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A historic marker in front of the Dallas Municipal Building describing the buildings history including the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald, the assasin of President John Kennedy, in the basement parking garage.
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Flag |
Seal |
| Website : www.texas.gov |
 Capital
: Austin |
 Highest
point : Guadalupe
Peak, 8,749 feet |
 Area : 268,601 square miles,
2nd largest state. |
 Population : 20,851,820
(2000 Census) |
 Motto
: Friendship
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 Admitted to
Union : December 29, 1845 |
 State
Song : "Texas, Our Texas" |
 State Bird : Mockingbird |
 State Flower : Blue Bonnet |
 State Tree : Pecan |
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