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Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas,as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County,with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27,1839,it is the 11th-most-populous city in the United States,the fourth-most-populous city in Texas,the second-most-populous state capital city,and the most populous state capital that is not also the most populous city in its state. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately 80 miles (129 km) apart,and both fall along the Interstate 35 corridor. Some observers believe that the two regions may some day form a new "metroplex" similar to Dallas and Fort Worth. Austin is the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States and is considered a "Beta −" global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
Houston is the most populous city in Texas,the most populous city in the Southern United States,the fourth-most populous city in the United States,and the sixth-most populous city in North America,with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico,it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area,which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle.
The Republic of Texas was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2,1836,to February 19,1846,that bordered Mexico,the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840,and the United States of America,although Mexico considered it a rebellious province during its entire existence despite the Treaties of Velasco of May 1836. It was bordered by Mexico to the west and southwest,the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast,the two U.S. states of Louisiana and Arkansas to the east and northeast,and United States territories encompassing parts of the current U.S. states of Oklahoma,Kansas,Colorado,Wyoming,and New Mexico to the north and west. The Anglo residents of the area and of the republic became known as Texians.
Texas is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2),and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020,it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population. Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east,Arkansas to the northeast,Oklahoma to the north,New Mexico to the west,and the Mexican states of Chihuahua,Coahuila,Nuevo León,and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest;and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.
Texas A&M University is a public,land-grant,research university in College Station,Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021,Texas A&M has the largest student body in the United States,and is the only university in Texas to hold simultaneous designations as a land,sea,and space grant institution. In 2001,it was inducted into the Association of American Universities. The university's students,alumni,and sports teams are known as Aggies,and its athletes compete in eighteen varsity sports as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
TheUniversity of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin,Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students,11,075 graduate students and 3,133 teaching faculty as of Fall 2021,it is also the largest institution in the system. It is ranked among the top universities in the world by major college and university rankings,and admission to its programs is considered highly selective.
Dallas is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex,the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County with portions extending into Collin,Denton,Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379,it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region,the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea.
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County,covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into four other counties:Denton,Johnson,Parker,and Wise. According to a 2022 United States census estimate,Fort Worth's population was 958,692. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area,which is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States.
Samuel Houston was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in the United States Senate. He also served as the sixth governor of Tennessee and the seventh governor of Texas,the only individual to be elected governor of two different states in the United States.
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving,Texas,USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision,the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition. Its 10 members,in the states of Iowa,Kansas,Oklahoma,Texas and West Virginia,include two private Christian universities and eight public universities. Additionally,the Big 12 has 12 affiliate members —eight for the sport of wrestling,one for women's equestrianism,one for women's gymnastics and two for women's rowing. The Big 12 Conference is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Brett Yormark became the new commissioner on August 1,2022.
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ten states,three additional public land-grant universities,and one private research university. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham,Alabama. The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in sports competitions;for football it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS),formerly known as Division I-A.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham,Alabama,which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for most sports;in football,it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS),formerly referred to as Division I-AA.
Denton is a city in and the county seat of Denton County,Texas,United States. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020,it is the 27th-most populous city in Texas,the 197th-most populous city in the United States,and the 12th-most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Lubbock is the 11th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 257,141 in 2020,the city is also the 86th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northwestern part of the state,a region known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado,and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains,lying at the economic center of the Lubbock metropolitan area,which has an estimated population of 327,424 in 2020.
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton,Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian,coeducational,private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later. UNT is a member of the University of North Texas System,which includes additional universities in Dallas and Fort Worth. UNT also has a location in Frisco.
Texas Tech University is a public research university in Lubbock,Texas. Established on February 10, 1923,and called Texas Technological College until 1969,it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University System. The university's student enrollment is the seventh-largest in Texas as of the Fall 2018 semester. As of fall 2020,there were 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech. With over 25% of its undergraduate student population identifying as Hispanic,Texas Tech University is a designated Hispanic-serving institution (HSI).
The Texas Ranger Division,commonly called the Texas Rangers and also known as Los Diablos Tejanos,is an investigative law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in the US state of Texas. It is based in the capital city of Austin. In the time since its creation,the Texas Rangers have investigated crimes ranging from murder to political corruption,acted in riot control and as detectives,protected the governor of Texas,tracked down fugitives,served as a security force at important state locations,including the Alamo,and functioned as a paramilitary force at the service of both the Republic (1836–1845) and the State of Texas.
The Southwest Conference (SWC) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996. Composed primarily of schools from Texas,at various times the conference included schools from Oklahoma and Arkansas.
The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate team representing the University of Texas at Austin in the sport of American football. The Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Their home games are played at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin,Texas.
Texas State University is a public research university in San Marcos,Texas. Since its establishment in 1899,the university has grown to the second largest university in the Greater Austin metropolitan area and the fifth largest university in the state of Texas. Texas State University reached a record enrollment of 38,808 students in the 2016 fall semester,continuing a trend of enrollment growth over several years. The university offers more than 200 degree options from its ten colleges.
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