Texas Trivia:
Here are some little known Texas facts.
World's first rodeo was in Pecos ... July 4, 1883.
The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built
over water.
The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the
first full time coach for Rice University, Houston.
Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North
America.
Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only
remaining flock of whooping cranes. *** PRIDE HERE!
Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978. [Seems late to me]
The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900 caused by a
hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost on Galveston Island.
The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was "Houston."
El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas.
Laredo is the world's largest inland port.
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest rose garden with over
38,000 bushes with 500 varieties on 22 acres.
The State shell is Lightning Whelk
The King Ranch is larger than Rhode Island.
Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43" in 24
hours in and around Alvin in July 1979.
Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, instead of by
annexation. (This allows the Texas flag to fly at the same height as the
US flag, the only State that can do so.)
A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.
Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period after Dr in
Dr Pepper.
Texas has had six capital cities ...
1. Washington-on-the-Brazos
2. Harrisburg
3. Galveston
4. Velasco
5. West Columbia
6. Austin
The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller
than the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (by 7 feet) yeah baby
The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word "tejas" meaning
friends. [All of us old Tejas Club members at ET knew this.]
The State animal is the Armadillo.
The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston.
Miss Texas has achieved the final 10 in the Miss America contest more
frequently than contestants from any other state.
