Getting to Know Texas

San Antonio has something to appeal to everyone's taste, whether it is great country living, or the hustle/bustle of the big city. If you or someone you know is thinking about relocating here, or anywhere in the Bexar County area call me first.  Whether it's a job relocation, a well deserved retirement, or just the great quality of life that brings you here, I can help you make that move.

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Texas contains diverse landscapes, resembling in places both the Deep South and the Southwest. Traveling from east to west, one can observe piney woods and semi-forests of oak and cross timbers, rolling plains and prairie, rugged hills, and finally the desert of the Big Bend. The phrase "everything is bigger in Texas" derives in part from the state's geographic sprawl and the wide open spaces of its desert and prairie regions. Due to its long history as a center of the American cattle industry, Texas is associated throughout much of the world with the image of the cowboy.

Historically and culturally, Texas is usually considered part of the American South. However, with its Spanish and Mexican roots, and the topography and Southwestern vegetation generally west of a Fort Worth to Corpus Christi line, it can also be classified as part of the American Southwest. While residents acknowledge these categories, many claim an independent "Texan" identity superseding regional labels.

The term "six flags over Texas" comes from the multiple countries that have claimed the territory. Spain was the first European country to claim the area of Texas. France held a short lived colony in Texas. Mexico owned the territory until 1836 when Texas won its independence, becoming an independent Republic. In 1845 it joined the United States as the 28th state. The state's annexation helped set off a chain of events that caused the Mexican–American War in 1846. Texas seceded from the United States in early 1861, joining the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861.

In the early 1900s, oil discoveries initiated an economic boom in the state. Texas has since then become economically diversified. It has a growing base in high technology, biomedical research and higher education. Its gross state product is the second-highest in the nation.