governor: Rick Perry (R)
senators: John Cornyn (R) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
representatives: Joe Barton (R-6); Henry Bonilla (R-23); Kevin P. Brady (R-8); Michael C. Burgess (R-26); John R. Carter (R-31);
Mike Conaway (R-11); Henry Cuellar (D-28); John A. Culberson (R-7); Tom DeLay (R-22); Lloyd Doggett (D-25); Chet Edwards (D-17);
Louie Gohmert (R-1); Charles A. Gonzalez (D-20); Kay Granger (R-12); Al Green (D-9); Gene Green (D-29); Ralph M. Hall (R-4);
Jeb Hensarling (R-5); Ruben E. Hinojosa (D-15); Sheila Jackson Lee (D-18); Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-30); Sam Johnson (R-3);
Kenny Marchant (R-24); Michael McCaul (R-10); Randy Neugebauer (R-19); Solomon P. Ortiz (D-27); Ron E. Paul (R-14);
Ted Poe (R-2); Silvestre Reyes (D-16); Pete Sessions (R-32); Lamar S. Smith (R-21) and William Thornberry (R-13)
state capitol: Austin
population of Texas in 2000: 20,851,820 (2nd)
counties: 254
land area: 261,914 square miles (2nd)
largest city: Houston
statehood: became the 28th state on December 29, 1845
state nickname: lone star state
state bird: mockingbird
state flower: bluebonnet
state tree: pecan
state motto: friendship
extra: Palo Alto battlefield
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