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In November 2009, US Army Major Nidal Hasan opened fire on his fellow soldiers at a base in Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13
The FBI is investigating more than 100 suspected Islamic extremists in the US military
A World War II Enigma decoding machine pictured at Bletchley Park, central England, in 2004
A World War II Enigma decoding machine pictured at Bletchley Park, central England, in 2004
Gary Carl Simmons, 49, was put to death by lethal injection at 6:16 pm (2316 GMT)
Death row inmate Hank Skinner
A US man who beat a man to death after catching him sexually assaulting his daughter should not face criminal charges
Ken Kercheval aka 'Cliff Barnes' and Audrey Landers aka 'Afton Cooper' attend the 30th Anniversary Reunion of "Dallas"
Fructose corn syrup leads to "significantly different acute metabolic effects" than plain sugar, a 2011 study claims
In nominating a multimillionaire former businessman, the Republican Party is in familiar territory
Romney won 71% of the vote in Texas
Romney is counting on Americans seeing him as the pragmatic problem solver
Roy Oswalt is expected to make several starts with developmental-league teams before joining the Texas Rangers
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
Johnson fired a two-over 72 that included a two-shot penalty at the final hole to win in Fort Worth, Texas
Zach Johnson (L) walks up the second fairway in Fort Worth with Jason Dufner
Zach Johnson (L) walks up the second fairway with Jason Dufner
Zach Johnson fired a two-over 72 that included a two-shot penalty at the final hole to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational
Jason Dufner works on his swing with his putter on the 11th green
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Mexican leader asks for one year to reduce violence

by Sofia Miselem  AFP Global Edition
Mar 21, 2013 05:07 EDT
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto urged his countrymen to give his anti-crime strategy one year to bear fruit as the wave of violence persisted, with gunfights, police killings and terrorized parents pulling kids from school.
 

Mexican leader asks for one year to reduce violence

by Sofia MISELEM  AFP Global Edition
Mar 20, 2013 23:10 EDT
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto urged his countrymen to give his anti-crime strategy one year to bear fruit as the wave of violence persisted, with gunfights, police killings and terrorized parents pulling kids from school.
 

US oil output to surpass imports this year: EIA

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 20, 2013 14:20 EDT
The US will produce more oil than it imports beginning late this year for the first time in 18 years, the Energy Information Administration said Wednesday.
 

Syrian opposition PM rejects dialogue with Assad regime

by Serene Assir  AFP Global Edition
Mar 19, 2013 11:13 EDT
Syria's opposition will not enter into dialogue with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the country's newly elected rebel prime minister said Tuesday in his inaugural speech.
 

Ghassan Hitto voted premier of Syria's rebel territory

by Serene Assir  AFP Global Edition
Mar 19, 2013 07:00 EDT
Syria's main opposition National Coalition early Tuesday elected Ghassan Hitto, a former US-based IT executive with Islamist leanings, as prime minister for Syrian rebel-held territory.
 

No charges for Texas parents over dead Russian boy

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 19, 2013 04:45 EDT
The US adoptive parents of a Russian boy will not be criminally charged over his death, a Texas official said, after the three-year-old's demise was deemed accidental.
 

Syrian rebel PM Hitto, executive with an Islamist bent

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 18, 2013 19:42 EDT
Ghassan Hitto, who was elected on Monday to serve as the first prime minister of Syria's opposition, is a business executive with Islamist leanings who has lived in the United States for decades.
 

Ten years on, Iraq war planners discredited

by Dave Clark  AFP Global Edition
Mar 17, 2013 10:14 EDT
They were the men who were to remake the Middle East, but 10 years on, the alliance of politicians and neo-conservative thinkers who launched the Iraq war are a discredited band.
 

Star power descends on SXSW finale

by Robert MacPherson  AFP Global Edition
Mar 16, 2013 19:00 EDT
The 27th edition of South by Southwest (SXSW) inched closer to its finale Saturday with a flock of big-name pop stars descending on the Texas state capital's pulsating beer-and-barbecue fest.
 

Desert blues man at SXSW looks forward to peace in Mali

by Robert MacPherson  AFP Global Edition
Mar 16, 2013 00:15 EDT
Unrest in northern Mali has left Liya Ag Ablil living in exile for years, but as he takes his Saharan desert blues to the wider world, he looks forward to peace back home.
 

