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• Abilene
  Abilene, Texas
  Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
  
  
  • The Key City
  • Lene Town (used in hip-hop culture)
• Alpine
  Alpine, Texas
  Alpine is a city in and the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,786 people at the 2000 census, and had increased to 5,905 by 2010.-History:...
  
   - Gateway to the Big Bend.
• Anahuac
  Anahuac, Texas
  Anahuac is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population of the city was 2,210 at the 2000 census. Anahuac is the seat of Chambers County and is situated in East Texas.- History :...
  
   - Alligator Capital of Texas.
• Anthony
  Anthony, Texas
  Anthony is an incorporated town in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,850 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Anthony is located at ....
  
   - Leap Year Capital of the World (shared with Anthony, New Mexico
  Anthony, New Mexico
  Anthony is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA. The population was 7,904 at the 2000 census. It is located on the New Mexico–Texas state line in the Upper Mesilla Valley, and on Interstate 10, 27 miles south of Las Cruces and 21 miles north of El Paso, Texas...
  
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• Athens
  Athens, Texas
  Athens is a city in Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,710. It is the county seat of Henderson County. According to the Texas Legislature, Athens is the "Original Home of the Hamburger"...
  
   - Blackeyed Pea Capital of the World.
• Austin
  Austin, Texas
  Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
  
  
  • Bat City
  • City of the Violet Crown
  • "Keep Austin Weird"
  • Live Music Capital of the World
  • CapCity
  • Waterloo
  • River City
  • Heart of Texas
  • Silicon Hills
  • People's Republic of Austin
  • Hippie Haven
  • ATX
• Baird
  Baird, Texas
  Baird is a city in Callahan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,623 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Callahan County. The city is named after Matthew Baird, the owner and director of the Texas & Pacific Railway. The railway depot is now the visitor center and a...
  
   - Antique Capital of Texas
• Bandera
  Bandera, Texas
  Bandera is the county seat of Bandera County, Texas, United States,in the Texas Hill Country, which is part of the Edwards Plateau. The population was 957 at the 2000 census, and according to a 2009 estimate, the population had jumped up to 1,216 people...
  
   - Cowboy Capital of the World.
• Bellmead
  Bellmead, Texas
  Bellmead is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,214 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bellmead is located at ....
  
  
• Bertram
  Bertram, Texas
  Bertram is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,122 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bertram is located at . This is 10 miles east of Burnet and 37 miles northwest of Austin....
  
   - Home of the Oatmeal Festival
• Boerne
  Boerne, Texas
  Boerne is a city in the Hill Country of Texas in the United States. It is the county seat of Kendall County. Boerne was named in honor of Ludwig Börne, a Jewish German author and publicist, and its population was 10, 471 in the 2010 census. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court...
  
   - Key to the Hill Country
• Brady
  Brady, Texas
  Brady is a city in McCulloch County, Texas, United States. Brady refers to itself as "The Heart of Texas", as it is the closest city to the geographical center of the state. The population was 5,523 at the 2000 census...
  
   - The True Heart of Texas
• Breckenridge
  Breckenridge, Texas
  Breckenridge is a city in Stephens County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,868 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Stephens County...
  
   - Mural Capital of Texas
• Brownsville
  Brownsville, Texas
  Brownsville is a city in the southernmost tip of the state of Texas, in the United States. It is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Brownsville is the 16th largest city in the state of Texas with a population of...
  
   - Chess Capital of Texas
• Buda
  Buda, Texas
  Buda is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,404 at the 2000 census. City leaders estimated the population exceeded 5,100 in 2008 and the official 2009 Census Bureau estimate showed the population had increased to 7,784 as of July 1, 2009. The 2010 US Census listed...
  
   - Outdoor Capital of Texas
• Caldwell
  Caldwell, Texas
  Caldwell is a city in Burleson County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,449 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Burleson County. It is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area....
  
   - Kolache Capital of Texas.
• Clifton
  Clifton, Texas
  Clifton is the largest city in Bosque County in Central Texas. The city's population was 3,542 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Clifton is located at ....
  
   - Norwegian Capital of Texas.
• College Station
  College Station, Texas
  College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
  
   - Aggieland
• Commerce
  Commerce, Texas
  Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, located in rural East Texas. The population was 7,669 at the 2000 census, however recent growth and its proximity to Interstate 30 and the eastern Metroplex has put the population around 9750...
  
