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Texas, abbreviated "TX", is in the West South Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Austin.
There were 20,851,820 people in Texas as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 29, 1845.
Please explore the cities and towns of Texas, below.
(The 20 cities and towns with the most colleges.)
Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.
| Rank | City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Colleges | 66 | 131,921 |
| 2 | Dallas Colleges | 39 | 52,793 |
| 3 | San Antonio Colleges | 36 | 94,524 |
| 4 | Austin Colleges | 36 | 93,937 |
| 5 | Fort Worth Colleges | 16 | 53,440 |
| 6 | Arlington Colleges | 15 | 26,273 |
| 7 | El Paso Colleges | 13 | 47,429 |
| 8 | Lubbock Colleges | 8 | 33,157 |
| 9 | Irving Colleges | 7 | 12,901 |
| 10 | Pasadena Colleges | 6 | 24,216 |
| 11 | Corpus Christi Colleges | 6 | 19,786 |
| 12 | Tyler Colleges | 6 | 15,228 |
| 13 | McAllen Colleges | 5 | 21,413 |
| 14 | Brownsville Colleges | 5 | 17,215 |
| 15 | Richardson Colleges | 5 | 14,556 |
| 16 | Amarillo Colleges | 5 | 10,456 |
| 17 | Waco Colleges | 4 | 26,463 |
| 18 | Laredo Colleges | 4 | 13,177 |
| 19 | Beaumont Colleges | 4 | 12,878 |
| 20 | Mesquite Colleges | 4 | 10,735 |
If you don't find the city or town you want in the list here, you can find ALL cities and towns by navigating through these alphabetical links:
| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 115,930 | Taylor |
| Addison | 14,166 | Dallas |
| Alamo | 14,760 | Hidalgo |
| Alice | 19,010 | Jim Wells |
| Allen | 43,554 | Collin |
| Alvin | 21,413 | Brazoria |
| Amarillo | 173,627 | Potter |
| Andrews | 9,652 | Andrews |
| Angleton | 18,130 | Brazoria |
| Arlington | 332,969 | Tarrant |
| Athens | 11,297 | Henderson |
| Austin | 656,562 | Travis |
| Azle | 9,600 | Tarrant |
| Balch Springs | 19,375 | Dallas |
| Bay City | 18,667 | Matagorda |
| Baytown | 66,430 | Harris |
| Beaumont | 113,866 | Jefferson |
| Bedford | 47,152 | Tarrant |
| Beeville | 13,129 | Bee |
| Bellaire | 15,642 | Harris |
| Belton | 14,623 | Bell |
| Benbrook | 20,208 | Tarrant |
| Big Spring | 25,233 | Howard |
| Bonham | 9,990 | Fannin |
| Borger | 14,302 | Hutchinson |
| Brenham | 13,507 | Washington |
| Brownfield | 9,488 | Terry |
| Brownsville | 139,722 | Cameron |
| Brownwood | 18,813 | Brown |
| Bryan | 65,660 | Brazos |
| Burkburnett | 10,927 | Wichita |
| Burleson | 20,976 | Johnson |
| Canyon | 12,875 | Randall |
| Carrollton | 109,576 | Denton |
| Cedar Hill | 32,093 | Dallas |
| Cedar Park | 26,049 | Williamson |
| Cleburne | 26,005 | Johnson |
| Clute | 10,424 | Brazoria |
| College Station | 67,890 | Brazos |
| Colleyville | 19,636 | Tarrant |
| Conroe | 36,811 | Montgomery |
| Converse | 11,508 | Bexar |
| Coppell | 35,958 | Dallas |
| Copperas Cove | 29,592 | Coryell |
| Corinth | 11,325 | Denton |
| Corpus Christi | 277,454 | Nueces |
| Corsicana | 24,485 | Navarro |
| Dallas | 1,188,580 | Dallas |
| Deer Park | 28,520 | Harris |
| Del Rio | 33,867 | Val Verde |
| Denison | 22,773 | Grayson |
| Denton | 80,537 | Denton |
| DeSoto | 37,646 | Dallas |
| Dickinson | 17,093 | Galveston |
| Donna | 14,768 | Hidalgo |
| Dumas | 13,747 | Moore |
| Duncanville | 36,081 | Dallas |
| Eagle Pass | 22,413 | Maverick |
| Edinburg | 48,465 | Hidalgo |
| El Campo | 10,945 | Wharton |
| El Paso | 563,662 | El Paso |
| Ennis | 16,045 | Ellis |
| Euless | 46,005 | Tarrant |
| Farmers Branch | 27,508 | Dallas |
| Flower Mound | 50,702 | Denton |
| Forest Hill | 12,949 | Tarrant |
| Fort Worth | 534,694 | Tarrant |
| Freeport | 12,708 | Brazoria |
| Friendswood | 29,037 | Galveston |
| Frisco | 33,714 | Collin |
| Gainesville | 15,538 | Cooke |
| Galena Park | 10,592 | Harris |
| Galveston | 57,247 | Galveston |
| Garland | 215,768 | Dallas |
| Gatesville | 15,591 | Coryell |
| Georgetown | 28,339 | Williamson |
| Grand Prairie | 127,427 | Dallas |
| Grapevine | 42,059 | Tarrant |
| Greenville | 23,960 | Hunt |
