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| Texas Facts |
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The early Payaya Indians of the area called this area Yanaguana which means The Clear Water. Spanish explorers in 1691 discovered the Payaya Indian camp on a gentle river and named the site San Antonio. |
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Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area. |
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Amarillo, Texas has the world's largest helium well. |
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