India bids for Mozambique oil and gas field stake: report

By Staff Reporter  AFP Asian Edition
Mar 15, 2013 13:52 EDT
State-run energy giant ONGC and Oil India have made a joint bid for a 20 percent stake in a Mozambique oil and gas field operated by US-based Anadarko Petroleum Corp, a report said on Friday.
 

US Senate panel backs assault weapons ban

by Ivan Couronne  AFP American Edition
Mar 14, 2013 18:07 EDT
US lawmakers approved a Democratic bill Thursday that would ban assault weapons and high-capacity gun magazines, in a party line vote three months to the day after the Newtown school massacre.
 

Foo Fighters frontman hails tech and the voice at SXSW

by Robert MacPherson  AFP Global Edition
Mar 14, 2013 15:35 EDT
Rock music Renaissance man Dave Grohl hailed the march of technology Thursday as a powerful enabling gift to young musicians searching for their voices and firm control of the creative process.
 

Nick Cave gets SXSW music festival off to visceral start

by Robert MacPherson  AFP Global Edition
Mar 14, 2013 07:45 EDT
The indie music portion of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival shifted into gear Wednesday with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds setting the tone for five days of cutting edge sounds.
 

Music takes over from tech at SXSW festival

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 13, 2013 16:03 EDT
Laptop-toting technology innovators gave way Wednesday to skinny-jeaned hipsters with guitars as the indie music segment of South by Southwest (SXSW) shifted into gear.
 

Texas urged to overturn a racially-tinged death penalty

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 13, 2013 12:55 EDT
Lawyers for an inmate whose execution was halted at the last minute urged a Texas court Wednesday to overturn his death penalty on the grounds that it was the result of racial discrimination.
 

Technology to detect Alzheimer's takes prize

by Robert MacPherson  AFP Global Edition
Mar 13, 2013 06:24 EDT
Technology capable of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease long before its symptoms appear won a coveted honor for innovation Tuesday at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival.
 

Technology to detect Alzheimer's takes innovation prize

by Robert MacPherson  AFP Global Edition
Mar 13, 2013 05:11 EDT
Technology capable of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease long before its symptoms appear won a coveted honor for innovation at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival.
 

Technology to detect Alzheimer's takes SXSW prize

by Robert MacPherson  AFP Global Edition
Mar 13, 2013 02:11 EDT
Technology capable of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease long before its symptoms appear won a coveted honor for innovation at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival.
 

Pentagon chief orders review of sexual assault case

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 12, 2013 15:49 EDT
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a review of US military law and of a sexual assault case in which an Air Force general overturned a fellow officer's conviction, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
 
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:

State of Texas
Flag of TexasState seal of Texas
FlagSeal
Nickname(s): The Lone Star State
Motto(s): Friendship
before statehood, known as
the Republic of Texas
Map of the United States with Texas highlighted
Official language(s)No official language
(see Languages spoken in Texas)
DemonymTexan
Texian (archaic)
CapitalAustin
Largest cityHouston
Largest metro areaDallas–Fort Worth–Arlington[1]
Area Ranked 2nd in the US
 - Total268,820[2] sq mi
(696,241 km2)
 - Width773[3] miles (1,244 km)
 - Length790 miles (1,270 km)
 - % water2.5
 - Latitude25° 50′ N to 36° 30′ N
 - Longitude93° 31′ W to 106° 39′ W
Population Ranked 2nd in the US
 - Total24,326,974 (2008 est.)[4]
 - Density79.6[5]/sq mi  (30.75/km2)
Ranked 26th in the US
Elevation 
 - Highest pointGuadalupe Peak[6]
8,751 ft  (2,667 m)
 - Mean1,700 ft  (520 m)
 - Lowest pointGulf of Mexico coast[6]
0 ft  (0 m)
Admission to Union December 29, 1845 (28th)
GovernorRick Perry (R)
Lieutenant GovernorDavid Dewhurst (R)
U.S. SenatorsKay Bailey Hutchison (R)
John Cornyn (R)
U.S. House delegation20 Republicans, 12 Democrats (list)
Time zones 
 - most of stateCentral: UTC-6/-5
 - tip of West TexasMountain: UTC-7/-6
AbbreviationsTX Tex. US-TX
Websitehttp://www.texasonline.com/