TEXAS TEXAS U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1845 ORDER OF ADMISSION 28TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1876 CAPITAL AUSTIN POPULATION 1943900 1997 LAND AREA 261 914 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 71.5 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME LONE STAR STATE MOTTO FRIENDSHIP GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 31 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 150 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 30 MAIN INDUSTRIES TRADE OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION AGRICULTURE MANUFACTURING MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL RICH GRASSLANDS PETROLEUM NATURAL GAS
