Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Texas has 1,631 practicing orthopedic surgeons. Broken out by city, orthopedic surgery doctor density in Abilene is 14, in Allen is 7, in Amarillo is 28, in Angleton is 2, in Arlington is 31, in Austin is 97, in Azle is 4, in Bay City is 4, in Beaumont is 18, in Bedford is 15, in Beeville is 3, in Bellaire is 22, in Bellville is 2, in Brownsville is 9, in Bryan is 7, in Burleson is 4, in Burnet is 3, in Carrollton is 13, in Cedar Park is 10, in Cleburne is 4, in Cleveland is 3, in Conroe is 10, in Corpus Christi is 28, in Dallas is 162, in Denton is 15, in El Campo is 2, in El Paso is 67, in Euless is 4, in Flower Mound is 9, in Fort Worth is 85, in Friendswood is 2, in Frisco is 11, in Galveston is 43, in Garland is 15, in Glen Rose is 2, in Granbury is 6, in Grand Prairie is 5, in Grapevine is 14, in Greenville is 9, in Haltom City is 1, in Harlingen is 11, in Houston is 292, in Humble is 4, in Hurst is 13, in Irving is 16, in Katy is 18, in Kaufman is 4, in Kerrville is 2, in Lancaster is 1, in Laredo is 11, in League City is 8, in Lewisville is 9, in Live Oak is 11, in Longview is 10, in Lubbock is 51, in Lufkin is 6, in Mcallen is 14, in Mckinney is 10, in Mesquite is 6, in Midland is 17, in Missouri City is 1, in Nacogdoches is 6, in New Braunfels is 7, in North Richland Hills is 8, in Odessa is 13, in Paris is 8, in Pasadena is 12, in Pearland is 13, in Plano is 65, in Port Arthur is 10, in Portland is 2, in Richardson is 10, in Richmond is 10, in Rockport is 2, in Rockwall is 13, in Rosenberg is 2, in Round Rock is 28, in San Angelo is 15, in San Antonio is 141, in San Marcos is 8, in Sherman is 4, in Spring is 7, in Stephenville is 6, in Sugar Land is 42, in Sulphur Springs is 10, in Temple is 24, in Terrell is 2, in Texarkana is 11, in Texas City is 5, in Tomball is 16, in Tyler is 31, in Victoria is 11, in Waco is 12, in Waxahachie is 6, in Weatherford is 6, in Webster is 7, in Wharton is 6, in Wichita Falls is 10, in Winnsboro is 3, and in Woodway is 1.

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.