Lone-Star State

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Lone-Star State - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of MexicoTexas, TXChisholm Trail - a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880ssouthwestern United States, Southwest - the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and ColoradoBig Bend - a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio GrandeBig Bend National Park - a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlifeGuadalupe Mountains National Park - a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting groundsU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776Gulf States - a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and TexasConfederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861Abilene - a city in central TexasAmarillo - a city in the northern panhandle of TexasArlington - a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort WorthAustin, capital of Texas - state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of TexasBeaumont - a city of southeastern Texas near HoustonBrownsville - a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing shipsBryan - a town of east central TexasCorpus Christi - a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of MexicoDallas - a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fieldsDel Rio - a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande to the west of San AntonioEl Paso - a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of JuarezFort Worth - a city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas); a major industrial centerGalveston - a town in southeast Texas on Galveston IslandGalveston Island - an island at the entrance of Galveston BayGarland - a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)Houston - the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaredo - a city in southern Texas on the Rio GrandeLubbock - a city in northwest Texas to the south of AmarilloLufkin - a town in eastern TexasMcAllen - a town in southern Texas on the Rio GrandeMidland - a town in west central TexasOdessa - a city in western TexasParis - a town in northeastern TexasPlano - a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)San Angelo - a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier townSan Antonio - a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationersSherman - a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma borderTexarkana - a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, ArkansasTyler - a town in northeast TexasVictoria - a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San AntonioWaco - a city in east central TexasWichita Falls - a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma borderChihuahuan Desert - a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern MexicoBrazos, Brazos River - a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of MexicoCanadian River, Canadian - a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in OklahomaColorado River, Colorado - a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of MexicoGalveston Bay - an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to the south of HoustonGuadalupe Mountains - a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento MountainsLlano Estacado - a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great PlainsPecos, Pecos River - a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas