ONUR GENÇ, LOUIS KÜRBIS
T E X A S - L O N E S TA R S TAT E
INDEX
• General Information
• Geography/climate
• Economy
• History
• Important sights
• Prevalent problems
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
U.S. population by state (2009)
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
• Capital city: Austin
• Biggest city: Houston
•
Spoken languages: English,
Spanish
G E O G R A P H Y A N D C L I M AT E
Vast plains becoming ever more mountainous in the
north and west
G E O G R A P H Y A N D C L I M AT E
Coastal plains in the southeast
G E O G R A P H Y A N D C L I M AT E
Huge cities like Dallas…
G E O G R A P H Y A N D C L I M AT E
…Houston
G E O G R A P H Y A N D C L I M AT E
… or Austin
G E O G R A P H Y A N D C L I M AT E
• Mostly hot summer and mild winters (typically
subtropical)
• Humid in the east, dry in the north and west
• Yet varying from region to region
• Potentially tornados/hurricanes or snowstorms
during some parts of the year
Damage from hurricane
“Ike“ in a Texan city in 2008
ECONOMY
• High GDP (second biggest after California)
➡ Abundance of (natural) resources, e.g. cotton or
petroleum
• Thriving cities
➡Low taxation
• Low unemployment rate
➡Improvement of (higher) education
• Still heavily dependent on oil, natural gas,
agriculture and crops though
HISTORY
Texas was originally inhabited by Native Americans
HISTORY
Arrival of the Spanish in 1519
➡Followed by French colonization in 1685
HISTORY
•Part of Mexico in 1825
➡Disagreements with the government
➡Revolution of Texas
➡Republic of Texas after war of independence in 1836
➡Admission to the U.S. in 1845
• Assassination of John F. Kennedy on 11/22/1963
Former President
JFK and his wife
Jackie Kennedy
I M P O R TA N T S I G H T S
Dealey Plaza in Dallas
➡Place of John F. Kennedy’s assassination
I M P O R TA N T S I G H T S
Space Center Houston
➡Aeronautic administration hub
I M P O R TA N T S I G H T S
Corpus Christi
➡Important seaport in Texas
P R E VA L E N T P R O B L E M S
• Border security
➡Illegal immigrants from Mexico
• Water supply
➡Quality and quantity
• Heat and drought
➡Hot weather, especially in desert-like areas
• Political corruption
Thank you for listening!
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