The word "tejas" originated from a native word roughly meaning "friends." The natives did not use the word as a place name, but Spanish explorers adopted it and used it as such. read more
If Texas were its own country it would be the sixth largest oil producer in the world. The Railroad Commission of Texas, contrary to its name, regulates the state's oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry, and surface coal and uranium mining. read more