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If it were a city, the texas department of criminal justice tdcj would be the 20 th most populous municipality in the state, comparable to the size of mesquite. Everyone knows that dallas is home to the dallas cowboys and the texas rangers and has. And if you know all of these 21 facts, well, thats a sure sign you must be from texas. I dug a little deeper to find the quirky, bizarre, or really interesting tidbits of history in this state that just might surprise you. Apr 02, 2020 hi there, i check your blogs named 155 cool and weird fun facts that you should know. If youre looking for a collection of odd stories, you may appreciate this book but it is not a travel guide in any way. Cool facts about texas that will both satisfy your curiosity and help you survive in this special u. Hidden within the large landmark lies fascinating facts about the capitols legacy you may not know.
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Your travel guide to texass local legends and best. In texas, it is still a hanging offense to steal cattle. Fact 1 the world famous alamo is located in san antonio, texas. Did you know that theres a magic tree house book for every kid.
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Dallas is the third largest city in the state of texas after houston and san antonio. Harkin to show you once more how amazing the world is. Interesting facts about dallas texas, texas state symbols and the attractions in texas. Track the facts about the alamo, the galveston hurricane, and the great state of texas. Hiding her penchant for selfdestruction behind her upscale restaurant uniform. In texas, its illegal to put graffiti on someone elses cow. There are many people living in texas, and many come from a wide variety of backgrounds and ethnicities. If you use these small jokes on your presentation materials publication, website, powerpoint, seminars, lecture, tv show, etc, please have the courtesy to quote the source. Dont get caught not knowing the true origin story for kleenex, or what a beefalo is. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Not a travel guide and not exactly a texas brags book, 100 great things is a. When you think of texas, you think of houston, austin, san antonio, and of course dallas.
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Eight surprising facts about the texas prison system with 142,000 people serving time in texas prisons, the lone star state has one of the largest prison populations in the nation. People often call the university simply ttu or tech. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Literary lone stars ten best texas books books the. Texas is larger than many nations of the world, including every country in europe. The hard shell of an armadillo is stronger than you might realize. With varied interests, i have always suffered from an insatiable appetite for facts stemming from an unrestrainable intellectual curiosity. It is where texas defenders fell to mexican general santa anna and the phrase remember the alamo originated. Texas is the second largest of the fifty united states based on both area and population. Oct 31, 2015 weve told you a lot of cool things about texas so far, but we havent covered much about texas history. Texas has more airports than any other state in the country. When you can laugh about the weather, the guns and the food, youre a true texan at heart. It has absolutely great graphics to go along with the multitude of funny and weird texas stories.
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