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Since oil was discovered, the state's economy has reflected the state of the petroleum industry.

Texas has an area of , and a growing population of 24.7 million residents.Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston are the fourth- and sixth-largest United States metropolitan areas, respectively.

164. Under the Mexican immigration system, large swathes of land were allotted to empresarios, who recruited settlers from the United States, Europe, and the Mexican interior.

The Rio Grande river forms a natural border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south.

2009 With a growing base of industry, the state is a leader in many, including agriculture, petrochemicals, energy, computers and electronics, aerospace, and biomedical sciences.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) built the first light rail system in the Southwest United States.The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) commuter rail service that links Fort Worth and Dallas is provided by the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (the T) and DART. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) operates light rail lines in the Houston area.Amtrak provides Texas limited intercity passenger rail service both in size and frequency.

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