Port Lavaca, Texas has the world's longest fishing pier. Originally part of the causeway connecting the two sides of Lavaca Bay, the center span of was destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961.
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Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area.
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Texas is home to Dell and Compaq computers and central Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the south.