   - Bois d'arc
  Bois d'arc
  Bois d'arc commonly refers to a small tree, Maclura pomifera, also known as the Osage-orange.Bois d'arc may also refer to:-Settlements:* Bois D'Arc, Missouri* Bois d'Arc, Kansas* Bois d'Arc, Texas* Bois D'Arc Township, Montgomery County, Illinois...
  
   Capital of Texas
• Corpus Christi
  Corpus Christi, Texas
  Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
  
   - Sparking City by the Sea
• Corsicana
  Corsicana, Texas
  Corsicana is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 45 some fifty-five miles south of downtown Dallas. The population was 24,485 at the 2000 census...
  
   - Fruit Cake Capital of the World.
• Crystal City
  Crystal City, Texas
  Crystal City is a city in and the county seat of Zavala County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,190 at the 2000 census. The mascot of Crystal City High School is the Javelina....
  
   - Spinach Capital of the World.
• Cuero
  Cuero, Texas
  Cuero is a city in DeWitt County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,571 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of DeWitt County. It is also unofficially known as the "turkey capital of the world"...
  
   - Turkey Capital of the World.

D-F

• Dallas
  • The Big D
  • Triple D
  • The Jingle City
  • Metroplex (with Fort Worth)
• Danevang
  Danevang, Texas
  Danevang is a community in Wharton County in the U.S. state of Texas. It lies along Texas State Highway 71.-External links:* at The Handbook of Texas Online...
  
   - Danish Capital of Texas.
• Denison
  Denison, Texas
  Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,773 at the 2000 census; it is estimated to have grown to 24,127 in 2009. Denison is one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
   - Wine Root Stock Capital of the World
• Denton
  Denton, Texas
  The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
  
  
  • Redbud Capital of Texas
  • Little Austin
• Dickens
  Dickens, Texas
  Dickens is a city in and the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States. The population was 332 at the 2000 census.Charles Weldon Cannon , a Dickens County native, made his famous boots and saddles in Dickens.-Geography:...
  
   - Wild Boar Capital.
• Dublin
  Dublin, Texas
  Dublin is a city located in southwestern Erath County in Central Texas. The population was 3,754 at the time of the 2000 census.The town is the home of the world's oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant...
  
   - Irish Capital of Texas
• Duncanville
  Duncanville, Texas
  Duncanville is a city in Dallas County, Texas . Duncanville's population was 36,081 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 42,500 in 2008. Duncanville is a suburb of Dallas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Duncanville, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Lancaster.-Geography:Duncanville is...
  
   - City of Champions.
• Eagle Lake
  Eagle Lake, Texas
  Eagle Lake is a city in southeastern Colorado County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,664 at the 2000 census. It is home to a golf course, the largest private lake in Texas, and the Eagle Lake Regional Airport, which services light aircraft....
  
   - Goose Hunting Capital of the World
• Eagle Pass
  Eagle Pass, Texas
  Eagle Pass is a city in and the county seat of Maverick County The population was 27,183 as of the 2010 census.Eagle Pass borders the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, which is to the southwest and across the Rio Grande. The Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras Metropolitan Area is one of six...
  
   - Where Yee-Ha Meets Olé.
• Electra
  Electra, Texas
  Electra is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The United States Census Bureau counted Electra's population as 3,168 at the 2000 census and estimated it to be 2,891 as of 2006...
  
   - Pump Jack Capital of Texas
• Elgin
  Elgin, Texas
  Elgin is a city in Bastrop and Travis Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 5,700 at the 2000 census. By 2005, the population grew to an estimated 8,689...
  
   - Sausage Capital of Texas.
• El Paso
  El Paso, Texas
  El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
  
  
  • The City With a Legend
  • El Chuco
  • The Sun City
• Ennis
  Ennis, Texas
  Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southeastern suburb of Dallas. The population was 16,045 at the 2000 census.In 1871, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad purchased of land in Ellis County at a price of , establishing the line's northern terminus. On May 8, 1872,...
  
   - Bluebonnet City
• Floydada
  Floydada, Texas
  Floydada is a city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,038 at the 2010 census.-History:According to the Texas State Historical Association, the community of Floydada, originally named Floyd City, was established on 640 acres of land donated by James B....
  
