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Most people know Texas was a country before it became a state, in 1845. It used to be even bigger, too--twice as big, if you can believe that.

According to a book from Texas Christian University, Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps, to raise money, Texas sold off bits of itself to form parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and Kansas. The US government gave the state a paltry $10 million in return. Now Texas is left with only 268,000 square miles of God's country.

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7 Comments on Everything is bigger in Texas, but not as big as it used to be

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14
2009

I love Texas!
11:36am • #1
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Only :o)!  Texas is still huge!!  Great picture!
11:45am • #2
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I'll never forget my first time in Texas - I was in college and we camped our way through the southern part of the US.  It took us 3 DAYS to get across Texas from Louisiana to El Paso.  TO me, that's still BIG
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We certainly stand out on the U.S. map. Yes, and I'm proud to be a Texan and live in this Great State of Texas.
8:21pm • #4
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Robin, I would still hate to walk across Texas!  It is still awfully big!
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Howdy there Robin

Even with selling off part of Texas, The Grand State of Texas is still one mighty fine look-en State. With some of the fines folks, that anyone would ever want to meet.

God Bless Texas!

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Think how big it would be if they would have won the ALAMO!!!!
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