Top 100 Cities & Towns in Texas by population

Texas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. It is the second largest state in terms of land area, after Alaska, and the second most populous state, after California. The state is bordered by Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and Mexico to the south.

Texas has a diverse economy, with major industries including oil and gas, agriculture, technology, and healthcare. The state is also known for its vibrant culture, which includes cowboy and country music traditions, Tex-Mex cuisine, and a strong history of football and other sports.

The state capital is Austin, and the largest cities in Texas include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Texas is home to a number of major universities, including the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University, as well as many smaller colleges and community colleges. Continue reading

Reflections of Travel to the United States

As a four-decade Certified Travel Agent, international airline employee, researcher, writer, teacher, and photographer, travel, whether for pleasure or business purposes, has always been a significant and an integral part of my life. Some 400 trips to every portion of the globe, by means of road, rail, sea, and air, entailed destinations both mundane and exotic. This article focuses on those in the United States.

New York:
Originally accessed by Floyd Bennett Field–New York’s first municipal airport–Manhattan, experienced from the water with island-circling boat cruises, was channeled through its museum, theater, and restaurant arteries, and from the heights of its Empire State Building and no-longer existence World Trade Center. It became the threshold to its Lower-, Mid-, and Upper-Hudson Valleys, which were characterized by Bear Mountain, West Point, the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, the vintage aircraft Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, dinners in the Culinary Institute of America, plays at the Rhinebeck Center for the Performing Arts, and visits to the Hudson River School of Painters venues. Continue reading