Texas State Guide
Table of Contents Texas State Guide
- State Overview
○ Major Industries
○ State Motto
○ State Nickname(s)
○ State Bird
○ State Anthem
○ State Flower
○ State Capital
○ Population
- Government Overview
○ Governor
○ Senators
○ Department of State Contact Information
- Entertainment
○ National & State Parks (Top 5)
○ Amusement Parks
○ Sports Teams
○ Basketball
○ Football
○ Hockey
○ Baseball
○ Soccer
○ Annual State Fair
- List of Major Cities
- Find A Moving Company
- City Guides
○ Austin
○ Dallas
○ Houston
○ San Antonio
Quick Guide to Texas
- State Overview:
Brief History: The second largest state in the United States in both land and population, Texas is often famed for its size. It shares its borders with Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and, the country of Mexico. While commonly thought of as primarily desert, Texas is actually only 10% desert. 90% of the state is a tapestry of diverse landscapes, including coastline, swamplands, prairies, grasslands, forests, piney woods, rolling hills, and mountains. In its rich history, Texas as a territory has had six different entities or nations as rulers which is why “six flags over Texas” is a commonly used historical term. The six flags to which it refers are Spain, France, Mexico, Texas as an independent republic, a Union State, and a Confederate State. The name “Texas” is derived from a word in the Caddo tribe’s language meaning, “friend”.
Major industries:
● Agriculture
● Petrochemicals
● Energy
● Computers
● Electronics
● Aerospace
● Biomedical Sciences
State Motto: Friendship
State Nickname(s): The Lonestar State
State Bird: Northern Mockingbird
State Anthem: “Texas, Our Texas”
State Flower: Bluebonnet
State Capitol: Austin
Population:
Total Population: 28,701,845 (2018 est.)
Population Density: 108/square mile
- Government Overview:
Governor: Greg Abbott (R)
Senators:
● John Cornyn (R)
● Ted Cruz (R)
Secretary of State:
Address: James E. Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
Phone Number: (512) 463-5555
Website: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/index.html
State Department Phone Numbers: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/contact.shtml
Entertainment:
National & State Parks (Top 5)
- Park Name: Big Bend National Park
Address: Big Bend National Park, TX
Phone Number: (432) 477-2251
Website: https://www.nps.gov/bibe/index.htm
- Park Name: Padre Island National Seashore
Address: 20420 Park Rd 22, Corpus Christi, TX 78418
Phone Number: (361) 949-8068
Website: https://www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm
- Park Name: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Address: 199 Park Road 52, Stonewall, TX 78671
Phone Number: (830) 644-2252
Website: https://www.nps.gov/lyjo/index.htm
- Park Name: Arbor Hills National Preserve
Address: 6701 W Parker Rd, Plano, TX 75093
Phone Number: (972) 941-7250
Website: http://www.plano.gov/facilities/facility/details/arbor-hills-nature-preserve-20
- Park Name: Fort Davis National Historic Site
Address: Fort Davis, TX 79734
Phone Number: (432) 426-3835
Website: https://www.nps.gov/foda/index.htm
Sports Teams:
Basketball:
- San Antonio Spurs
NBA, Western Conference
2. Houston Rockets
NBA, Western Conference
- Dallas Mavericks
NBA, Western Conference
Football:
- Dallas Cowboys
NFL, NFC East
- Houston Texans
NFL, AFC South
Hockey:
- Dallas Stars
NHL, Central Division, Western Conference
Baseball:
- Houston Astros
MLB, American League West
- Texas Rangers
MLB, American League West
Soccer:
- FC Dallas
MLS, Western Conference
- Houston Dynamo
MLS, Western Conference
- Austin FC
MLS, Western Conference
Annual State Fair
State Fair of Texas
Fair Park
1300 Robert B Cullum Boulevard
Months: September & October
- List of Major Cities
Austin
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
- Find A Moving Company
https://www.northamerican.com/find-an-agent
Quick Guide to Austin
Brief Overview:
The city of Austin is both the capital of the state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. The second most populated state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, parts of Austin are also encompassed by Hays County and Williamson County. The fastest growing city in America, Austin is home to an estimated 950,715 people with 3,182 per average square mile. Austin is located in Central Texas and is immersed within the Greater Texas Hill Country. This gives Austin close proximity to numerous famed rivers and lakes including the Colorado River, Lady Bird Lake, Lake Travis, and Lake Walter E. Long. Austin began being settled by pioneers in the 1830s and shortly thereafter was chosen to replace Houston as the then Republic’s capital, then called “Waterloo”. Not long after, “Waterloo” was changed to “Austin” to honor Stephen F. Austin, “The Father of Texas” and Texas’s first Secretary of State. Residents of this great city are dubbed “Austinites” and are well-known for their diverse mix both socio-economically, culturally and professionally. This diversity has bred a funky reputation for the city of Austin, so much so, that the unofficial slogan of Austin is “Keep Austin Weird”.
