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

Actors and Crew born in Texas

 * Amy Acker
 * Norman Alden
 * Debbie Allen
 * Troy Baker
 * Clyde Chestnut Barrow
 * Jeff Bennett
 * Robby Benson
 * Alexis Bledel
 * Toby Bluth
 * Spencer Boldman
 * Carol Burnett
 * Tevin Campbell
 * Thomas Haden Church
 * Kelly Clarkson
 * Davis Cleveland
 * Dabney Coleman
 * Lynn Collins
 * Joan Crawford
 * Mac Davis
 * Michael Dorn
 * Haylie Duff
 * Hilary Duff
 * Sandy Duncan
 * Jeff Dunham
 * Shelley Duvall
 * Dale Evans
 * Farrah Fawcett
 * James Frawley
 * Jennifer Garner
 * Phyllis George
 * Peri Gilpin
 * Selena Gomez
 * McKenna Grace
 * Larry Groce
 * John Lee Hancock
 * James V. Hart
 * Katherine Helmond
 * Jennifer Love Hewitt
 * Sarah Jaffe
 * Carlon Jeffery
 * Dakota Johnson
 * Nick Jonas
 * Angus T. Jones
 * Dickie Jones
 * Sterling Knight
 * Beyoncé Knowles
 * Kris Kristofferson
 * Ernie Kwiat
 * Lyle Lovett
 * Piper Mackenzie Harris
 * Peter MacNicol
 * Steve Martin
 * Johnny Mathis
 * Gil McKinney
 * Windell Middlebrooks
 * Roger Miller
 * Elizabeth Mitchell
 * Mitchel Musso
 * Renee O'Connor
 * Kay Panabaker
 * Bonnie Elizabeth Parker
 * Jim Parsons
 * Bill Paxton
 * Slade Pearce
 * Piper Perabo
 * Madison Pettis
 * Matt Prokop
 * Dennis Quaid
 * Randy Quaid
 * Raini Rodriguez
 * Rico Rodriguez
 * Kenny Rogers
 * Ashlee Simpson
 * Jessica Simpson
 * Tiya Sircar
 * Jennifer Stone
 * Patrick Swayze
 * Tiffany Thornton
 * Martha Tilton
 * Rip Torn
 * Alan Tudyk
 * Usher
 * Travis Willingham
 * Owen Wilson
 * Robin Wright