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Citation: Cantrell, Gregg, and William E. Doolittle. "Texas." World Book Advanced, World Book, 2023,
www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar552660. Accessed 2 May 2023.
Texas has a larger area than any other state in the United States except Alaska. It is bigger than Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin combined. According to the 2020 census, Texas ranked second among the states in population, after California. Five cities in Texas rank among the nation's top 15 in population. These cities are Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth.