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Texas spans about 268,596 square miles (695,662 square kilometers), making it the second-largest state in the U.S. after Alaska.
As of 2025, the population of Texas is projected to be around 32.5 million.
Demographics:
▪ Gender: Roughly 49.6% male and 50.4% female.
Age: Average is around 33 years.
Race and Ethnicity:
▪ White: 81.1%
▪ Black: 13.2%
▪ Asian: 5.4%
▪ Native American: 0.3%
Hispanic: 47.4% (Note: This percentage overlaps with other categories as individuals can identify with multiple ethnicities).
Languages: Besides English, the most spoken languages are Spanish (29.46%), Chinese (0.43%), German (0.29%), French (0.26%), and Kru, Ibo, Yoruba (0.16%).
Religion:
▪ Evangelical Protestant: 64.4%
▪ Roman Catholic: 21.2%
▪ Mainline Protestant: 8.1%
▪ Orthodox: 0.1%
▪ Hindu, Sikhs, Buddhists, Muslim,
others: 2.0%
▪ Unclaimed: 4.5%
Texas educational attainment levels vary across different age groups and demographics.
Poverty Level: Approximately 13.9%
▪ High School Diploma: Approximately 47.5% of Texans aged 25 and older have completed high school.
▪ Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: Around 34.9% of Texans aged 25 and older have attained at least a bachelor’s degree.
▪ Advanced Degrees: About 1.1% of Texans hold a doctorate, and 1.5% have a professional degree.
Texas Government Structure:
▪ Executive Branch
▪ Legislative Branch
▪ Judicial Branch
Local Government:
▪ Counties and Cities
Texas Tax Structure
▪ No state income tax
▪ Sales Tax
▪ Property Tax
▪ Other Taxes
– Franchise Tax, Hotel Occupancy Tax, Cigarette and Alcohol Taxes.
The Texas budget for 2025 is projected to be $194.6 billion for general-purpose spending over the 2026-2027 biennium.
▪ Texas still expects to have a healthy surplus of an estimated $23.8 billion.
▪ Revenue Sources: The majority of the revenue comes from sales tax collections, which are projected to increase by 9%.
▪ Texas Economic Stabilization Fund: known as the rainy-day fund. This fund is expected to exceed its constitutional cap for the first time.