Texas Fun Facts

 

* Houston,Texas is home of the world famous Astrodome. The Astrodome was the world's first all-purpose, air-conditioned domed stadium.

* NASA, in Houston,is the headquarters for all piloted U.S. space projects.

* More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the U.S.A.

* Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.

* Texas is the home of Dell and Compaq computers and Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the South.

* Dr. Pepper soda was invented in Waco, Texas in 1885.

* The armadillo is the state mammal.

* The first word spoken from the moon on July 20,1969 was Houston

* The states cattle population is estimated to be near 16 million

* More species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the world.

* The world's first rodeo was held in Texas.