Texas is located in the southern United States, with its capital in Austin. It has a diverse climate and population. Some of its notable features include major universities, professional sports teams like the Cowboys and Texans, state symbols like the bluebonnet flower, and large cities with popular attractions, restaurants, hotels and airports. The document provides an overview of Texas' geography, education, culture, tourism and history at a high level.

1. By: Kristen Sulpizio

2. Location
 Texas is located on the Southern part of the U.S.
 North of Texas is Oklahoma.
 West is New Mexico and East is Mississippi and
Louisiana.
 The Capital of Texas is Austin.
 From here, it takes 1682 to get from here(Philadelphia)
to the capital of Texas by car.
 It would take about 3-4 to get to Texas from here by
flight.

3. Colleges(Education)
University of Northern
Texas
Austin College
University of Dallas
Baylor University
Texas Tech University

4. Sport Teams
 Football:
Houston Texans
Dallas Cowboys
 Hockey:
Dallas Stars
 Baseball:
Houston Astros
Texas Rangers

5. Texas State Symbol!

6. Texas State Representations
 State Bird: Mockingbird
 State Flower: Blue
Bonnet
 State Food Dish: Chili
 State Animal: Longhorn
 State Insect: Monarch
Butterfly
 State Fruit: Red
Grapefruit

7. Demographics
 White(Caucasian): 48%
 African American: 12%
 Hispanic: 35%
 Other: about 5%

8. Climate!!
 Winter Temperature
ranges around 57-79
degrees Fahrenheit
 Summer Temperature
ranges around 91-105
degrees Fahrenheit

9. Transportation in Texas
 Airports:
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Airport(largest)
• Mass Transportation:
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Meterorail
VIA Metropolitan Transit--operates transit in
San Antonio

10. Restaurants
 Le Reve(San Antonio, Texas)
 Hudson's on The
Bend(Austin, Texas)
 Mansion on Turtle
Creek(Dallas, Texas)
 Tony’s(Houston, Texas)
 Sonny Bryan’s(Dallas, Texas)

11. Hotels/Resorts
 Rosewood Crescent
Hotel(Dallas, Texas)
 Hotel Contessa(San
Antonio)
 Rosewood Mansion on
Turtle Creek(Dallas,
Texas)
 Omni La Mansion del
Rio(San Antonio)
 Hotel Valencia
Riverwalk(San Antonio)

12. Historic Landmarks
 Fair Park Texas
Centennial Buildings
 Fort Richardson
 Fort Sam Houston
 John Nance Garner House
 Highland Park Shopping
Village

13. TopTourist Attractions!!
 San Marcos Outlet Mall
 Paseo del Rio(Riverwalk)
 Alamo
 Sea World of Texas
 Padre Island National
Seashore

14. Weird Facts!
 It is illegal to sell any of your organs
 You must acknowledge the existence
of a supreme being in order to hold a
publice office
 The entire encyclopedia Britannica is
banned because it contains a formula
for making beer at home
 No person is allowed to disturb a
church service by swearing, proving
this state is really religious.

15. History!!
Spanish conquerors first arrived in the
region now known as Texas in 1519,
finding the region populated by various
Native American tribes. During the
period from 1519 to 1848, most parts of
Texas were claimed by six countries:
France, Spain, Mexico, the Republic of
Texas, the U.S.A. as well as the
Confederate States of America in 1861–65

16. Three Reasons to Visit!
 It has educational schools and
colleges to attend.
 Texas is a very religious and safe
place to travel
 Texas has many sports team, which
means you can go to a game and
spend time as a family.