得克萨斯州小档案：
人口：约2200万
面积：约267，338平方公里，排名第2位
州府：奥斯丁Austin
得克萨斯州，名称来自印第安语，其意义是“朋友”Friends or Allies。
1686年开始殖民。1845年12月29日列为美国第28州。以矢车菊Blue bonnet为州花。本州别名“孤星之州”Lone Star State。本州箴言：“友谊”Friendship。
州府是奥斯丁Austin，位于本州东南部。大都市达拉斯Dallas在本州东北部，为美国石油之都兼本州第一大都市，又兼美国太空研究中心，休斯顿Houston在本州东南部，是美国第6位大都市，州内高等学府共有130年。其中最著名的，是设于州府之内的得克萨斯大学，创于1883年。
本州特征有六：第一，面积在50州列第二，仅次于阿拉斯加州。它是美国大陆最大之州。第二，农业方面。它是美国棉产量最富之州。第三，畜牧方面，它是美国牛产量最多之州。第四，矿产方面，它是美国石油产量最大之州，约占美国石油总产量三分之一。第五，石油化学工业方面，大公司全美国约有20家，其中有19家位于本州之内。第六，历史背景很复杂。在列入美国领土之前，先后曾属于5个国家（西班牙、法国、墨西哥、得克萨斯共和国、美国邦联）。
本州地势，大部分平坦，由西北向东南倾斜。许多河流，由西北向东南流，注入墨西哥湾内，全境可分为三区：（A）西北部是高平原区。（B）西南部是山地区，落矶山地。（C）中部及东部全是平原区，墨西哥湾岸平原。除沿海部分外，产棉极富。高平原区与平原区牧场极多。本州之牛，约1300万头，羊只之多，在50州内，也列第一位。本州出产之石油与天然气均为各州之冠。
Introduction简介
本丛书共50册，分为美国各州的小知识，七彩缤纷的音符，优美好看的小散文，开心时分的短文，经典流传的寓言，超级高效的短句，实际有用的词汇等等在这些书中，备有单词解释，相关简介，或中文翻译，便于同学们更好的阅读和理解，真正进入文字的内涵当中，准确地和文字进行交流。主要介绍弗吉尼亚州、华盛顿州、西弗吉尼亚州和威斯康星州和怀俄明州的概况、州长、州鸟、州花、州旗、州歌以及相关资料，附有话里话外部分，主要介绍美国各大州。
本丛书共50册，分为美国各州的小知识，七彩缤纷的音符，优美好看的小散文，开心时分的短文，经典流传的寓言，超级高效的短句，实际有用的词汇等等在这些书中，备有单词解释，相关简介，或中文翻译，便于同学们更好的阅读和理解，真正进入文字的内涵当中，准确地和文字进行交流。主要介绍弗吉尼亚州、华盛顿州、西弗吉尼亚州和威斯康星州和怀俄明州的概况、州长、州鸟、州花、州旗、州歌以及相关资料，附有话里话外部分，主要介绍美国军事家和企业家。
Spanish explorers were the first to visit the region in the 16th and 17th centuries，settling at Ysleta near El Paso in 1682．In 1685，sieur de la Salle established a short－lived French colony at Matagorda Bay．
Americans，led by Stephen F．Austin，began to settle along the Brazos River（布拉索斯河发源于新墨西哥东部属地的一条河流，流程约1，400公里（870英里），大致向东南穿越得克萨斯州注入加尔维斯顿西南部的墨西哥湾）in 1821when Texas was controlled by Mexico，recently independent from Spain．
In 1821Mexico gained independence from Spain，beginning a series of politically turbulent（动荡的）years．Under the Mexican Constitution of 1824，Texas was joined politically to the state of Coahuila，giving Texas a minority voice in its government．In 1836，following a brief war between the American settlers in Texas and the Mexican government，the Independent Republic of Texas was proclaimed with Sam Houston as president．This war was famous for the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto．On March 2，1836，41delegates to the first Constitutional Convention adopted Texas’Declaration of Independence，beginning the transition to becoming an independent republic．The period ended 50days later，on April 21，1836，at the Battle of San Jacinto，where the Texas Army defeated the Mexican Army led by General Santa Anna．
Texas remained a republic for almost a decade until annexation（合并）by the United States in 1845．After Texas became the 28th U．S．state in 1845，border disputes led to the Mexican War of 1846－1848．Texas remained a state until 1861when it seceded（正式脱离）from the Union to become part of the Confederacy．Texas was readmitted to the United States in 1870．
Governor州长
本州州长Rick Perry重视教育、卫生健康、交通运输和经济机遇。自从1998年以来，Perry已为教育新拨款90亿美元，增加医疗卫生拨款60亿美元，包括儿童医疗保险方面。他还采取措施来增加医疗补助，保护个人医疗隐私，改善养老院环境。Rick Perry切实为本州人民谋福利，得到人民的好评。
Rick Perry is focused on moving Texas forward by creating greater opportunities for citizens across our state．
Governor Perry has prioritized（把……区分优先次序）public and higher education，health care accessibility and affordability，better transportation systems，and economic opportunity for all of Texas．Since 1998，Perry successfully championed new reading and math initiatives，strong student accountability measures，and 9billion in new funding for Texas public schools，colleges and universities．He worked with Democrats（美国民主党）and Republicans（共和党）to increase health care funding by nearly 6billion，including the creation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program（CHIP）．Perry also signed measures streamlining and strengthening Medicaid［［亦作m－］〈美〉（由各级政府资助、以穷人和伤残者为对象的）医疗补助（制度）］，protecting personal medical records，and improving nursing home and border health care．
A strong fiscal conservative（保守派），Governor Perry held the line against new income，sales，property and nursing home taxes；protected the state’s Rainy Day fund；signed a balanced state budget and used his line－item veto（否决）authority to trim more than 500million in new spending from the state budget．
As Lieutenant Governor（副州长），Perry worked with legislators of both parties to pass a balanced state budget that included record tax cuts，record teacher pay raises，and an historic school funding increase．
He earned high marks as the president of the Senate for his bipartisan（两党连立的）leadership．The Dallas Morning News wrote，“．．．Rick Perry stands out as one of the session’s brighter lights．He draws almost universal praise for besting expectations and for evenly running the Senate．”The El Paso Times editorialized（发表社论），“Promises made，promises kept．That is the slogan（口号，标语）by which Texas Lt．Governor Rick Perry should be remembered．．．”
Prior to being elected Lieutenant Governor，Perry served two terms as Texas Commissioner（委员，专员）of Agriculture．From 1985to 1991，Perry served in the Texas House of Representatives，representing a rural West Texas district．
A fifth generation Texan，Governor Perry hails from the rolling plains of West Texas，where farming，ranching（大农场）and public service run in his family．His father，Ray Perry，was a long－time Haskell County Commissioner and school board member．First Lady Anita Perry served on the Haskell ISD School Board．
Between 1972and 1977，Governor Perry served in the United States Air Force flying C－130tactical（战术的）airlift aircraft in the U．S．，Europe and the Middle East．Perry is a 1972graduate of Texas A&M University where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets，a junior and senior yell leader，and an animal science major．
Governor Perry grew up in the small community of Paint Creek［克里克联盟的印第安人（现居于美国Oklahoma）］，60miles north of Abilene，on his family’s farm and ranch．The younger of two children，Governor Perry was an active Boy Scout（童子军），Eagle Scout，and helped his father and mother，Amelia，on the farm．Perry met Anita during their elementary school（小学）years．Perry remains active in the Boy Scouts and is a lifetime member of American Legion Post #75．
