Texas, located in the south central part of the United States, is the second most populated and the second largest state, with a population of over 26.5 million people and a land mass of 696,200 square kilometres. Making it larger than countries such as France, Germany and Japan.
The major cities of Texas include its capital city of Austin, as well as Houston, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth and El Paso.
Due to Texas’ size, the state resembles many beautiful landscapes and terrain such as grasslands, prairies, coastlines, forests, swamps and even desert. Main attractions for all to see are the Texas State Aquarium, Houston Space Center, Sea World of Texas, The Alamo, The Riverwalk (Paseo Del Rio), State Capitol and Padre Island National Seashore.