Keeping Austin weird
Your guide to the Lone Star State’s capital ahead of the 2018 AAAS meeting
Texas is the US’ second-largest state in terms of geographic area (after Alaska) and population (after California). It is home to about 28 million people, most of whom can be found in its major cities Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin. It is bordered by Mexico to the south. Texas is a biotech leader. It’s home to about 4,000 life science and research firms, and many such companies have major operations there – including Novartis, Abbott, Allergan and Monsanto.