FEATURES OF THE TEXAS ALMANAC 2014–2015
· Sketches of eight historic ranches of Texas by Texana writer Mike Cox.
· Article on the Texas art and artists by Houston businessman and art collector J.P. Bryan, who has amassed the world’s largest Texana collection.
· Coverage of the 2012 elections, redistricting, and the 2012 Texas Olympic medalists.
· An update on Major League Baseball in Texas.
· Lists of sports champions — high school, college, and professional.
MAJOR SECTIONS UPDATED FOR EACH EDITION
· The Environment, including geology, plant life, wildlife, rivers, and lakes.
· Weather highlights of the previous two years, plus a list of destructive weather dating from 1766.
· Two-year Astronomical Calendar that shows moon phases, times of sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, eclipses, and meteor showers.
· Recreation, with details on state and national parks and forests, landmarks, and fairs and festivals.
· Sports, including lists of high school football and basketball champions, professional sports teams, Texas Olympians, and Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductees.
· Counties section, with detailed county maps and profiles for Texas’s 254 counties.
· Population figures from the 2010 US Census and State Data Center estimates as of 2012.
· Comprehensive list of Texas Cities and Towns.
· Politics, Elections, and information on Federal, State, and Local Governments.
· Culture and the Arts, including a list of civic and religious Holidays.
· Religion census of 2010 by denomination and adherents; breakdown on metro areas and counties.
· Health and Science, with charts of vital statistics.
· Education, including a complete list of colleges and universities, and UIL results.
· Business and Transportation, with an expanded section on Oil and Gas.
· Agriculture, including data on production of crops, fruits, vegetables, livestock, and dairy.
· Obituaries of notable Texans.
· Pronunciation Guide to Texas town and county names.
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