Texas
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Texas is a state of the United States with FIPS code 48 and capital Austin.

## Administrative divisions

Texas is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 48[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 48[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Austin[^enwiki]
- Population: about 30,503,301 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 695,662 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1845[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Central / Mountain Time (UTC-6/-7)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-TX[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Harris County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-harris-county.html), [Dallas County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-dallas-county.html), [Tarrant County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-tarrant-county.html), [Bexar County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-bexar-county.html), [Travis County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-travis-county.html), [Collin County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-collin-county.html), [Hidalgo County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-hidalgo-county.html), [El Paso County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-el-paso-county.html).

Major cities: [Houston](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-houston.html), [San Antonio](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-san-antonio.html), [Dallas](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-dallas.html), [Austin](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-austin.html), [Fort Worth](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-fort-worth.html), [El Paso](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-el-paso.html), [Plano](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-plano.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Harris County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-harris-county.html
- Contains places: Dallas County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-dallas-county.html
- Contains places: Tarrant County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-tarrant-county.html
- Contains places: Bexar County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-bexar-county.html
- Contains places: Travis County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-travis-county.html
- Contains places: Hidalgo County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-hidalgo-county.html
- Contains places: Collin County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-collin-county.html
- Contains places: El Paso County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-el-paso-county.html
- Contains places: Houston https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-houston.html
- Contains places: San Antonio https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-san-antonio.html

Mentioned in:
- Austin https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-austin.html
- Bexar County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-bexar-county.html
- Collin County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-collin-county.html
- Dallas https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-dallas.html
- Dallas County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-dallas-county.html
- El Paso https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-el-paso.html
- El Paso County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-el-paso-county.html
- Fort Worth https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-fort-worth.html
- Harris County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-harris-county.html
- Hidalgo County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tx-hidalgo-county.html

Sources:
- Texas (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html