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| Population: 23,507,783 |
| Current Unemployment : Unemployment as of Mar. 2008 4.3% |
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Largest Employers:
ALCON MANUFACTURING LTD Fort Worth 35,000
DELL INC Round Rock 21,000
UNIV OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CTR Houston 12,224
M D ANDERSON CANCER CTR Houston 11,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP Fort Worth 10,500
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORP Plano 10,000
ALLOY WHEEL REPAIR Seguin 9,000
UNIVERSITY-TX SOUTHWESTERN MED Dallas 9,000
CHILDRENS MEDICAL CTR/DALLAS Dallas 8,000
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS Plano 6,000 |
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Rice University, located in Houston, is a private educational institution. It was founded in 1891 and has an undergraduate student population of 2,886. The university is ranked 17th by U.S. News & World Report. The undergraduate division is one of the best in the country and the university is also known as being a top-tier research university with a particular strength in the applied sciences. There are eight schools at Rice: Architecture, School of Engineering, School of Humanities, the Shepard School of Music, the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, and the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. The undergraduate tuition per year is $28,400.
University of Texas-Austin |
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| The University of Texas at Austin is a public educational institution and was founded in 1883. It has an undergraduate student population of 36,878. It has also been recognized as being one of the 'public ivy' schools and is ranked 44th by U.S. News & World Report. The University of Texas has 16 colleges and schools: Architecture, School of Business, College of Communications, College of Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Graduate Studies, School of Information, the Jackson School of Geosciences, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, College of Liberal Arts, School of Law, College of Natural Sciences, College of Pharmacy, School of Nursing and School of Social Work. Tuition rates vary depending on the school a freshman or freshwoman enters into. Texas A&M University-College Station |
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| Texas A&M University at College Station is a public educational institution. It was founded in 1871 and has an undergraduate student population of 37,357. The university is ranked 62nd by U.S. News & World Report. Texas A&M University was the first institute of higher learning to open in the state of Texas. It began as an agricultural and mechanical college but now includes a wide range of disciplines. The university has ten colleges: Agriculture and Life Science, Architecture, Education and Human Development, Geosciences, Liberal Arts, Science, Veterinary Medicine, Government & Public Service, Engineering and Business. The undergraduate tuition for residents is $2,490 and $7,494 for non-residents. |
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Average cost of a single family house
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $82,500 |
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Median Income
Median household income, 2004 $41,645
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,617
% of population that is college educated
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 23.2%
Ethnic Breakdown
Female 50.2%
White 82.7%
Black 11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian 3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races 1.2%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 35.7%
White persons not Hispanic 48.3%
Did You Know?
Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State.
The Alamo is located in San Antonio. It is where Texas defenders fell to Mexican General Santa Anna and the phrase Remember the Alamo originated. The Alamo is considered the cradle of Texas liberty and the state's most popular historic site.
The lightning whelk is the official state shell.
Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.
Although six flags have flown over Texas, there have been eight changes of government: Spanish 1519-1685, French 1685-1690, Spanish 1690-1821, Mexican 1821-1836, Republic of Texas 1836-1845, United States 1845-1861, Confederate States 1861-1865, United States 1865-present
The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
During the period of July 24-26, 1979, the Tropical Storm Claudette brought 45 inches of rain to an area near Alvin, Texas, contributing to more than $600 million in damages. Claudette produced the United States 24 hour rainfall record of 43 inches.
More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States.
Edwards Plateau in west central Texas is the top sheep growing area in the country.
Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation
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