Definition of Texas

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Texas
n. state in the southern United States

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Texas Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

BTS Transportation Expressions
Texas
That part of the upper deck of a river steamboat abaft the stacks used for officers' quarters. (TNDOT1)

Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
TEXQ
TEXAS EQUIPMENT CORP
Exchange: OTCBB
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TPL
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TR
Exchange: NYSE
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TRBS
Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Bank holding company with subsidiary which performs commercial banking operations, mortgage banking, trust services and other related financial activities.

TVOC
TEXAS VANGUARD OIL CO
Exchange: OTCBB
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TXBI
Texas Biotechnology Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops novel biopharmaceutical products designed to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases.

TXES
Texas E-solutions
Exchange: OTCBB
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TXI
Texas Industries Inc TXI
Exchange: NYSE
Holding company with subsidiaries which produce steel products such as concrete reinforcing steel, merchant bar, angles, flats, beams and other structural; Produce, manufacture and sell concrete products such as concrete aggregates, ready-mix concrete pipes, block and brick; And own land for investment, resale and other real

TXI^S
TEXAS INDUSTRIES INC TXI
Exchange: NYSE
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TXN
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
Exchange: NYSE
Develops, manufactures and sells digital signal processors and mixed-signal/analog devices which convert analog signals into digital data, and then convert the digital data back to analog for output, application-specific integrated circuits, reduced instruction-set microprocessors, standard logic and microcontroles; Sells

TXSCM
TEXAS UTILS ELEC CO
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TXSLP
TEXAS UTILS ELEC CO
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TXSUO
TEXAS UTILS ELEC CO
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TXSUP
TEXAS UTILS ELEC CO
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TXU^A
TEXAS UTILITIES CO
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TXU^B
TEXAS UTILITIES CO
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Texas Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Texas
(n.)
A structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc.
  

WordNet 2.0
Texas
Noun
1. the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
(synonym) Lone-Star State, TX
(hypernym) American state
(member-holonym) Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland
(part-holonym) Gulf States
(part-meronym) Chisholm Trail

Anagram
texas
taxes

hEnglish - advanced version
texas
texas
\tex"as\ (?), n. a structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc. [western u. s.]
texas
n : the second largest state; located in southwestern united states on the gulf of mexico [syn: texas, lone-star state , tx]



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Texas Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

CIA World Factbook 2005
United States: Government
Country name:
 conventional long form: United States of America
conventional short form: United States
abbreviation: US or USA
Government type:
 Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Capital:
 Washington, DC
Administrative divisions:
 50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Dependent areas:
 American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island
note: from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into a political relationship with all four political units: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1 October 1994)
Independence:
 4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)
National holiday:
 Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
Constitution:
 17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789
Legal system:
 federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all but one (Louisiana's) is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Suffrage:
 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
 chief of state: President George W. BUSH (since 20 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President George W. BUSH (since 20 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each state; president and vice president serve four-year terms; election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008)
election results: George W. BUSH reelected president; percent of popular vote - George W. BUSH (Republican Party) 50.9%, John KERRY (Democratic Party) 48.1%, other 1.0%
Legislative branch:
 bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats, one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006); House of Representatives - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 55, Democratic Party 44, independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 231, Democratic Party 200, undecided 4
Judicial branch:
 Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for life on condition of good behavior by the president with confirmation by the Senate); United States Courts of Appeal; United States District Courts; State and County Courts
Political parties and leaders:
 Democratic Party [Howard DEAN]; Green Party [leader NA]; Libertarian Party [Steve DAMERELL]; Republican Party [Ken MEHLMAN]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
 NA
International organization participation:
 AfDB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CP, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-5, G-7, G- 8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Flag description:
 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico

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    • Texas Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

    International Relations and Security Acronyms
    TEXAS
    XVIII Airborne Corps north-south main supply route in Iraq during DESERT STORM; extended from the vicinity of Rafha, Saudi Arabia, to As Salman, Iraq

    Australian Post Codes
    4385
    Locality : TEXAS
    State: QLD

    US area codes
    Texas
    "469, 682, 737, 979, 936, 961, 817, 806, 903, 409, 512, 915"

    Australian GPS + Postcode Town Index
    TEXAS NSW
    NSW -28.8365 151.007

    TEXAS QLD
    QLD -28.85869 151.16556 4385

    Area Code International
    Texas
    Texas-United States of America + 1-


    Texas Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

    National Wild and Scenic Rivers


    Texas Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Multi Internet Domains
    Texas
    TX.US
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    Internet Domains
    Texas
    TX.US


    Texas Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
    Texas
    Texas (IPA: //) is a state located in the southern and  southwestern regions of the United States of America. With an area of and a population of 23,507,783 (based on a 2006 U.S. census bureau estimate) in 254 counties, the state is second-largest in both area (behind Alaska) and population (behind California). About half the state's population resides in either the Dallas–Fort Worth or Houston metropolitan areas. The state's name derives from , a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai, which means "friends" or "allies". Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade. In 1845, it joined the United States as the 28th state.

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