   - Pumpkin Capital.
• Fort Davis
  Fort Davis, Texas
  Fort Davis is a census-designated place in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,050 at the 2000 census and 1,041 according to a 2007 estimate. It is the county seat of Jeff Davis County...
  
   - Where the Stars Come Out to Play
• Fort Worth
  Fort Worth, Texas
  Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
  
  
  • Cowtown
  • Funkytown
  • Panther City
  • Metroplex (with Dallas)
  • Queen City of the Prairie
  • Where the West Begins
• Fredericksburg
  Fredericksburg, Texas
  Fredericksburg is the seat of Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census estimate, the city had a population of 10, 530...
  
   - Polka Capital of Texas
• Friona
  Friona, Texas
  Friona is a city in Parmer County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,854 at the 2000 census. Friona was established in 1906, originally called Frio the Spanishword for cold....
  
   - Cheeseburger Capital of Texas

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• Galveston
  Galveston, Texas
  Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
  
   - Oleander City.
• Gatesville
  Gatesville, Texas
  Gatesville is a city in and the county seat of Coryell County in Central Texas, United States of America. The population was 15,591 at the 2000 census...
  
   - Spur Capital of Texas
• George West
  George West, Texas
  George West is a city in Live Oak County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,524 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Live Oak County. George West was named the "storytelling capital of Texas" in 2005 by the Texas Senate; and it hosts the George West Storyfest, a festival that...
  
   - Storyfest Capital of Texas
• Georgetown
  Georgetown, Texas
  Georgetown is a city and also the county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States with a population of 47,400 at the 2010 census. Southwestern University, founded in 1840, is the oldest university in Texas and is located in Georgetown, about 1/2 mile east of the historic square...
  
   - Red Poppy Capital of Texas
• Gilmer
  Gilmer, Texas
  Gilmer is also the name of a county in West Virginia.Gilmer is a town in and the county seat of Upshur County, Texas, United States. It is best known for being the birthplace of popular music singer Johnny Mathis. The population was 4,799 at the 2000 census...
  
   - Home of the Yamboree (refers to yam
  Yam (vegetable)
  Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea . These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania...
  
  s)
• Glen Rose
  Glen Rose, Texas
  Glen Rose is a city in Somervell County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Somervell County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,444. Glen Rose is part of the Granbury micropolitan area.-19th century:...
  
   - Dinosaur Capital of Texas
• Gonzales
  Gonzales, Texas
  Gonzales is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,202 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gonzales County.-Geography:Gonzales is located at...
  
   - Lexington of Texas. (The first battle
  Battle of Gonzales
  The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army troops....
  
   of the Texas Revolution
  Texas Revolution
  The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836...
  
   occurred here; the name is a reference to Lexington, Massachusetts
  Lexington, Massachusetts
  Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :...
  
  , where the American Revolutionary War
  American Revolutionary War
  The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
  
   began.)
• Hamilton
  Hamilton, Texas
  Hamilton is a city in Hamilton County in Central Texas. The population was 3,095 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Hamilton County.-Geography:Hamilton is located at ....
  
   - Dove Capital of Texas.
• Happy
  Happy, Texas
  Happy is a town in Randall and Swisher counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 647 at the 2000 census. The Randall County portion of Happy is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
   - The Town Without a Frown.
• Hawkins
  Hawkins, Texas
  Hawkins is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,331 at the 2000 census. A post office was established in Hawkins in 1873.-Geography:Hawkins is located at ....
  
   - Pancake Capital of Texas.
• Hearne
  Hearne, Texas
  Hearne is a city in Robertson County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,690 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area...
  
   - Sunflower Capital of Texas.
• Hereford
  Hereford, Texas
  Hereford is a city in Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,597 at the 2000 census. It is the only incorporated Hereford in the country. It is the county seat of Deaf Smith County....
  
   - Town Without a Toothache.
• Houston -- see Nicknames of Houston, Texas
• Huntsville
  Huntsville, Texas
  Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 35,508 at the 2010 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area....
  
