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 Located centrally in North America , the state is an important transportation hub . From the Dallas / Fort Worth area , trucks can reach 93 percent of the nation 's population within 48 hours , and 37 percent within 24 hours . Texas has 33 foreign trade zones ( FTZ ) , the most in the nation . In 2004 , a combined total of $ 298 billion of goods passed though Texas FTZs . 

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 During the spring Texas wildflowers such as the state flower , the bluebonnet , line highways throughout Texas . During the Johnson Administration the first lady , Lady Bird Johnson , worked to draw attention to Texas wildflowers . 

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 The large size of Texas and its location at the intersection of multiple climate zones gives the state highly variable weather . The Panhandle of the state has colder winters than North Texas , while the Gulf Coast has mild winters . Texas has wide variations in precipitation patterns . El Paso , on the western end of the state , averages 8 @.@ 7 inches ( 220 mm ) of annual rainfall , while parts of southeast Texas average as much as 64 inches ( 1 @,@ 600 mm ) per year . Dallas in the North Central region averages a more moderate 37 inches ( 940 mm ) per year . 

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 Unlike the rest of the nation , most of Texas is on its own alternating current power grid , the Texas Interconnection . Texas has a deregulated electric service . Texas leads the nation in total net electricity production , generating 437 @,@ 236 MWh in 2014 , 89 % more MWh than Florida , which ranked second . As an independent nation , Texas would rank as the world 's eleventh @-@ largest producer of electricity , after South Korea , and ahead of the United Kingdom . 

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 As the hurricane approached Texas , the Weather Bureau issued hurricane warnings for potentially affected areas beginning on July 18 . Ships and ports were also continuously notified on the oncoming storm , which helped to keep offshore shipping accidents to a minimum . Inland , as a precautionary measure , rail operations along the coast were halted for a duration of the storm 's passage . 
