Texas

Texas is the second most populous and the second most extensive of the 50 states in the United States of America, and the most extensive state of the 48 contiguous United States. The name, based on the Caddo word tejas (meaning "friends" or "allies"), was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas. Located in the South Central United States, Texas shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south, and borders the US states of 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 square kilometers), and a growing population of 25.7 million residents

Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while San Antonio is the second largest in the state and seventh largest in the United States. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest United States metropolitan areas, respectively. Other major cities include El Paso and Austin — the state capital. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State to signify Texas as a former 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.

Films and shows

 * The Lone Ranger
 * Glory Road
 * Castaway Cowboy
 * The Rookie
 * The Big Green
 * Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
 * Holes
 * Melody Time (Pecos Bill)
 * Monte Carlo
 * Old Yeller
 * Star vs. the Forces of Evil

Cities and Locations

 * Camp Green Lake
 * God's Thumb
 * Austin
 * San Antonio
 * Fort Worth
 * Waco
 * Dallas

Actors and Crew born in Texas

 * Amy Acker
 * Norman Alden
 * Debbie Allen
 * Troy Baker
 * Clyde Chestnut Barrow
 * Jeff Bennett
 * Robby Benson
 * Alexis Bledel
 * Don Bluth
 * Toby Bluth
 * Spencer Boldman
 * Powers Boothe
 * Mehcad Brooks
 * Wes Brown
 * Carol Burnett
 * Tevin Campbell
 * Nicolas Cantu
 * Elizabeth Chambers
 * Thomas Haden Church
 * Kelly Clarkson
 * Davis Cleveland
 * Dabney Coleman
 * Lynn Collins
 * Joan Crawford
 * Mac Davis
 * Damon Dayoub
 * Madison De La Garza
 * Loretta Devine
 * Michael Dorn
 * Haylie Duff
 * Hilary Duff
 * Sandy Duncan
 * Jeff Dunham
 * Shelley Duvall
 * Dale Evans
 * Farrah Fawcett
 * James Frawley
 * Jennifer Garner
 * Phyllis George
 * Greg Germann
 * Peri Gilpin
 * Selena Gomez
 * McKenna Grace
 * Larry Groce
 * Bug Hall
 * John Lee Hancock
 * Melora Hardin
 * Harriet Sansom Harris
 * James V. Hart
 * Katherine Helmond
 * Jennifer Love Hewitt
 * Madison Hu
 * Howard Hughes
 * Sarah Jaffe
 * Carlon Jeffery
 * Dakota Johnson
 * Joe Johnston
 * Nick Jonas
 * Angus T. Jones
 * Dickie Jones
 * Jeremy Jordan
 * Sterling Knight
 * Beyoncé Knowles
 * Kris Kristofferson
 * Ernie Kwiat
 * Christine Lakin
 * Katie Leclerc
 * Dallas Lovato
 * Lyle Lovett
 * Piper Mackenzie Harris
 * Peter MacNicol
 * Steve Martin
 * Johnny Mathis
 * Matthew McConaughey
 * Gil McKinney
 * Windell Middlebrooks
 * McKaley Miller
 * Roger Miller
 * Elizabeth Mitchell
 * Leighton Meester
 * Mitchel Musso
 * Renee O'Connor
 * Renee Olstead
 * Hayley Orrantia
 * Kay Panabaker
 * Bonnie Elizabeth Parker
 * Jim Parsons
 * Bill Paxton
 * Slade Pearce
 * Piper Perabo
 * Madison Pettis
 * Grace Phipps
 * Matt Prokop
 * Missi Pyle
 * Dennis Quaid
 * Randy Quaid
 * Molly Quinn
 * Cierra Ramirez
 * Jaret Reddick
 * Raini Rodriguez
 * Rico Rodriguez
 * Kenny Rogers
 * Joshua Rush
 * Brighton Sharbino
 * Ashlee Simpson
 * Jessica Simpson
 * Tiya Sircar
 * Brent Spiner
 * Philip Stark
 * Jennifer Stone
 * Patrick Swayze
 * Caitlyn Taylor Love
 * Travis Tedford
 * Tiffany Thornton
 * Martha Tilton
 * Susan Tolsky
 * Rip Torn
 * Emeraude Toubia
 * Hillary Tuck
 * Alan Tudyk
 * Usher
 * Conrad Vernon
 * Noël Wells
 * Travis Willingham
 * Luke Wilson
 * Owen Wilson
 * Robin Wright
 * Deborah Yates
 * Renée Zellweger