Portal:Texas
 Texas (Spanish: Texas or Tejas [ˈtexas]) is the second most populous and second largest state by area of the 50 states in the United States of America. Geographically located in the south central part of the country, Texas shares borders with the other U.S. states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas to the southwest, along with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while San Antonio is the second largest in the state and seventh largest in the United States. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest United States metropolitan statistical areas, respectively. Other major cities include Austin (the state capital) and El Paso. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State to signify Texas as a former independent republic, and as a reminder of the state's struggle for independence from Mexico. The "Lone Star" can be found on the Texan state flag and on the Texan state seal. The origin of the state name, Texas, is from the word, "Tejas", which means 'friends' in the Caddo language. Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault, Texas contains diverse landscapes that resemble both the American South and Southwest. Although popularly associated with the Southwestern deserts, less than 10 percent of Texas' land area is desert. Most of the population centers are located in areas of former prairies, grasslands, forests, and the coastline. Traveling from east to west, one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods, to rolling plains and rugged hills, and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend. Texas history ...
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Wind power in Texas consists of many wind farms with a total installed nameplate capacity of some 7,116 megawatts (MW) from over 40 different projects, at the end of 2008. Texas produces the most wind power of any U.S. state, followed by Iowa with 2,790 MW. Wind energy accounts for 3.3% of all the energy used in the state and is growing, while large portions of wind energy produced in Texas also go to markets in other states. Several forces are working to the advantage of wind power in Texas: the wind resource in many areas of the state is very large, large projects are relatively easy to locate, and the market price for electricity is relatively high because it is set by natural gas prices. The wind power industry is also creating many jobs, and farmers may earn extra income by leasing their land to wind developers. The Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center (735 MW) in Taylor and Nolan counties is the world's largest wind farm, but the Roscoe Wind Farm and Sherbino Wind Farm are under construction, and when completed, will be slightly larger than Horse Hollow. Other large wind farms in Texas include: the Sweetwater Wind Farm, Buffalo Gap Wind Farm, King Mountain Wind Farm, Desert Sky Wind Farm, Wildorado Wind Ranch, and the Brazos Wind Farm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.  William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed "The Rocket", is one of the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of all time. He has won seven Cy Young Awards -- two more than any other pitcher. He throws and bats right-handed, and currently plays for the New York Yankees. He is currently second on the all-time strikeout list behind Nolan Ryan. After a brief retirement following the 2003 season, he signed with the Houston Astros where he played from 2004 - 2006. After the 2007 season had already begun he decided against retirement and returned to the Yankees pitching his first game on June 9. 
Template:/box-header {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Texas/to do}} Template:/box-footer Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.  Credit: User:Hobbes747 Side of Texas School Book Depository showing the 6th floor, in Dallas. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.  Abilene is a city in Taylor County, Texas. The population was 115,930 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Taylor County [1]. Dyess Air Force Base is located to the west of the city. Abilene is located off Interstate 20, between exits 279 on its western edge and 292 on the east, 150 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas. The city is looped by I-20 to the north, US 277/83 on the west, and FM 322 to the east. A railroad divides the city from east to west, into north and south areas. The downtown area is on the north side of the railroad.
Cities: Amarillo - Austin - Corpus Christi - Dallas - El Paso - Fort Worth - Houston - San Antonio History: Spanish Texas - Mexican Texas - Slavery in Texas - Republic of Texas - Texas in the American Civil War - State of Texas Geography: Geology of Texas - Lakes - Metropolitan areas - Parks - North Texas - East Texas - South Texas - West Texas Government: Constitution - Economy - Judicial system - Legislature - Politics - Rick Perry - State Capitol People: Actors - Artists - Fictional characters - African-American Texans - Mexican-American Texans - German Texans - Jewish Texans - Governors of Texas - Texas Rangers - Writers Industries: Agriculture - Continental Airlines - DFW International Airport - Oil - Port of Houston - Ranching - Texas Medical Center - Texas Farm Bureau - University of Texas System Statistics: Population
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