  
  • Prison City of Texas (the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
    Texas Department of Criminal Justice
    The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a department of the government of the state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities, funding and certain...
    
     is headquartered in Huntsville)
  • Execution Capital of the World/Death Penalty City (Texas' execution chamber is located in Huntsville and Texas often leads all US states in executions per year; death row
    Death row
    Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
    
     was located in Huntsville but later relocated)
• Hutto
  Hutto, Texas
  Hutto is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 1,250 at the 2000 census; it had grown to 7,401 in the 2005 census estimate and had reached 17,120 by January 2008....
  
   - Hippo Capital of Texas
• Jacksonville
  Jacksonville, Texas
  Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,868 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and part of the larger Tyler-Jacksonville Combined Statistical...
  
   - Tomato Capital of the World
• Jefferson
  Jefferson, Texas
  Jefferson is an historic city in Marion County in northeastern Texas, United States. The population was 2,024 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County, Texas, and is situated in East Texas...
  
   - Bed and Breakfast Capital of Texas
• Kaufman
  Kaufman, Texas
  Kaufman is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,490 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kaufman County.-Geography:Kaufman is located at ....
  
   - Red Tail Hawk Capital.
• Kenedy
  Kenedy, Texas
  Kenedy is a city in Karnes County, Texas, United States, named for Mifflin Kenedy, who bought and wanted to develop a new town that would carry his name...
  
  
  • Horned Lizard Capital of Texas
  • Texas Horned Lizard Capital of the World
• Kerrville
  Kerrville, Texas
  Kerrville is a city in Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population was 20,425 at the 2000 census. In 2009, the population was 22,826...
  
   - Lose Your Heart to the Hills
• Kilgore
  Kilgore, Texas
  Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk Counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the home of Kilgore College, and was also the childhood home of famous classical pianist Van Cliburn...
  
   - Texas City of Stars
• Kingsville
  Kingsville, Texas
  As of the census of 2000, there were 25,575 people, 8,943 households, and 6,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,848.8 people per square mile . There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 753.8 per square mile...
  
   - Gem City of the Southwest
• Knox City
  Knox City, Texas
  Knox City is a town in Knox County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,219 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Knox City is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
  
   - Seedless Watermelon Capital of Texas
• Lake Jackson
  Lake Jackson, Texas
  Lake Jackson is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of a 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city population was 27,614....
  
   - The City of Enchantment
• Llano
  Llano, Texas
  -History:Llano County was established in compliance with a February 1, 1856, state legislative act. The Llano River location was chosen in an election held on June 14, 1856, under a live oak on the south bank of the river, near the present site of Roy Inks Bridge in Llano...
  
   - Deer Capital of Texas.
• Lockhart
  Lockhart, Texas
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   - Barbecue Capital of Texas.
• Longview
  Longview, Texas
  Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 80,455. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; only a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. It is...
  
   - Purple Martin Capital of Texas
• Lubbock
  Lubbock, Texas
  Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
  
  
  • Hub City
  • LBK
• Lufkin, Texas
  Lufkin, Texas
  Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. Founded in 1882, the population was 35,067 in 2010. It is the county seat of Angelina County, and is situated in Deep East Texas.-History:...
  
   - Crossroads of East Texas
  East Texas
  East Texas is a distinct geographic and ecological area in the U.S. state of Texas.According to the Handbook of Texas, the East Texas area "may be separated from the rest of Texas roughly by a line extending from the Red River in north central Lamar County southwestward to east central Limestone...
  
  

M-Q

• Madisonville
  Madisonville, Texas
  Madisonville is a city in Madison County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,159 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Madison County. Both the City of Madisonville and the County of Madison were named for U.S...
  
   - Mushroom Capital of Texas
• Marlin
  Marlin, Texas
  Marlin is a city in Falls County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,628 at the 2000 census, but decreased to 5,967 by 2010. It is also the county seat of Falls County, and has been so since 1851...
  
   - Hot Mineral Water City of Texas
• Mauriceville
  Mauriceville, Texas
  Mauriceville is a census-designated place in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
   - Crawfish Capital of Texas
• McAllen
  McAllen, Texas
  McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...
  
  
  • Square Dance Capital of the World
  • The Texas Tropics
• McCamey
  McCamey, Texas
  McCamey is a city in Upton County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,805 at the 2000 census. The Texas legislature has declared McCamey "the Wind Energy Capital of Texas" because of the many wind farms that have been built in the area. Its history, however, is primarily that of an oil...
  
