Texas

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

Texas [Texas] BrE NAmE
a large south-western US state, also called the Lone Star State because it was once an independent republic. It has the second largest population of all US states. Its biggest cities are ↑Houston, ↑San Antonio and ↑Dallas, and the capital city is Austin. Texas became independent of Mexico in 1836 and a US state in 1845. It was also one of the ↑Confederate States. It has been well known for its ↑cowboys and now produces a lot of oil and gas as well as ↑beef and many agricultural products. Tourists visit the ↑Alamo, Big Bend National Park and the ↑Lyndon B Johnson Space Center.