Major industries
● Advanced Manufacturing
● Clean Technology
● Data Management
● Space Technology
City Motto: “Keep Austin Weird”
City Nickname(s): Live Music Capital of the World, The City of the Violet Crown, ATX, Silicon Hills
School Districts:
Name: Austin Independent School District
Phone Number: (512) 414-1700
Crime Statistics:
Cost of Living Index Link
Local Police Numbers:
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: (512) 974-5000
Main Fire Department:
5811 Nuckols Crossing Rd, Austin, TX 78744
(512) 974-0130
Area Hospitals & Locations
- Seton Medical Center
1201 West 38th Street
Austin, TX 78705-1006
Phone number: (512) 324–1000
- St. David’s Medical Center
919 East 32nd Street
Austin, TX 78705-2709
Phone number: (512) 476–7111
Utilities:
Local Electric Company
- Austin Energy
2500 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78741
Phone number: (512) 494-9400
- Bluebonnet Electric
2401 US-290, Brenham, TX 77833
Phone number: (800) 842-7708
- CenterPoint Energy
Phone number: (512) 472-6950
Municipal Water Company
- Austin Water Utility
625 E 10th St, Austin, TX 78701
Phone number: (512) 972-0000
Local Cable Companies
- Time Warner Cable
Phone number: (512) 485-5555
- Grande Communications
Phone number: (512) 220-4600
- DirecTV
Phone number: (800) 543-1549
- Dish Network
Phone number: (512) 870-8221
Local Waste/Dump/Recycle
Waste:
- Austin Resource Recovery
2514 Business Center Dr
Austin, TX 78744
Phone number: (512) 494-9400
- Waste Management
9708 Giles Ln
Austin, TX 78754
Phone number: (512) 593-6769
- City of Austin-Residential Trash Collection
505 Barton Springs Rd # 1300
Austin, TX 78704
Phone number: (512) 494-9400
- Texas Disposal Systems
3306 FM1327
Creedmoor, TX 78610
Phone number: (800) 375-8375
Dump:
- Austin Community Landfill
9900 Giles Ln, Austin, TX 78754
Phone number: (512) 272-4329
- Travis County Landfill
9600 FM 812, Austin, TX 78719
Phone number: (512) 243-6300
Recycling Company:
- Austin Resource Recovery
2514 Business Center Dr
Austin, TX 78744
Phone number: (512) 494-9400
- Waste Management
9708 Giles Ln
Austin, TX 78754
Phone number: (512) 593-6769
- City of Austin-Residential Trash Collection
505 Barton Springs Rd # 1300
Austin, TX 78704
Phone number: (512) 494-9400
- Texas Disposal Systems
3306 FM 1327
Creedmoor, TX 78610
Phone number: (800) 375-8375
Quick Guide to Dallas
Brief Overview:
Dallas is the heart of the most sizeable metropolitan area in the Southern United States. With an estimated population of 1,341,075 in 2017, Dallas is the ninth most populated city in the United States. As the third most populous city in the state of Texas, Dallas is also the seat of Dallas County, with parts of the city extending into Denton, Collin, Rockwell and Kaufman counties. Dallas and Fort Worth are often grouped together as a metro area given their closeness in proximity. Both cities were developed in response to the construction of the railines through the area which gave access to its natural resources such as cotton, cattle, and oil. Home to one the most trafficked airports in the world, Dallas is a Beta+ rated global city with a rich, diverse economy that is home to multiple major fortune 500 companies.
Major industries
● Defense
● Financial Services
● Information Technology
● Data
● Life Sciences
● Semiconductors
● Telecommunications
● Transportation
● Processing
City Motto: “Big Things Happen Here.”
