Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km 2) and with over 31 million residents as of 2024, [1] it is the second-largest U.S. state by area and …

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2 days ago · Texas occupies the south-central segment of the country and is the largest state in area except for Alaska. The state extends nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from north to south and about the …

College Station-Bryan is ranked No. 28 nationally and No. 3 in Texas on the Milken Institute 's annual list of the nation's best-performing large cities. The rankings are based on 13 indicators that reflect a …

1 day ago · Democrat Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

Texas lies in the south-central region of the United States. It shares borders with four U.S. states: Oklahoma to the north, Arkansas to the northeast, Louisiana to the east, and New Mexico to the west.

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Jan 18, 2024 · Texas, the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, borders the states of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. To its southwest lies the country of Mexico, and …

3 days ago · Long accustomed to rapid growth, Texas saw the overall number of people moving from other states sink to its lowest level in two decades, census estimates show.

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