[joss82]

Texas yard is the size of a small country

[gottorf]

Fun fact: El Paso, TX is closer to the Pacific (via the Gulf of California) than it is to its own state capital, Austin.

[positr0n]

Wow that's my new favorite Texas geography fact. My old one is that Amarillo is closer to Chicago than Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas.

[bankcust08385]

So is a good portion of the state. Not really all that meaningful.

[bankcust08385]

It doesn't have to be because proximity to meadows or forests in Texas have enormous biodiversity. My mom's tiny 1/3 acre home killed a good 1 lbs. / 1 cu ft of flying critters in one day with a bug zapper.