Texas

From Imakoopedia

Texas is the second-biggest state in the United States of America -- although some Texans will maintain that it is a country all to its own. Originally a territory of Mexico, Texas rebelled in 1836 and became its own nation for 10 years before joining the USA in 1845. Texas has maintained its independent -- some say solipsistic -- spirit, and in fact the state makes a definite travel destination all its own.

Known for their generosity, egotism, and lack of concern for niceties, Texans are great people to meet. Texans also have a tremendous sense of Texas pride. No other state (well not many) in the United States features their state flag so prominently in businesses, on the backs of pickup trucks and in advertisements.

Table of contents

1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Understand 4 Get around 5 External links

Regions

• The Big Bend -- El Paso and the Southwest
• Central Texas -- historic and government center, featuring Austin and San Antonio
• East Texas -- Piney Woods, bayous, and Civil War and Civil Rights history
• The Gulf Coast -- Houston, Galveston, islands and beaches
• North Texas -- Dallas/Forth Worth
• The Panhandle -- dust storms, cotton, the Llano Estacado
• South Texas -- border country along the Rio Grande

Cities

• Austin
• Dallas
• El Paso
• Fort Worth
• Houston
• San Antonio

Understand

Central and southern Texas are extremely hot in the summer (commonly higher than 100F or 38C), but very nice in the spring and fall. June, July and early August are the months to avoid.

Get around

Texas has a very good system of freeways which make travelling between cities easy. Texas freeways have frontage roads which parallel the freeway.

Speed limits are very strictly enforced in and near small towns in Texas.

Southwest Airlines is an alternative for interregional travel. Trains are not frequent and are thus not very usable for travel within the state.

External links

• http://www.traveltex.com/ -- the official state travel information site.