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Texas Star is a Ferris wheel at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, where it operates during the annual State Fair of Texas [2] as its most popular ride. [4]With an overall height of 216 feet (65.8 m), it was the tallest Ferris wheel in North America [1] [4] from 1985 until the opening of the 250-foot (76 m) Star of Puebla in Mexico, on 22 July 2013.
Historical Texas Flags; Origin of the Lone Star Flag of Texas Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine "Flags and Seals of Texas" by Charles A. Spain Jr., South Texas Law Review; Flags of Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online; Flags of the Texas Revolution from the Handbook of Texas Online; The Stewart Myth Archived 2018-10-24 at the ...
Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km 2), and with some 31 million residents as of 2024, [5] it is the second-largest state by both area and population. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic. [10]
Chorioactis is a genus of fungi that contains the single species Chorioactis geaster. [4] The mushroom is commonly known as the devil's cigar or the Texas star in the United States, while in Japan it is called kirinomitake (キリノミタケ).
Fort Griffin Fandangle, The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond Sundown [1] Reptile: Texas horned lizard [1] (Phrynosoma cornutum), commonly called the horny toad or horned frog. 1993: Shell: Lightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum pulleyi) 1987: Ship: The battleship USS Texas (BB-35) [1] Shrub: Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Shrub (native)
Texas Star is a Ferris wheel at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, US. Texas Star, Texas star, or Texas Stars may also refer to: Texas star (fungus) Texas star, a common name for the flowering plant Sabatia campestris; Texas star, an alternative common name for the flowering plant Lindheimera texana; Texas Stars, an American Hockey League team
Hibiscus coccineus, the scarlet rosemallow, [3] is a hardy Hibiscus species, also known as Texas star, brilliant hibiscus and scarlet hibiscus. The plant is found in swamps, marshes and ditches on the coastal plain of the Southeastern United States. [2] It is native from Southeastern Virginia south to Florida, then west to Louisiana.
The Texas Stars are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin, [1] [2] with home games at the H-E-B Center. They are owned by the National Hockey League 's (NHL) Dallas Stars and are the team's top developmental affiliate.