Texas Trivia

I got this email from our electric company. I thought it would be a fun "texas trivia" snippet for ya'll.

Texas Trivia

Ten things you might not have known about The Lone Star State

• Texas is the largest of the 48 contiguous states in the U.S.
  
  
• “Texas” means “friends” or “allies” in Caddo, a Native American language.
  
  
• Texas and California are tied for the most Fortune 500 companies, although Texas has the most Fortune 500 company headquarters.
  
  
• Texas has the most tornadoes in the U.S. — an average of 139 per year.
  
  
• Texas has three cities with populations over one million: Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.
  
  
• Texas has 254 counties — which is 95 more than any other state.
  
  
• Last year, Texas was home to 346,000 millionaires.
  
  
• Texas has the most farms, the most acreage, and the most livestock and cotton production in the U.S.
  
  
• Texas leads the Nation in wind-powered generation capacity; there are over 2,000 wind turbines in West Texas alone.
  
  
• Texas has the most airports of any state — with 393 open for public use.