Originally Posted by mary quite contrary
A piece of trivia here. Did you know that if Alaska divided in half to make 2 states, Texas would be the third largest state? In other words, Alaska is more than twice as big as Texas.
El Paso, TX is closer to California than it is Dallas, TX.
Beaumont, TX to El Paso, TX 742 miles. Beaumont, TX to Chicago, IL 770 miles.
Texas is the only state to enter the US by treaty rather than by annexation.