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Economy
Texas longhorn
Canipe, Steve. animal-longhorn.jpg.
9/19/2001. Pics4Learning. 1 Jun 2003 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>
Food
Some
popular foods in Texas are chili, fish, rice, honey, and
pecans.
Holidays
To learn about United
States holidays, please visit our Federal
Holidays WebQuest!
Religion
Just
about every religion in the world is represented in the United States.
Sports and Recreation
Football is very popular in Texas,
home of the Dallas Cowboys. Speaking of cowboys, riding horses
and owning horse ranches is a big thing in Texas.
History
People settled in
Texas in open lands because they ride horses and need place for the
horse.
In 1837 in Texas
entered the United States Union.
Cultural Arts
One of the museum in Texas is called
"Dallas Museum of Art". In the museum there are collection of pre Columbia
artwork also a major European and American Art.
An example of architecture can be
found below. This is a mission in San Antonio.
Staple, Maurene. mission7.jpg. June
2002. Pics4Learning. 1 Jun 2003 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>
There is a city in Texas called Dallas and there
are museums that show natural history.
Alamo: A short wall from the Alamo is the
Institute of Texan Culture.
Language
English is
the primary language, although many people speak Spanish due
to the proximity of Mexico. Some useful expressions to
know might be:
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Culture Walls 
Authors: Ronny and Oren
