Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Texas has 127 practicing colon surgeons & rectal surgeons. Broken out by city, colon surgery & rectal surgery doctor density in Abilene is 1, in Amarillo is 1, in Arlington is 3, in Austin is 5, in Bastrop is 1, in Brownsville is 2, in Corpus Christi is 6, in Dallas is 26, in Denton is 2, in Edna is 1, in El Paso is 5, in Fort Worth is 10, in Friendswood is 1, in Frisco is 2, in Galveston is 2, in Garland is 2, in Grapevine is 1, in Greenville is 1, in Houston is 31, in Humble is 1, in Irving is 3, in Katy is 1, in Keller is 1, in Kingwood is 2, in Lackland Afb is 2, in Lewisville is 1, in Lubbock is 2, in Mansfield is 1, in Mcallen is 1, in North Richland Hills is 1, in Odessa is 1, in Plano is 9, in Richardson is 2, in Rockwall is 2, in Rowlett is 1, in San Antonio is 15, in Seabrook is 1, in Smithville is 1, in Sugar Land is 3, in Temple is 1, in Texas City is 2, in Tomball is 1, in Trenton is 1, in Waco is 2, in Waxahachie is 1, and in Webster is 2.

Texas achieved statehood in 1845, and its capital is Austin. Houston is home to the Johnson Space Center with its world-famous NASA Mission Control. Texas offers a multitude of outdoor activities: you can visit a ranch or a rodeo, or go hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, or canoeing. Popular sites are the Alamo in San Antonio, the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, the Natural Bridge Caverns in San Antonio, or the Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi. Famous Texans include former presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Dwight D. Eisenhower, actors Tommy Lee Jones and Joan Crawford, and musicians Janis Joplin and Buddy Holly.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Texas has a population of 22,859,968. Of this population, 6,219,854 are under the age of 18 and 2,258,423 are at or above the age of 65.