Judge slams critics of Texas school prayer ruling
February 09, 2012
| AP
A federal judge who was vilified by Republican presidential hopefuls for banning prayer at Texas high school graduation delivered a scathing and unusually personal response...
After wins, Santorum seeks money
February 08, 2012
| Reuters
MCKINNEY, Texas (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, a day after his stunning sweep of nominating... scrambled...
Trappers scour Texas park after mountain lion attack
February 07, 2012
| Reuters
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The National Park Service on Tuesday was scouring the sprawling Big Bend National Park in West Texas following the first mountain lion attack on a person...
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Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state in the 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 is bordered by Mexico to the south, 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 km), and a growing population of 25.1 million residents. Houston...
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