City Nickname(s): Big D, D-Town, America’s City
School Districts:
Name: The Dallas Independent School District
Phone Number: (972) 925-3700
Crime Statistics:
Cost of Living Index Link
Local Police Numbers:
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: (214) 670-7253
Main Fire Department:
660 N Griffin St, Dallas, TX 75202
Phone number: (214) 670-5466
Area Hospitals & Locations
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390-9265
Phone number: (214) 645–8300
- Baylor University Medical Center
3500 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX 75246-2088
Phone number: (214) 820–0111
- Medical City Dallas
7777 Forest Lane
Dallas, TX 75230-2598
Phone number: (972) 566–7000
Utilities:
Local Electric Company
- Atmos Energy
2607 Logan St, Dallas, TX 75215
Phone number: (866) 322-8667
- Ambit Energy
6729 Historic View, Dallas, TX 75236
Phone number: (972) 748-3622
- Stream Energy
14675 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75254
Phone number: (214) 800-4400
Municipal Water Company
- City of Dallas Water Utility
Dallas City Hall
1500 Marilla Street , Room 4A North
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone number: (214) 651-1441
Local Cable Companies
- Frontier
Phone number: (855) 284-2105
- DIRECTV
Phone number: (855) 802-3473
- AT&T U-verse
Phone number: (855) 424-5467
Local Waste/Dump/Recycle
Waste:
- Waste Connections
12150 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218
Phone number: (972) 289-6587
- The City of Dallas
Sanitation Services - Office
3112 Canton Street,
Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75226
Phone number: (214) 670-5111
- Waste Management
Phone number: 1 (866) 909-4458
Dump:
- McCommas Bluff Landfill
5100 Youngblood Rd, Dallas, TX 75241
Phone number: (214) 670-0977
- Northeast (Fair Oaks) Transfer Station
7677 Fair Oaks Ave, Dallas, TX 75231
Phone number: (214) 670-6126
- Northwest (Bachman) Transfer Station
9500 Harry Hines Boulevard
Phone number: (214) 670-6150
- Southwest (Oak Cliff) Transfer Station
Address: 4610 S. Westmoreland Road
Phone number: (214) 670-1927
Recycling Company:
- Waste Connections
12150 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218
Phone number: (972) 289-6587
- The City of Dallas
Sanitation Services - Office
3112 Canton Street,
Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75226
Phone number: (214) 670-5111
- Waste Management
Phone number: 1 (866) 909-4458
Quick Guide to Houston
Brief Overview:
The most populated city in Texas, Houston is home to an approximate 2,312,717 residents. A major city at a national level, Houston is also the fourth most populated city in the United States and the most populous in the south. Houston is located in Southeast Texas and is near important bodies of water such as Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The seat of Harris County, Houston impresses with not only its sizeable population but also its expansive land area of 627 square miles. Small portions of the city also extend into Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. Land spectators founded Houston in 1836 and the city was incorporated in 1837. The city’s namesake is General Sam Houston who was President of the Republic of Texas and credited with winning crucial battles in the fight for Texas’s independence. Houston is also a major port city and ranks first by weight of tonnage handled at its ports in the United States. Houston is considered a major cultural hub as a result of its incredibly diverse population which also contributes to its leadership in medicine, research, and the arts.
Major industries
● Oil and gas exploration
● Basic petroleum refining
● Petrochemical production
● Medical research and health care delivery
● High-technology (computer, aerospace, environmental)
● Government (City, state, & federal)
● International import and export
● Commercial fishing
● Agriculture
● Education
● Film and Media
● Banking and finance
● Manufacturing and distribution
● Related service industries
City Motto: “Houston: The City With no Limits”
City Nickname(s): Space City (Official), H-Town, Hustle-Town, Bayou City, HTX
School Districts:
Name: Houston Independent School District
Phone Number: (713) 556-6005
Crime Statistics:
Cost of Living Index Link
Local Police Numbers:
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: (713) 884-3131
Main Fire Department:
Address: 1801 Smith St 7th floor, Houston, TX 77002
Phone number: (832) 394-6700
Area Hospitals & Locations
- Houston Methodist Hospital
6565 Fannin Street, D200
Houston, TX 77030-2707
Phone number: (713) 790–3333
- Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
6720 Bertner Avenue
Houston, TX 77030-2697
Phone number: (832) 355–1000
- Memorial Herman-Texas Medical Center
6411 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030-1501
Phone number: (713) 704–4000
Utilities:
Local Electric Company
- CenterPoint Energy
P.O. Box 4981
Houston, TX 77210-4981 (Payment)
Phone number: (713) 207-2222
- Reliant Energy
6100 W Fuqua St
Houston, TX 77085
Phone number: 1(866) 222-7100
- TXU Energy
PO Box 650700
Dallas, Texas 75265-0700 (Payment)
Phone number: (800) 818-6132
Municipal Water Company
- City of Houston: Department of Public Works
611 Walker St
Houston, TX 77002
Phone number: (713) 371-1400
Local Cable Companies
- Spectrum
Phone number: (813) 267-6094
- DIRECTV
Phone number: (855) 802-3473
- AT&T U-verse
Phone number: (855) 424-5467
- Frontier