| Groves | 15,733 | Jefferson |
| Haltom City | 39,018 | Tarrant |
| Harker Heights | 17,308 | Bell |
| Harlingen | 57,564 | Cameron |
| Henderson | 11,273 | Rusk |
| Hereford | 14,597 | Deaf Smith |
| Hewitt | 11,085 | McLennan |
| Highland Village | 12,173 | Denton |
| Houston | 1,953,631 | Harris |
| Humble | 14,579 | Harris |
| Huntsville | 35,078 | Walker |
| Hurst | 36,273 | Tarrant |
| Ingleside | 9,388 | San Patricio |
| Irving | 191,615 | Dallas |
| Jacinto City | 10,302 | Harris |
| Jacksonville | 13,868 | Cherokee |
| Katy | 11,775 | Harris |
| Keller | 27,345 | Tarrant |
| Kerrville | 20,425 | Kerr |
| Kilgore | 11,301 | Gregg |
| Killeen | 86,911 | Bell |
| Kingsville | 25,575 | Kleberg |
| La Marque | 13,682 | Galveston |
| La Porte | 31,880 | Harris |
| Lake Jackson | 26,386 | Brazoria |
| Lamesa | 9,952 | Dawson |
| Lancaster | 25,894 | Dallas |
| Laredo | 176,576 | Webb |
| League City | 45,444 | Galveston |
| Levelland | 12,866 | Hockley |
| Lewisville | 77,737 | Denton |
| Lockhart | 11,615 | Caldwell |
| Longview | 73,344 | Gregg |
| Lubbock | 199,564 | Lubbock |
| Lufkin | 32,709 | Angelina |
| Mansfield | 28,031 | Tarrant |
| Marshall | 23,935 | Harrison |
| McAllen | 106,414 | Hidalgo |
| McKinney | 54,369 | Collin |
| Mercedes | 13,649 | Hidalgo |
| Mesquite | 124,523 | Dallas |
| Midland | 94,996 | Midland |
| Mineral Wells | 16,946 | Palo Pinto |
| Mission | 45,408 | Hidalgo |
| Missouri City | 52,913 | Fort Bend |
| Mount Pleasant | 13,935 | Titus |
| Nacogdoches | 29,914 | Nacogdoches |
| Nederland | 17,422 | Jefferson |
| New Braunfels | 36,494 | Comal |
| North Richland Hills | 55,635 | Tarrant |
| Odessa | 90,943 | Ector |
| Orange | 18,643 | Orange |
| Palestine | 17,598 | Anderson |
| Pampa | 17,887 | Gray |
| Paris | 25,898 | Lamar |
| Pasadena | 141,674 | Harris |
| Pearland | 37,640 | Brazoria |
| Pecos | 9,501 | Reeves |
| Pflugerville | 16,335 | Travis |
| Pharr | 46,660 | Hidalgo |
| Plainview | 22,336 | Hale |
| Plano | 222,030 | Collin |
| Port Arthur | 57,755 | Jefferson |
| Port Lavaca | 12,035 | Calhoun |
| Port Neches | 13,601 | Jefferson |
| Portland | 14,827 | San Patricio |
| Raymondville | 9,733 | Willacy |
| Richardson | 91,802 | Dallas |
| Richmond | 11,081 | Fort Bend |
| Rio Grande City | 11,923 | Starr |
| Robstown | 12,727 | Nueces |
| Rockwall | 17,976 | Rockwall |
| Roma | 9,617 | Starr |
| Rosenberg | 24,043 | Fort Bend |
| Round Rock | 61,136 | Williamson |
| Rowlett | 44,503 | Dallas |
| Sachse | 9,751 | Dallas |
| Saginaw | 12,374 | Tarrant |
| San Angelo | 88,439 | Tom Green |
| San Antonio | 1,144,646 | Bexar |
| San Benito | 23,444 | Cameron |
| San Juan | 26,229 | Hidalgo |
| San Marcos | 34,733 | Hays |
| Santa Fe | 9,548 | Galveston |
| Schertz | 18,694 | Guadalupe |
| Seabrook | 9,443 | Harris |
| Seagoville | 10,823 | Dallas |
| Seguin | 22,011 | Guadalupe |
| Sherman | 35,082 | Grayson |
| Snyder | 10,783 | Scurry |
| Socorro | 27,152 | El Paso |
| South Houston | 15,833 | Harris |
| Southlake | 21,519 | Tarrant |
| Stafford | 15,681 | Fort Bend |
| Stephenville | 14,921 | Erath |
| Sugar Land | 63,328 | Fort Bend |
| Sulphur Springs | 14,551 | Hopkins |
| Sweetwater | 11,415 | Nolan |
| Taylor | 13,575 | Williamson |
| Temple | 54,514 | Bell |
| Terrell | 13,606 | Kaufman |
| Texarkana | 34,782 | Bowie |
| Texas City | 41,521 | Galveston |
| The Colony | 26,531 | Denton |
| The Woodlands | 55,649 | Montgomery |
| Tyler | 83,650 | Smith |
| Universal City | 14,849 | Bexar |
| University Park | 23,324 | Dallas |
| Uvalde | 14,929 | Uvalde |
| Vernon | 11,660 | Wilbarger |
| Victoria | 60,603 | Victoria |
| Vidor | 11,440 | Orange |
| Waco | 113,726 | McLennan |
| Watauga | 21,908 | Tarrant |
| Waxahachie | 21,426 | Ellis |
| Weatherford | 19,000 | Parker |
| Weslaco | 26,935 | Hidalgo |
| West University Place | 14,211 | Harris |
| White Settlement | 14,831 | Tarrant |
| Wichita Falls | 104,197 | Wichita |
| Wylie | 15,132 | Collin |
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