The user has uploaded an image of a reading comprehension passage titled "Welcome To Texas" but has not provided specific questions to answer based on the text.
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Key Facts from "Welcome To Texas":
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Location: Southern state, borders Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Size/Population: 2nd largest state (after Alaska) and 2nd most populous (after California).
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Capital: Austin.
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Major Cities: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso. (6 of the top 20 largest US cities are in Texas).
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Nickname: The Lone Star State (comes from their struggle to remain independent).
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History: It used to be its own country. Six nations have held Texas: France, Spain, America, Mexico, Texas, and the Confederacy.
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Geography: 10 climatic regions, 14 soil regions, 11 ecological regions. Has mountains, deserts, grasslands, rivers.
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Wildlife: Nearly 600 kinds of birds, 200 kinds of reptiles/amphibians, over 60 kinds of mammals.
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Economy: Cattle ranching, oil, energy, petrochemicals, computers, aerospace. 57 Fortune 500 companies. 2nd largest gross state product.
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Culture: Mixture of southern, western, and Mexican styles. Famous for country music and cowboys.
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Colleges: Texas A&M and University of Texas are widely known.
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Sports Teams: Dallas Cowboys (football), Houston Texans (football), Texas Rangers (baseball), Houston Astros (baseball), Houston Rockets (basketball), San Antonio Spurs (basketball), Dallas Mavericks (basketball), Dallas Stars (hockey).
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