1. Major Texas Cities

2. Austin State capitol Located in central Texas 4 th largest city in the state

3. San Antonio Located in central Texas 2 nd largest city in the state Largest tourism city

4. Houston Located in south east Texas Largest city in the state Home to several large businesses

5. Fort Worth Located in north central Texas 5 th largest city Established as an Army post in 1849

6. Dallas Located in north central Texas 3 rd largest city in the state Home to the Texas state fair

7. El Paso Located in west Texas 6 th largest city in the state Closer to California than Houston

8. Brownsville Located in south Texas 16 th largest city in the state Large manufacturing city

9. Lubbock Located in north west Texas 11 th largest city in the state Largest cotton growing region in the world

10. Amarillo Located in the panhandle 14 th largest city in the state Founded as a railroad city during cattle drives

11. Midland Located in west texas 28 th largest city in the state Founded as an oil boom town

12. Odessa Located in west Texas 31 st largest city in the state Founded as an oil city 500’w x 100’d

13. Assignment Take out a sheet of paper Choose 5 major cities we talked about and list them from largest population to smallest Write two sentences why or why you wouldn’t like visit them