chisholm trail a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
big bend a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
big bend national park a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
guadalupe mountains national park a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds
abilene a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
amarillo a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
arlington a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
austin,
capital of texas state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
beaumont a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
brownsville a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
wichita falls a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border
chihuahuan desert a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico
brazos,
brazos river a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
canadian river,
canadian a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States. The name, meaning "friends" or "allies" in Caddo, was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas.
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Texas The 28th state of the United States of America, located in the southern US.
