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State Information

•	Texas Home School Coalition http://www.thsc.org/

Events

•	Christian Home Educators Association of Central Texas www.cheact.org
•	Home School Book Fair May 9-10, 2008 Arlington Convention Center, Arlington, Texas Speakers: Tim & Lyndsay Lambert, Jane Hoffman, Doug Phillips, Zan Tyler, Jim Weiss www.homeschoolbookfair.org
•	Family Educators Alliance of South Texas 18th Annual Homeschool Convention and Curriculum Fair May 16-17, 2008 25 Burwood Lane, San Antonio, TX www.homeschoolfeast.com
•	NTHEN 2008 Summer Homeschool Conference Plano, Texas www.nthen.org
•	Southeast Texas Home School Association 22nd Annual Summer Gulf Coast Home Education Conference June 6-7, 2008 Reliant Center, Houston, Texas Speakers: Debra Bell, Mark Hamby www.sethsa.org
•	Texas Home School Coalition 8th Annual THSC State Convention and Family Conference August 14-16, 2008 The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, Houston, Texas Speakers: Andrew Pudewa, Debra Bell, John Erickson www.thsc.org

Local Support Groups & Co-ops

•	Arlington Association of Home Educators Inc (AAHEInc) http://www.aaheonline.org/
•	Alpha Homeschoolers of McKinney (AHSOM) http://www.ahsom.org/
•	Chandler Area Home Educators http://www.freepowerboards.com/cahe/portal.php
•	Christian Home Educators of Arlington (CHEA) http://www.cheaonline.org/
•	Christian Home Educators of the Colony (CHEC) http://www.freewebs.com/checgroup/
•	Christian Homeschool Alliance of Texas (CHAT) www.c-h-a-t.org
•	Garden Oaks Home School Support Group (Houston) http://www.freewebs.com/gohssg/
•	Georgetown Christian Home Educators http://gche.org/
•	HEART of West Texas www.heartofwt.org
•	The Homeschool Activities Club Diana Heinig or Mary Bakatsa moonlit-hunt@earthlink.net or cms@io.com
•	Homeschoolers East www.homeschoolerseast.com
•	Homeschoolers EXCEL http://www.homeschoolers-excel.org/
•	Homeschoolers Hearts and Hugs www.orgsites.com/tx/heartsandhugs
•	Horizon Homeschoolers http://www.horizonhomeschoolers.com/
•	Leaders in Family Education (LIFE) http://www.orgsites.com/tx/lifehomeschoolers/
•	LIFE Homeschool Co-op (San Antonio) www.lifehomeschoolco-op.org
•	The Light House Education Center http://www.LightHouse-Education.org
•	Lubbock Homeschool News http://www.lubbockhomeschoolnews.com/
•	Metrocrest Homeschool Support Group (MHSSG) http://www.mhssg.org/
•	North Texas Home Educator's Network (NTHEN) http://www.nthen.org/
•	PHSA-Pearland Home School Alliance www.phsapearland.com
•	Sienna Plantation Homeschoolers of Fort Bend County http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/SPHSFBC
•	Southern Galveston County Home Schoolers (SGCHS) www.sgchs.us
•	Southwest Dallas Homeschool Association (SWDHSA) http://www.swdhsa.org/
•	Westside Association of Christian Home Educators (WACHE) http://www.wacheweb.org/
•	Conroe Area Christian Home Educators www.cacheonline.org
•	Hill County Home Educators (HCHE - Hillsboro) http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HCHE
•	Homeschoolers Hearts and Hugs (Dallas/Ft. Worth) www.orgsites.com/tx/heartsandhugs
•	TACHE - Tyler Area Christian Home Educators www.tachetexas.org
•	ECCHO (Waxahachie) http://www.teach-at-home.com/hso/?group=eccho
•	FAiTH - offering Homeschool Enrichment Classes ONLY! (McKinney) www.fcamckinney.com
•	Quo Vadis Educators - Offers classes to supplement your home education program(Garland) www.quovad2000.org
•	Navarro Christian Homeschool Association (Corsicana) For more information, email jcron@airmail.net
•	Plano Educational Association for Christian Homeschoolers (PEACH) PO Box 260565 Plano, TX 75026 website: www.peachonline.org contact: www.info@peachonline.org advertising: www.peachnews@peachonline.org

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State Facts

Capital:	Austin
Entered Union (rank):	Dec. 29, 1845 (28)
Motto:	Friendship
Flower:	Bluebonnet
Nickname:	Lone Star State
Land Area:	261,797 sq mi. (678,054 sq km)
Geographic Center:	In McCulloch Co., 15 mi. NE of Brady

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