Texas (disambiguation)

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Texas is a state of the United States of America, formerly the Republic of Texas.

Texas may also refer to:

• Tejas or Texas, a Native American people after whom the state was named
• The University of Texas at Austin, often referred to as Texas in sports commentary
• Texas Instruments, also known as TI. Developing semiconductor and computer technology
• USS Texas, one of a number of ships of the United States Navy
• 2-10-4 arrangement locomotive, commonly called a Texas-type locomotive
• Texas, a steam locomotive used in the American Civil War's Great Locomotive Chase.
• Texas (band), a Scottish blues rock band
• Texas (TV series), a 1980s U.S. television program
• Texas (nautical), a deckhouse on a ship
• Texas Homecare, a defunct DIY store in the United Kingdom
• Texas Motor Speedway, a superspeedway in Justin, Texas near Dallas
• Einar "Texas" Ljungberg, a Swedish Socialist leader (1880 - 1974)
• Texas (SpongeBob SquarePants episode), an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants
• Texas (novel), a novel by James A. Michener
• Texas (musical), a musical produced annually in Canyon, Texas.
• Texas hold 'em, a popular form of poker.
• A C6 tuning commonly used on ten string pedal steel guitar.

Texas may also refer to additional locations:

• Texas County, Missouri, USA, named for the republic
• Texas County, Oklahoma, USA, named for the neighboring state
• Texas, Queensland, Australia