# Texas Government

- By: Lumen Learning
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/Texas_Government_(Lumen))
- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/Texas_Government_(Lumen)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-189447/pdf

Texas is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles, and with more than 30 million residents in 2023, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population.