| Travel to Texas for one of the most | | | | From the annual Chili Cookoff to the world's |
| exhilaratingly colorful adventures in North | | | | largest rodeo, the Houston Livestock Show and |
| America. From Honkey-Tonks and dude ranches | | | | Rodeo, Texan culture is bigger than life. A |
| to space science and modern medicine, Texas | | | | trip to Houston offers the Johnson Space |
| is an intriguing accumulation of larger than | | | | Center where Mission Control is based as well |
| life metropolises and countryside. Snag your | | | | as the nation's largest medical research |
| airfare to Texas in fewer seconds than a bull | | | | facility, the Texas Medical Center. A journey |
| ride and you'll be happy to find a cheap and | | | | to the western Texan border is where you'll |
| easy way into the second largest state of the | | | | find El Paso, brimming with authentic |
| United States of America. | | | | Hispanic culture and just a short distance |
| | | | from the stately Rio Grande. |
| Six Flags Over Texas | | | | |
| | | | Big Bend National Park is a protected stretch |
| Throughout Texan history, the territory has | | | | of the Rio Grande, abundant with forest, |
| in fact been ruled by six different flags: | | | | desert, snakes, flora and a wide array of |
| France, Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, | | | | native wildlife. You may also stumble across |
| the Confederate States of America, and the | | | | a political creature in Lajitas, where the |
| United States of America. As you might have | | | | town mayor is in fact a real beer-guzzling |
| guessed, Arlington, Texas, is home to the | | | | goat! For more beautiful scenery, make your |
| first Six Flags theme park in the nation. | | | | way through Austin's surrounding countryside, |
| Even with this many political changes, the | | | | known as Hill Country. A mosaic of |
| state the size of France has maintained a | | | | wildflowers along rolling hills stretches for |
| fiercely independent culture and lifestyle, | | | | miles around Austin and the German city of |
| which contributes to the unique charm and | | | | Fredericksburg. |
| humble pride you will encounter when you | | | | |
| travel Texas. | | | | When planning your trip, remember the massive |
| | | | quality of the state. The best way to explore |
| Make sure a stop in San Antonio is on your | | | | all of the urban and rural wonders in Texas |
| itinerary. There you can visit the Alamo | | | | is certainly by car. This way you can be |
| mission, the famous site of the tragic Battle | | | | certain to make it to the largest Honkey-Tonk |
| of Alamo where Texas fought for its | | | | in the world, Billy Bob's, just west of |
| independence from Mexico. Texas then became | | | | Dallas in Fort Worth or down to the Gulf |
| an independent republic for nearly 10 whole | | | | Coast to witness King Ranch, one of the |
| years until annexing to the United States in | | | | largest working ranches in the world (the |
| 1845. | | | | size of Rhode Island!). Buy those boots, find |
| | | | that hat, and get your airfare to Texas today |
| More than Yellow Roses in Texas | | | | before it gets any bigger. |
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