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 km2), 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

 * Glory Road
 * Castaway Cowboy
 * The Rookie
 * The Big Green
 * Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
 * Holes
 * Melody Time (Pecos Bill)
 * Old Yeller

Cities and Locations

 * Camp Green Lake
 * God's Thumb

Actors and Crew born in Texas

 * Amy Acker
 * Norman Alden
 * Troy Baker
 * Clyde Chestnut Barrow
 * Alexis Bledel
 * Toby Bluth
 * Spencer Boldman
 * Carol Burnett
 * Thomas Haden Church
 * Kelly Clarkson
 * Lynn Collins
 * Joan Crawford
 * Michael Dorn
 * Hilary Duff
 * Jeff Dunham
 * Shelley Duvall
 * Farrah Fawcett
 * James Frawley
 * Jennifer Garner
 * Peri Gilpin
 * Selena Gomez
 * Larry Groce
 * John Lee Hancock
 * James V. Hart
 * Katherine Helmond
 * Jennifer Love Hewitt
 * Sarah Jaffe
 * Nick Jonas
 * Angus T. Jones
 * Sterling Knight
 * Beyoncé Knowles
 * Ernie Kwiat
 * Lyle Lovett
 * Steve Martin
 * Johnny Mathis
 * Mitchel Musso
 * Kay Panabaker
 * Bonnie Elizabeth Parker
 * Jim Parsons
 * Bill Paxton
 * Piper Perabo
 * Madison Pettis
 * Matt Prokop
 * Dennis Quaid
 * Randy Quaid
 * Raini Rodriguez
 * Rico Rodriguez
 * Kenny Rogers
 * Tiya Sircar
 * Jennifer Stone
 * Patrick Swayze
 * Tiffany Thornton
 * Martha Tilton
 * Rip Torn
 * Alan Tudyk
 * Usher
 * Owen Wilson
 * Robin Wright