Largest Cities in Texas
Texas, the second largest state in the United States and the most important agricultural state in the United States. Texas has many large cattle ranches, and there is a large production of oil and natural gas.
Texas, abbreviated TX or Tex., Is a state in the United States. It is the second largest, after Alaska, with 691,027 km², and it is the second most populous, after California, with about 25.7 million inhabitants. The state is located on the Gulf of Mexico. The capital is Austin, while the largest city is Houston.
Texas is the most important agricultural state in the United States. There are many large cattle ranches here, and angora goats, which provide mohair, and chickens and turkeys are farmed. The most important agricultural products are maize, rice, cotton, halibut and sorghum. There is a large production of oil and natural gas, and the state has large deposits of salt, sulfur and helium. Texas has an extensive petrochemical industry, as well as a smelter and food industry.
The area was colonized by the Spaniards in 1686, it belonged to Mexico until 1836 and was an independent republic (“The Lone Star State”) until 1845. Texas came to war with Mexico after joining the United States as a state. The state participated on the southern states’ side in the civil war.
Biggest Cities of Texas by Population
| Rank | City | State | Population |
| 1 | Houston | TX | 2099562 |
| 2 | San Antonio | TX | 1327518 |
| 3 | Dallas | TX | 1197927 |
| 4 | Austin | TX | 790501 |
| 5 | Fort Worth | TX | 741317 |
| 6 | El Paso | TX | 649232 |
| 7 | Arlington | TX | 365549 |
| 8 | Corpus Christi | TX | 305326 |
| 9 | Plano | TX | 259952 |
| 10 | Laredo | TX | 236202 |
| 11 | Lubbock | TX | 229684 |
| 12 | Garland | TX | 226987 |
| 13 | Irving | TX | 216401 |
| 14 | Amarillo | TX | 190806 |
| 15 | Grand Prairie | TX | 175507 |
| 16 | Brownsville | TX | 175134 |
| 17 | Pasadena | TX | 149154 |
| 18 | Mesquite | TX | 139935 |
| 19 | McKinney | TX | 131228 |
| 20 | McAllen | TX | 129988 |
| 21 | Killeen | TX | 128032 |
| 22 | Waco | TX | 124916 |
| 23 | Carrollton | TX | 119208 |
| 24 | Beaumont | TX | 118407 |
| 25 | Abilene | TX | 117174 |
| 26 | Frisco | TX | 117100 |
| 27 | Denton | TX | 113494 |
| 28 | Midland | TX | 111258 |
| 29 | Wichita Falls | TX | 104664 |
| 30 | Odessa | TX | 100051 |
| 31 | Round Rock | TX | 99998 |
| 32 | Richardson | TX | 99334 |
| 33 | Tyler | TX | 97011 |
| 34 | Lewisville | TX | 95401 |
| 35 | College Station | TX | 93968 |
| 36 | San Angelo | TX | 93311 |
| 37 | Pearland | TX | 91363 |
| 38 | Allen | TX | 84357 |
| 39 | League City | TX | 83671 |
| 40 | Longview | TX | 80566 |
| 41 | Sugar Land | TX | 78928 |
| 42 | Edinburg | TX | 77211 |
| 43 | Mission | TX | 77169 |
| 44 | Bryan | TX | 76312 |
| 45 | Baytown | TX | 71913 |
| 46 | Pharr | TX | 70511 |
| 47 | Missouri City | TX | 67469 |
| 48 | Temple | TX | 66213 |
| 49 | Harlingen | TX | 64960 |
| 50 | North Richland Hills | TX | 63454 |
| 51 | Victoria | TX | 62703 |
| 52 | New Braunfels | TX | 57851 |
| 53 | Mansfield | TX | 56479 |
| 54 | Conroe | TX | 56318 |
| 55 | Rowlett | TX | 56310 |
| 56 | Port Arthur | TX | 53929 |
| 57 | Euless | TX | 51388 |
| 58 | DeSoto | TX | 49158 |
| 59 | Cedar Park | TX | 49048 |
| 60 | Galveston | TX | 47854 |
| 61 | Georgetown | TX | 47511 |
| 62 | Bedford | TX | 47090 |
| 63 | Pflugerville | TX | 47047 |
| 64 | Grapevine | TX | 46445 |
| 65 | Texas City | TX | 45210 |
| 66 | Cedar Hill | TX | 45139 |
| 67 | San Marcos | TX | 45005 |
| 68 | Haltom City | TX | 42520 |
| 69 | Wylie | TX | 41538 |
| 70 | Keller | TX | 39738 |
| 71 | Coppell | TX | 38770 |
| 72 | Huntsville | TX | 38659 |
| 73 | Duncanville | TX | 38635 |
| 74 | Sherman | TX | 38632 |
| 75 | Rockwall | TX | 37601 |
| 76 | Hurst | TX | 37448 |
| 77 | Burleson | TX | 36801 |
| 78 | Texarkana | TX | 36522 |
| 79 | Lancaster | TX | 36472 |
| 80 | The Colony | TX | 36439 |
| 81 | Friendswood | TX | 35916 |
| 82 | Weslaco | TX | 35781 |
| 83 | Del Rio | TX | 35702 |
| 84 | Lufkin | TX | 35178 |
| 85 | San Juan | TX | 33967 |
| 86 | La Porte | TX | 33911 |