Bragging is a long-cherished tradition in the Lone Star State. But the fact is Texas does have more unique people, places, events, inventions, and products - the first, largest, or only representative of their kind - than any other state in the Union.
TEXAS can boast the tallest capitol building (seven feet taller than the Washington capitol, the biggest state fair, tallest ferris wheel (Dallas), the first air-conditioned domed stadium (Houston), the first U.S. Air Base (San Antonio), the most Dairy Queens, and much more!