Phone number: (855) 284-2105
Local Waste/Dump/Recycle
Waste:
- City of Houston Solid Waste Management
901 Bagby
Houston, TX 77002
Phone number: (713) 837-0311
- Best Trash LLC
430 FM 1093 Rd
Richmond, Texas 77407
Phone number: (713) 837-0311
- VF Waste services
P.O. Box 773107
Houston, Texas 77215
Phone number: (713) 787-9790
- Waste Management
1001 Fannin, Suite 4000
Houston, Texas 77002
Phone number: 1 (866) 909-4458
Dump:
- Atascocita Landfill
3623 Wilson Road
Humble, TX 77396
Phone number: (281) 446-6545
- BFI McCarty
5757 A Oates Rd
Houston, TX 77078
Phone number: (713) 671-1575
- BFI Blue Ridge
2200 FM 521 Rd
Fresno, TX 77545
Phone number: (713) 671-1575
- Coastal Plains Landfill (Alvin)
21000 E Hwy 6
Alvin, TX 77511
Phone number: (281) 388-1708
Recycling Company:
- City of Houston Solid Waste Management
901 Bagby
Houston, TX 77002
Phone number: (713) 837-0311
- Best Trash LLC
430 FM 1093 Rd
Richmond, Texas 77407
Phone number: (713) 837-0311
- VF Waste services
P.O. Box 773107
Houston, Texas 77215
Phone number: (713) 787-9790
- Waste Management
1001 Fannin, Suite 4000
Houston, Texas 77002
Phone number: 1 (866) 909-4458
Quick Guide to San Antonio
Brief Overview:
The oldest municipality in Texas, San Antonio holds major historical significance in the state and is its second most populated city. San Antonio is home to more than 1.5 million residents and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. Originally founded as a Spanish mission and outpost in 1718, San Antonio become a civil settlement by charter in 1731, making it the oldest city in the state of Texas. While historically significant, San Antonio has also made a name for itself within modernity, experiencing major growth in the past three decades. The city holds one of the corners that is known as the “Texas Triangle” as it lies between Central and South Texas. San Antonio is the seat of Bexar county but parts of the city also currently fall in Medina, Garden Ridge and Comal counties. As one of its nicknames suggests, San Antonio is a military city with numerous armed forces facilities in and around the city limits including Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air force Base, Randolph Air force base, and several others. Given its antiquity, it should come as no surprise that San Antonio is home to major historical sites including two UNESCO heritage sites, the Alamo and San Antonio Missions Historical Park. The growth San Antonio has achieved in recent years has led to it becoming the headquarters to several Fortune 500 companies and the only practicing medical research hospital in South Texas.
Major industries
● Advanced Manufacturing
● Aerospace
● Biosciences
● Information Technology
● New Energy Economy
● Financial Services
● Military/Defense
City Motto: Libertatis cunabula (Latin, Cradle of liberty)
City Nickname(s): S.A., River City, Alamo City, Military City USA, The 210
School Districts:
Name: San Antonio Independent School District
Phone Number: (210) 554-2200
Crime Statistics:
Cost of Living Index Link
Local Police Numbers:
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: (210) 207-7273
Main Fire Department:
Address: 315 South Santa Rosa Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone number: (210) 207-7744
Area Hospitals & Locations
- Baptist Medical Center
111 Dallas Street
San Antonio, TX 78205-1230
Phone number: (210) 297–7000
- Methodist Hospital
7700 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229-3993
Phone number: (210) 575–4000
- University Hospital
4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229-4493
Phone number: (210) 358–2000
- Acuity Hospital of South Texas
718 Lexington Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78212-4768
Phone number: (210) 572–4600
Utilities:
Local Electric Company
- CPS Energy
Address: 511 S Salado St
San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone number: (210) 353-2222
Municipal Water Company
- San Antonio Water System
2800 U.S. Hwy. 281 North
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone number: (210) 704-7297
Local Cable Companies
- AT&T UVerse
Phone number:
- Spectrum
Phone number: (866) 874-2389
- Grande Communications
Phone number: (210) 320-4600
- DIRECTV
Phone number: (855) 802-3473
- AT&T U-verse
Phone number: (855) 424-5467
Local Waste/Dump/Recycle
Waste:
- Solid Waste Management-The City of San Antonio
4410 W. Piedras Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone number: (210) 207-6428
- Tiger Sanitation
6315 Hwy 87 E
San Antonio, TX 78222
Phone number: (210) 333-4287
- Waste Management
4730 S East Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78222
Phone number: (210) 819-5325
- C6 Disposal Systems
P.O. Box 160489
San Antonio, TX. 78280
Phone number: (210) 375-0066
Dump:
- Covell Gardens Landfill
8611 Covel Road
San Antonio, TX 78252
Phone number: 1(800) 800-5804
- Tessman Road Landfill:
7000, I-10,
San Antonio, TX 78219
Phone number: (210) 661-7558
Recycling Company:
- Solid Waste Management-The City of San Antonio
4410 W. Piedras Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone number: (210) 207-6428
- Tiger Sanitation
6315 Hwy 87 E
San Antonio, TX 78222
Phone number: (210) 333-4287
- Waste Management
4730 S East Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78222
Phone number: (210) 819-5325
- C6 Disposal Systems
P.O. Box 160489
San Antonio, TX. 78280
Phone number: (210) 375-0066
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