   - Wind Energy Capital of Texas
• Mesquite
  Mesquite, Texas
  Mesquite is a city located within the Dallas/Ft.Worth area of Texas. As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 139,824.-History:The city was founded May 22, 1873, by a Texas & Pacific Railway engineer who purchased land along the Texas & Pacific line outside of Dallas...
  
   - Rodeo Capital of Texas
• Midland
  Midland, Texas
  Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
  
  
  • Ostrich Capital of Texas
  • The Tall City
  • Petroplex (shared with Odessa)
• Midlothian
  Midlothian, Texas
  Midlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is the hub for the cement industry in North Texas as it is the home to three separate cement production facilities, as well as a steel mill. Midlothian is also a fast growing community with a growth rate of 142% since 2000...
  
   - Cement and Steel Capital of Texas.
• Mineola
  Mineola, Texas
  Mineola is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. It lies at the junction of U.S. highways 69 and 80, eighty miles east of Dallas in southwestern Wood County...
  
   - Birding capital of East Texas.
• Mission
  Mission, Texas
  Mission is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 77,058 at the 2010 census Mission is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.-Geography:Mission is located at ....
  
   Home of the Ruby Red Grapefruit
• Mount Pleasant
  Mount Pleasant, Texas
  Mount Pleasant is the county seat and largest city of Titus County in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2000 census, Mount Pleasant's population was 13,935. It is the county seat of Titus County, and is situated in Northeast Texas. This town, by city ordinance, is dry to sell alcoholic beverages....
  
   - Bass Capital of Texas.
• Nacogdoches
  Nacogdoches, Texas
  Nacogdoches is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the city's population to be 32,996. It is the county seat of Nacogdoches County and is situated in East Texas. Nacogdoches is a sister city of Natchitoches, Louisiana.Nacogdoches is the home of...
  
   - The Oldest Town in Texas
• Navasota
  Navasota, Texas
  Navasota is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,789 at the 2000 census. In 2005, the Texas Legislature named the city "The Blues Capital of Texas," in honor of the late Mance Lipscomb, a Navasota native and blues musician....
  
   - Blues Capital of Texas
• Odessa
  Odessa, Texas
  Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 99,940 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Odessa, Texas Metropolitan...
  
  
  • Jackrabbit Capital of Texas or Jackrabbit-Roping Capital of Texas
  • Petroplex (shared with Midland)
• Palacios
  Palacios, Texas
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,153 people, 1,661 households, and 1,244 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,021.4 people per square mile . There were 1,976 housing units at an average density of 391.7 per square mile...
  
  
  • City By The Sea
  • Shrimp Capital of Texas
• Paris
  Paris, Texas
  Paris, Texas is a city located northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. It is situated in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods. Physiographically, these regions are part of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. In 1900, 9,358 people lived...
  
   - Crape Myrtle City
• Plano
  Plano, Texas
  Plano is a city in the state of Texas, located mostly within Collin County. The city's population was 259,841 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Texas and the 71st most populous city in the United States. Plano is located within the metropolitan area commonly referred to as...
  
   - Hot Air Balloon Capital of Texas
• Port Arthur
  Port Arthur, Texas
  -Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 57,755 people, 21,839 households, and 14,675 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.5 people per square mile . There were 24,713 housing units at an average density of 298.0 per square mile...
  
   - Energy City
• Quitman
  Quitman, Texas
  Quitman is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,030 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wood County. It is most notable for being the birthplace of American Academy Award winning actress Sissy Spacek. The city's slogan is "Come grow with us." It was...
  
   - Big Bass Capital of Texas.

R-T

• Round Rock
  Round Rock, Texas
  Round Rock is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the metropolitan area. The 2010 census places the population at 99,887....
  
   - Daffodil Capital of Texas
• San Angelo
  San Angelo, Texas
  San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
  
  
  • The End of the Rainbow
  • The Oasis of West Texas (The city is unusual in West Texas for having three rivers and three lakes.)
  • Queen City of Central West Texas
  • Texas’ biggest small town
  • Wool Capital or the Wool and Mohair Capital of the World
• San Antonio
  San Antonio, Texas
  San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
  
  
  • San Antone
  • Something to Remember
  • The Alamo City
• Sanderson
  Sanderson, Texas
  Sanderson is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Terrell County, Texas, United States. The population was 861 at the 2000 census. Sanderson was created in 1882 as a part of neighboring Pecos County...
  
