Texas
Once independent republic
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population, located in the South Central region bordering Mexico.
Its size and history as an independent republic (1836–1845) shape a distinct regional identity often marked by pride and self-reliance: Everything's bigger in Texas.
The adjective Texan describes people, culture, or things from the state.
Texas hold 'em is a popular poker variant.
Texas capital city
- HoustonTexas's largest city
- DallasNorth Texas metropolitan area
- San AntonioSouth-central Texas city
- Fort WorthNorth Texas metropolis
Amarillo · Galveston · Corpus Christi · Lubbock · Waco · Arlington · El Paso · Capitol
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- frackingExtracting gas via pressure
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
derrick · refinery · pipeline · wildcatter · black gold · gusher · boomtown · offshore
Cowboy skills competition
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- chapsProtective riding legwear
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- broncoUnbroken saddle horse
wrangler · cattle · herding · spurs · Stetson · bandana · rancher · corral
Major southwestern waterway
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- checkpointInspection station on route
- El PasoWest Texas border city
- LaredoTexas border city
McAllen · Brownsville · crossing · patrol · customs · fence · wall · smuggling
State without monarchy
- AlamoTexas Revolution battleground
- independenceFreedom from external control
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
Sam Houston · Stephen F. Austin · Constitution · sovereignty · revolution · treaty · 1836 · 1845
Extremely great in size
- expansiveCovering a large area
- wide-openFully extended or unrestricted
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- desertTo leave behind completely
Panhandle · Gulf Coast · Big Bend · Rio Grande Valley · prairie · ranch land · mesquite · cactus
Expert pistol fighter
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- outlawFugitive from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- desperadoBold, reckless outlaw
revolver · six-shooter · duel · frontier · homestead · wagon train · stagecoach · lawman
Austin
Texas capital city
- HoustonTexas's largest city
- DallasNorth Texas metropolitan area
- San AntonioSouth-central Texas city
Fort Worth · Amarillo · Galveston · Corpus Christi · Lubbock · Waco · Arlington · El Paso · Capitol · skyline
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- frackingExtracting gas via pressure
crude · derrick · refinery · pipeline · wildcatter · black gold · gusher · boomtown · offshore · shale
rodeo
Cowboy skills competition
bronco · wrangler · cattle · herding · spurs · Stetson · bandana · rancher · corral · mustang
Rio Grande
Major southwestern waterway
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- checkpointInspection station on route
- El PasoWest Texas border city
Laredo · McAllen · Brownsville · crossing · patrol · customs · fence · wall · smuggling · Mexico
Republic
State without monarchy
- AlamoTexas Revolution battleground
- independenceFreedom from external control
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
secession · Sam Houston · Stephen F. Austin · Constitution · sovereignty · revolution · treaty · 1836 · 1845 · Confederate
vast
Extremely great in size
desert · Panhandle · Gulf Coast · Big Bend · Rio Grande Valley · prairie · ranch land · mesquite · cactus · tumbleweed
gunslinger
Expert pistol fighter
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- outlawFugitive from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
desperado · revolver · six-shooter · duel · frontier · homestead · wagon train · stagecoach · lawman · bandit
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TexasRhode Island
Smallest American state
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Northeastern colonial state
California · Vermont · New York · Connecticut · New England
- Texas hold 'emPoker with shared cards
- Texas Hold'emDominant poker variant
- Texas RangerState police of a southwestern state
- texas holdemCommunity card poker variant
- southwestern TexasLone Star's arid corner
- Texas InstrumentsElectronics and semiconductor company
Texans, Tex-Mex, Texas hold 'em, Texan, Texarkana, Texas blues