest county is Brewster County with 6,208 square miles. Connecticut (5,544 Sq Mi), Delaware (2,489 Sq Mi) and Rhode Island (1,545 Sq Mi) can fit inside this county.
The King Ranch itself near Corpus Christi is larger than the state of Rhode Island and includes 50,000 head of cattle.
The state capitol building is the largest state capitol building in the country.
More species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the United States
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. 10,001 live in Texas.
Four fire ant species are found in Texas, three of which are native to the state. The tropical Solenopsis geminata Fabricus and southern Solenopsis xyloni McCook are the most common.
If it crawls, it bites.
To combat the deadly killer bee, the Harris County Fire Department has 11 trucks equipped with soapy water sprayers that do nothing but respond to killer bee calls.
Currently, the Austin Fire Department will only deal with emergency situations involving killer bee attacks in progress.
Nothing will kill a mesquite tree.
There are valid reasons some people put concertino wire around their house.
Texas has 6 seasons:
Spring, Feb 16 to April 15
Summer, April 16 to July 15 (temp 90 to 98 degrees)
Super Summer, July 16 to Sept 10 (temp 100 to 115 degrees)
Summer, Sept. 11 to Oct 1 (temp 90 to 98 degrees)
Fall, Oct 2 to Dec. 1 Winter Dec. 2 to Feb 15
Coldbeer is one word.
Texans really don't have an accent.
When the world ends, only cockroaches and mesquite trees will survive.
Green grass DOES burn.
The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the first couple of weeks.
When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to go to the Doctor.
El Paso is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas.
Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area.
More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state.
Laredo is the world's largest inland port.
Port Lavaca has the world's longest fishing pier. Originally part of the causeway connecting the two sides of Lavaca Bay, the center span of was destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961.
The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest rose garden. It contains 38,000 rose bushes representing 500 varieties of roses set in a 22-acre garden.
Amarillo has the world's largest helium well.
The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883.
The Flagship Hotel on Seawall Boulevard in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built entirely over the water.
The Heisman trophy is named for John William Heisman the first full-time coach and athletic director at Rice University in Houston.
Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other comparable area in North America.
The Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
The worst natural disaster in United States history was caused by a hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. Over 8000 deaths were recorded.
Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas in 1885. The Dublin Dr Pepper plant, 85 miles west of Waco, still uses pure imperial cane sugar in its product. It is the only place in the world where they make Dr. Pepper according to the original formula. There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.
In Texas, it's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow.
According to one geographer, digging straight down from Austin will not get you to China but to Iraq.
For $150 you can become a licensed dead animal hauler in Texas.
75 percent of the world's Snickers bars are made in Waco at the M&M/Mars plant.
There's a Texas law that forbids people from carrying around a fence cutter or a pair of pliers that could cut a fence.
Fort Creek, Texas was hotter than hell in 1855.
Lubbock is the largest city in the United States that it dry.
Waco is one of only two cities in the U.S. that has a radio station whose call letters spell out the name of the city.
In Texas, it is illegal to curse in front of or indecently expose a corpse.
According to one report, more popcorn is sold in Dallas, Texas than anywhere in the U.S. (The average American eats 42 quarts of popcorn a year.)
Forty percent of the farm-grown catfish in the United States is consumed by Texans.
Lubbock doesn't have any storm drains.
Texas is as large as all of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois combined.
The population of Texas is 20 million, not including the 16 million cattle.
Texas has a total of 6,300 square miles of inland lakes and streams, second only to Alaska. It has 80,000 miles of rivers and streams, 190 Man-made lakes and reservoirs,But only 1 natural lake.
Texas' largest county is Brewster County with 6,208 square miles. Connecticut (5,544 Sq Mi), Delaware (2,489 Sq Mi) and Rhode Island (1,545 Sq Mi) can fit inside this county.
The King Ranch itself near Corpus Christi is larger than the state of Rhode Island and includes 50,000 head of cattle.
The state capitol building is the largest state capitol building in the country.
More species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the United States
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. 10,001 live in Texas.
Four fire ant species are found in Texas, three of which are native to the state. The tropical Solenopsis geminata Fabricus and southern Solenopsis xyloni McCook are the most common.
If it crawls, it bites.
To combat the deadly killer bee, the Harris County Fire Department has 11 trucks equipped with soapy water sprayers that do nothing but respond to killer bee calls.
Currently, the Austin Fire Department will only deal with emergency situations involving killer bee attacks in progress.
Nothing will kill a mesquite tree.
There are valid reasons some people put concertino wire around their house.
Texas has 6 seasons:
Spring, Feb 16 to April 15
Summer, April 16 to July 15 (temp 90 to 98 degrees)
Super Summer, July 16 to Sept 10 (temp 100 to 115 degrees)
Summer, Sept. 11 to Oct 1 (temp 90 to 98 degrees)
Fall, Oct 2 to Dec. 1 Winter Dec. 2 to Feb 15
Coldbeer is one word.
Texans really don't have an accent.
When the world ends, only cockroaches and mesquite trees will survive.
Green grass DOES burn.
The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the first couple of weeks.
When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to go to the Doctor.
El Paso is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas.
Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area.
More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state.
Laredo is the world's largest inland port.
Port Lavaca has the world's longest fishing pier. Originally part of the causeway connecting the two sides of Lavaca Bay, the center span of was destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961.
The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest rose garden. It contains 38,000 rose bushes representing 500 varieties of roses set in a 22-acre garden.
Amarillo has the world's largest helium well.
The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883.
The Flagship Hotel on Seawall Boulevard in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built entirely over the water.
The Heisman trophy is named for John William Heisman the first full-time coach and athletic director at Rice University in Houston.
Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other comparable area in North America.
The Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
The worst natural disaster in United States history was caused by a hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. Over 8000 deaths were recorded.
Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas in 1885. The Dublin Dr Pepper plant, 85 miles west of Waco, still uses pure imperial cane sugar in its product. It is the only place in the world where they make Dr. Pepper according to the original formula. There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.
In Texas, it's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow.
According to one geographer, digging straight down from Austin will not get you to China but to Iraq.
For $150 you can become a licensed dead animal hauler in Texas.
75 percent of the world's Snickers bars are made in Waco at the M&M/Mars plant.
There's a Texas law that forbids people from carrying around a fence cutter or a pair of pliers that could cut a fence.
Fort Creek, Texas was hotter than hell in 1855.
Lubbock is the largest city in the United States that it dry.
Waco is one of only two cities in the U.S. that has a radio station whose call letters spell out the name of the city.
In Texas, it is illegal to curse in front of or indecently expose a corpse.
According to one report, more popcorn is sold in Dallas, Texas than anywhere in the U.S. (The average American eats 42 quarts of popcorn a year.)
Forty percent of the farm-grown catfish in the United States is consumed by Texans.
Lubbock doesn't have any storm drains.