Talk:Texas

Isn't Tejas name from castillian/spanish language?

doesn't Tejas means Tiles instead? originally from the mexican "Coahuila y Tejas" state? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nitrofurano (talk • contribs) 14:27, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

The name of the region predates mexico, and it predates the spanish. Details here. If you have other sources which offer a contradicting origin, please provide them. Kuru (talk) 16:11, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

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"Texas's" ?

Texas is already plural. "Texas's" doesn't seem grammatically correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.132.13.2 (talk) 17:08, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

No, the state of Texas is singular! I changed the wording on the first sentence: "The size and unique history of Texas make its regional affiliation debatable:..." not realizing that {Texas's} occurs 25 times. What is an editor to do? Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 21:18, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it's singular. This is the possessive we are talking about here, however. According to that linked Manual of Style page, I think Texas's is fine, because the final 's' is pronounced, otherwise the correct form could be Texas'. Which means I learnt something today, too - because I would have guessed the latter - although the page does say that the alternatives are 'optional' and once a style is adopted in an article, that should be the one used throughout that article. Either way - Texas's seems ok to me. Begoon ^talk 00:10, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

"Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington"?

In the information box on the right side, it lists the largest metropolitan area as "Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington" and as a resident, I have never, ever heard anyone include Arlington when referencing DFW. Not from anyone within the Metroplex, not from Non-Dallas Texans, and not even from border state residents. Sounds like activist editing by a Arlington citizen. The title of the article it links to is even "Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area" Terrance the James (talk) 20:21, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

The official title used by the census is indeed Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, and has been so for quite some time. When referring to the MSA, and any census populations thereof, that title is exactly correct. Using the common term for the region coincides, to the best of my knowledge, so it doesn't hurt to just use DFW. It's the same as using "Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area" in place of "greater Houston"; most people are comfortable with the latter. Kuru (talk) 21:51, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

The Houston area is now fifth largest, not sixth

The Houston area is now the fifth largest metro area in the USA. This article still says sixth, but the Houston metro area passed the Philadelphia metro area last year.

So that is an error that needs to be fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.201.115.220 (talk) 23:07, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Dhenee (talk)"A popular food item, the breakfast burrito, draws from all three, having a soft flour tortilla wrapped around bacon and scrambled eggs or other hot, cooked fillings" It seems to me that this sentence has no place in this article at all, much less in under the pitifully small Culture section. --Dhenee (talk) 22:12, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Religion section

"Dallas-Fort Worth is home to three major evangelical seminaries and a host of monasteries." Shouldn't this be cited? How many monasteries are there in a host? This entire blurb about DFW being the "buckle in the Bible Belt" reads like a visitor's pamphlet. How many monasteries are there in DFW? How many are Catholic? Orthodox? Episcopalian? Bullschuck (talk) 19:39, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

new section

1. In the Airports section:

Southwest Airlines, also headquartered in Dallas, has its operations currently at Dallas Love Field.[236]

"also" should be removed from the sentence because there is not another airline that is also headquartered in Dallas; Southwest is the only such airline.

2. :Texas's second-largest air facility is Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) with. It serves as Houston based Continental Airlines's largest hub.

There is a stray "with" in the above. ["(IAH) with."]

3. Also, Continental Airlines no longer exists as an independent entity. That sentence should probably be changed to:

"It serves as the largest hub for United Airlines. United became the world's largest airline when it merged with Houston-based Continental Airlines."

4. In the Sports section:

The Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex is one of only thirteen American metropolitan areas that hosts sports teams from all the "Big Four" professional leagues.

The actual text that should be linked is the phrase 'American metropolitan areas that hosts sports teams from all the "Big Four" professional leagues.' because that more accurately reflects the content of the linked article. So that means the wikitext should be:

The Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex is one of only thirteen American metropolitan areas that hosts sports teams from all the "Big Four" professional leagues.

5. Four of the state's universities, the Baylor Bears, Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, and Texas Tech Red Raiders, compete in the major athletics conference in the area, the Big 12 Conference. The TCU Horned Frogs will join the Big 12 in the summer of 2011, while Texas A&M Aggies depart for the Southeastern Conference. The Houston Cougars and the SMU Mustangs will join the Big East Conference in 2013.

This portion is outdated due to conference membership changes. I suggest this replacement text:

The Big 12 Conference, an Automatic Qualifying conference in the Bowl Championship Series, is based in Irving and has four members within the state: Baylor Bears, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and most recently the TCU Horned Frogs, which joined the conference in 2012. The Texas A&M Aggies (as of 2012) are a member of the Southeastern Conference, the conference which has won the most BCS championships. The Houston Cougars and the SMU Mustangs will join the Big East Conference in 2013.

--108.81.25.227 (talk) 23:41, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

 Partly done: I've numbered the changes to keep track of them. I've done changes 1, 2 and 4 but reliable sources are needed for the others. Andie ▶(Candy)◀ 09:59, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm going to restore the edit request because items 3 and 5 above deal with updating previous conditions to their current state, and thus it is relatively important that they be changed. If it is necessary for me to find supporting references to certain claims then I can do so but I would like to know which specific claims you believe need specific citations. --108.81.25.227 (talk) 18:03, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Here are some citations, let me know if anything else is needed

Reference for merged United & Continental being the world's largest airline: [1]

Reference for Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) being United's largest hub, and for Houston being the HQ of Continental: [2]

Reference for the Big 12 being an AQ conference in the BCS: [3]

Reference for the Big 12 being headquartered in Irving: [4]

Reference for TCU joining the Big 12, and the other schools already being members: [5]

Reference for Texas A&M joining the SEC: [6]

Reference for the SEC having the most BCS championships: Check back later

Reference for Houston and SMU joining the Big East: [7]

So #3 above should be: "It serves as the largest hub for United Airlines.[8] United became the world's largest airline[9] when it merged with Houston-based[10] Continental Airlines."

and #5 above should be: The Big 12 Conference, an Automatic Qualifying conference in the Bowl Championship Series,[11] is based in Irving[12] and has four members within the state: Baylor Bears, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders,[13] and most recently the TCU Horned Frogs, which joined the conference in 2012.[14] The Texas A&M Aggies (as of 2012) are a member of the Southeastern Conference,[15] the conference which has won the most BCS championships. The Houston Cougars and the SMU Mustangs will join the Big East Conference in 2013.[16] --108.81.25.227 (talk) 18:42, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Is there a reason you can't create an account and do the edits yourself? I closed the request again to clear the backlog.--Canoe1967 (talk) 03:22, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes there is, I have retired from attempting to maintain user accounts on WP after too many violations of WP:AGF against me. Specifically, my two main user accounts are perma-blocked because some suspect sockpuppetry without any real evidence (all they had was a common article [i.e. ONE article] that we both contributed to). Therefore to me it is not worth the hassle, especially since I will never qualify to be an admin, bureaucrat, or arbitrator (I do not edit frequently enough) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.81.25.227 (talk) 03:15, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps unprotecting articles would be a better option

Updating the population of the most populous cities in Texas

The recent 2011 census estimates for cities has been released making the current number outdated now here's the source for the population of cities http://www.census.gov/popest/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danny20111993 (talk • contribs) 02:38, 19 July 2012 (UTC)