<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of Texas </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nickname (s): The Lone Star State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto (s): Friendship </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> State song (s): "Texas, Our Texas" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> No official language (see Languages spoken in Texas) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> Predominantly English; Spanish is spoken by a sizable minority </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Texan Texian (archaic) Tejano (Usually only used for Hispanics) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Austin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Houston </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington Metroplex </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 2nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 268,581 sq mi (696,241 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 773 miles (1,244 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 790 miles (1,270 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>% water </Th> <Td> 2.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 25 ° 50 ′ N to 36 ° 30 ′ N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 93 ° 31 ′ W to 106 ° 39 ′ W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 2nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 27,862,596 (2016 est .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 103.7 / sq mi (40.0 / km) Ranked 26th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $56,473 (26th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Guadalupe Peak 8,751 ft (2667.4 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 1,700 ft (520 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Gulf of Mexico sea level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Republic of Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> December 29, 1845 (28th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Greg Abbott (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Dan Patrick (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Texas Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> House of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> John Cornyn (R) Ted Cruz (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 25 Republicans, 11 Democrats (list) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> most of state </Th> <Td> Central: UTC − 6 / − 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> El Paso, Hudspeth, and northwestern Culberson counties </Th> <Td> Mountain: UTC − 7 / − 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - TX </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> TX, Tex . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.texas.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of Texas </Th> </Tr>

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