TEXAS. Nickname: The Lone Star State. Motto: Friendship. State Song: Texas, Our Texas. The largest cities in Texas are Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, El Paso, and Austin. Austin is the capital city of Texas. It became a US state in 1845. Texas is the second biggest state in the Union (after Alaska) and is bigger than every European country except Russia. It has mountains, forests, deserts, plains, and coasts. Texas gave the United States 2 Presidents: George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. This book measures 6x9 inches (15.24 cm x 22.86 cm). Paperback matte cover. 100 pages of white lined journal paper. Click on Author, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL PRESS, to view all 50 of The United States of America, and buy books for family & friends!