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Fun Fact: Texas Etymology

Texas is based on a Caddo word “Tejas” which means friends or allies.

Fun Fact: Where Texas Oil Started

Spindletop hill is located near Beaumont, Texas where in 1901 someone found a large amount of crude oil. It produced about a 100,000 barrels of oil per day for nine days. The grand find created the rise of the Texas oil industry, and the United States of America eventually became the world’s leader in oilContinue reading “Fun Fact: Where Texas Oil Started”

Fun Fact: Why Texas is the Lone Star State

Texas is called The Lone Star state to symbolize its former status as a independent republic (before it joined the United States) which struggled to stay independent from Mexico.

Fun Fact: The Rotating of Ownership of Texas

Before becoming a U.S. state, Texas was also its own Republic. Before that Mexico, France, and Spain had control of what is now the State of Texas.

Fun Fact: How Austin Texas Got Its Name

The capital of Texas, Austin is named after Stephen F. Austin who is considered the “Father of Texas”. Spain allowed him to colonize the region, which led the first Caucasian-Americans to live in Texas. He lived to see Texas become its own republic.