Fun Texas Facts

With a population of 22,859,968, Texas is the second most populated state in the United States. It is also the second largest state in terms of land area, with only Alaska having a greater area in terms of square miles. The history of Texas is one of many nations; the state has taken turns under the flags of France, Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States of America, and the Confederate States of America. A strange fact about Texas is that it was given the right to divide into more states upon acceptance into the Union in 1845. This right has never officially been rescinded. Texas is also the state in which the last battle of the Civil War was fought, although the Battle of Palmito Ranch took place over one month after General Lee had surrendered. Texas is also the home to more Fortune 500 companies that any other state, with 56.