Texas

"Uh-oh."

Texas is one of the ten blue states in Laurie Keller's Scrambled States of America.

## Role

### The Scrambled States of America

At the beginning of the book, Texas. said good morning to the bird. When the states decide to switch places, Texas switches places with Oregon, where she meets some blue states. Later, Texas catches the flu and sneezes on Maine and Virginia.

### The Scrambled States of America Talent Show

Texas takes the part of the show as one of the States on Skates, along with Connecticut and Missouri. However, because she is too big, she ends up stuck on the Gateway Arch. Back at home, Texas tells Oklahoma that if it wasn't for his rope, she'd still be stuck under the arch.

## Major Cities

* Austin (Capital)
* Dallas
* Houston
* El Paso

## Celebrities Born in Texas

* **Beyoncé** Giselle Knowles-Carter
* Travis Scott (Jacques Berman Webster II)
* Selena Gomez
* Maren Morris
* Megan "Thee Stallion"
* **Usher** Raymond IV
* Orvon Grover **"Gene" Autry** (RIP)
* Joe Scruggs
* Carol Creighton Burnett
* Michael Lee Aday (Meat Loaf) (RIP)
* Guadalupe (Lupe) Ontiveros (RIP)
* Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (RIP)
* Lyndon Baines Johnson (RIP)
* Johnny Mathis
* Clint Ford
* Alan Tudyk
* Jennifer Anne Garner
* Joel Scott Osteen
* Chris Tomlin
* Larry Groce
* Michael Brandon Lake
* Jimmy Ray Dean (RIP)
* Micah Tyler Begnaud
* Kitty Linn O'Neil (RIP)
* Claudia Alta Taylor (RIP)
* Jeffrey Glenn Bennett
* Jimmy Butler
* Kelly Adam Asbury (RIP)
* Mike Salcedo
* Jeff Dunham
* Elizabeth Shaila **"Liza"** Koshy
* Mina Sharon Myoui
* Leah Navvab Huening
* Denise Kim
* Alvin Ailey (RIP)
* Kendall Ebeling

## Trivia

* She is the largest of the female states.
* She is the most populated of the female states.
* She is the second-largest state in the country and the largest of the contiguous states.
* Her name means "Land of friends".
	+ Tejas is the Hispanic-prototype name for the state.
	+ Texas might have been shown as a male in the first book.
* The Talent Show book confirms that Texas is a female in the "States on Skates" scene.

## Quotes

* Good morning.

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* Texas: "Hutchooo!"
* Maine and Virginia: "Thanks, pal!"

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* I hope I don’t get stuck this time.

* "Uh oh!"
* " (Laughs) Oklahoma, if it weren't for your rope, I'd still be stuck under that arch!"

## Relationships

### Connecticut and Missouri

In the second book, Texas performs as the States on Skates, along with Connecticut and Missouri.

### Oklahoma

Oklahoma borders Texas on the north. In the second book, Texas tells Oklahoma that if it wasn't for his rope, she'd still be stuck under the Gateway Arch in her act.

## Real-world History

In 1400, the first known people living in Texas were known as the Comanche. In 1682, Texas (Comanche), was discovered by the Spanish as part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. In 1821, Texas became a part of the Mexican Cession. In 1823, Texas became *Interno de Oriente* (Internal of the East). In 1824, Texas conjoined with the Mexican state of Coahuila, becoming *Coahuila y Tejas*.

In 1835, the Texas Revolution began, making Texas an independent republic. In 1845, Texas joined the United States. In 1850, Texas gained its full shape we know of today.