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.

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Top 10 Hot Jobs in Tyler, East Texas - Tyler is the county seat of Smith County in East Texas (see map to the right). The Unemployment Rate in the summer of 2009 (9.2% end of June '09) was higher than the State Average of 7.5% but still lower than the national average of 9.5%. The City of Tyler experienced a rate somewhat below 9.2%. At the same time, this rate does not mean that there are no jobs in Tyler or the Greater Tyler Area. The top job listings in the area are shown further below.

Top 10 Hot Jobs in South Texas and The Rio Grande Valley - The accepted definition of South Texas varies among the entities and individuals that use the term and ranges from only three counties to a total of about 80% of the state. A good definition for purposes of job search and regional review includes a total of 6 counties along the Rio Grand and the consideration of a few more close by.

Top 10 Hot Jobs in Bryan-College Station, Texas - Bryan-College Station added 4,300 new jobs in the month of September 2008 alone in non-agricultural employment. These jobs emerged largely in colleges and universities around Bryan and College Station. However, Tourism and Hospitality added several hundred jobs in that same month. Government, Education, General Business, and Tourism with all its associated business sectors (Retail, Accomodations, Entertainment, others) bring a growing economy to this region of Texas.

• Halbert's First Goal of the Year Sends No. 9 UCF to the C-USA Finals - Knights win their 10th-straight with a 1-0 victory over UAB. - DALLAS, Texas (UCFAthletics.com) - Junior defender Lauren Halbert scored her first goal of 2009 in the 65th minute and it held up as the No. 9 UCF women's soccer team got past UAB, 1-0, Friday in the Conference USA semifinals in Dallas...
• Texas polygamist sect member guilty of sex assault - ELDORADO, Texas (AP) — Jurors in the first criminal trial following the raid of a polygamist group's Texas ranch have convicted a member of sexual assault of a child. Thirty-eight-year-old Raymond Jessop was convicted Thursday of the charge that stemmed from his alleged marriage to an underage girl. He's the first group member...
• Big Ten, Big 12, Conf. USA to meet in Texas - The Big Ten will face off against either the Big 12 or Conference USA in the Dallas Football Classic as a part of next season’s bowl lineup. The game is the newest bowl and will be played Jan. 1 in Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. It will match the sixth-placed Big Ten team against the seventh-placed Big 12 team in 2011 and 2013 and against a Conference USA team in 2012 and 2014.