    - Cactus Capital of Texas
• Sansom Park
  Sansom Park, Texas
  Sansom Park is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,686 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sansom Park is located at ....
  
   - City on the Move.
• Shenandoah
  Shenandoah, Texas
  Shenandoah is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,503 at the 2000 census. David Vetter, the famous "boy in the plastic bubble", was from Shenandoah. In 1986 the Shenandoah city council renamed Tamina School Road to David Memorial Drive in honor of...
  
   - More Than Just a Song
• Seguin
  Seguin, Texas
  Seguin is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,011; the July 1, 2009 Census estimate, however, showed the population had increased to 26,842...
  
   - Pecan Capital of The World
• Smithville, Texas
  Smithville, Texas
  Smithville is a city in Bastrop County, Texas, United States, near the Colorado River. The population was 3,901 at the 2000 census. The population grew to an estimated 4,339 for 2004.-History:...
  
   - Heart of the Megalopolis
• Temple
  Temple, Texas
  Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin and 34 miles south of Waco. In the 2010 Census, Temple's population was 66,102, an...
  
   - Wildflower Capital of Texas
• Terlingua
  Terlingua, Texas
  Terlingua is a mining district in southwestern Brewster County, Texas, United States. It is located near the Rio Grande and the Texas villages of Lajitas and Study Butte, Texas,as well as the Mexican village of Santa Elena. The discovery of cinnabar, from which the metal mercury is extracted, in...
  
   - Chili Capital of the World.
• Terrell
  Terrell, Texas
  Terrell is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States, and a southeastern suburb of Dallas. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,606...
  
   - T-Town
• Texarkana
  Texarkana, Texas
  Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue...
  
  
  • Twice as Nice
  • T-Town
  • Twin City
  • TK
• Texas City
  Texas City, Texas
  Texas City is a city in Chambers and Galveston counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 41,521 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
   - City By the Bay
• The Colony
  The Colony, Texas
  The city is bordered on the west by Lewisville Lake and Lewisville, Texas, on the north and east by Frisco, Texas and on the south by Carrollton, Texas and Plano, Texas...
  
   - City by the Lake
• The Woodlands
  The Woodlands, Texas
  The Woodlands is a master-planned community and a Census-designated place in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area. The population of the CDP was 55,649 at the 2000 census—a 90 percent increase over its 1990 population. According to the 2010 census, The Woodlands' population rose...
  
  
  • The Hoodlands
  • The Bubble
• Turkey
  Turkey, Texas
  Turkey is a city in Hall County, Texas, United States. The population was 494 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Turkey is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
  
   - Western Swing Capital of the World.
• Tyler
  Tyler, Texas
  Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
  
   - Rose Capital of the World.

U-Z

• Victoria
  Victoria, Texas
  Victoria is a city in and the seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 60,603 at the 2000 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 at the 2000 census,...
  
   - The Crossroads of South Texas
• Waco
  Waco, Texas
  Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....
  
   - The Buckle of the Bible Belt
• Waxahachie
  Waxahachie, Texas
  Waxahachie is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southern suburb of Dallas. The population was 21,426 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ellis County....
  
   - Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas
• Weatherford
  Weatherford, Texas
  Weatherford is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States, and a western suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 19,000 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Parker County and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.-Geography:...
  
  
  • Cutting horse capital of the world.
  • Peach Capital of Texas
  • Watermelon Capital of the World.
• Weslaco
  Weslaco, Texas
  Weslaco is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 35,670 at the 2010 census. Weslaco derives its name from the W.E. Stewart Land Company...
  
   - Citrus Capital of Texas
• West
  West, Texas
  West is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,692 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
   - Czech Heritage Capital of Texas
• West Tawakoni
  West Tawakoni, Texas
  West Tawakoni is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,462 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Tawakoni is located at ....
  
   - Catfish Capital of Texas
• Wills Point
  Wills Point, Texas
  Wills Point is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,496 at the 2000 census.-History:Founded in 1873, Wills Point gets its name from an early American settler, William Wills, who had arrived in the area in about 1848. Wills eventually purchased a cabin from Adam...
  
  - Bluebird Capital of Texas.

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