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| Passing by the ranch house of President Lyndon Johnson on the Lyndon Johnson National Historic Site tour bus. The home was still owned by Mrs. Johnson and tours were not allowed out of the bus at the ranch house. The home was known as the Western White House while President Johnson was in office. |
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| Website : www.texas.gov |
 Capital
: Austin |
 Highest
point : Guadalupe
Peak, 8,749 feet |
 Area : 268,601 square miles,
2nd largest state. |
 Population : 20,851,820
(2000 Census) |
 Motto
: Friendship
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 Admitted to
Union : December 29, 1845 |
 State
Song : "Texas, Our Texas" |
 State Bird : Mockingbird |
 State Flower : Blue Bonnet |
 State Tree : Pecan |
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