歷史上的今天:12月29日

德克薩斯州州旗
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States. The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies". Located in the South Central United States, Texas is bordered by Mexico to the south, New Mexico to the west, Oklahoma to the north, Arkansas to the northeast, and Louisiana to the east. Texas has an area of 268,820 square miles (696,200 km2), and a growing population of 24.6 million residents. Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston are the 4th and 6th largest United States metropolitan areas. Other major cities include San Antonio, El Paso, and Austin—the state capital. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State to signify Texas as an independent republic and as a reminder of the state's struggle for independence from Mexico. The "Lone Star" can be found on the Texas State Flag and on the Texas State Seal today.

歷史上的今天:1845年德克薩斯併入美國
德克薩斯州，簡稱得州，是美國本土面積最大的一州，也是全美土地面積及人口上的第二大州（面積上僅次於阿拉斯加州；人口上次於加利福尼亞州）。州名源自於美洲原住民語言，意味着“朋友”或是“盟友”。十七世紀時，西班牙的探險家在與Caddoan語族的Hasinai族人交涉時，將印第安人稱呼自己爲朋友（thecas）時誤解爲稱呼此地地名，雖然後來明瞭原意而試圖更改，得克薩斯此一地名卻一直沿用下來。雖然原先是個誤解，但卻與今日得州座右銘“友誼”不謀而合。