得克薩斯州是美國南方最大的州，面積約69萬(wàn)平方公里，人口約2567萬(wàn)，是全美第二大州，人口居全美第2位，首府為奧斯汀市。依托豐富的自然資源，得州素以能源工業(yè)著(zhù)稱(chēng)于世，是美國最大的能源生產(chǎn)州。得州亦是農業(yè)大州，稻米、高粱、葡萄、花生和西瓜等農產(chǎn)品產(chǎn)量居全美前列。近年來(lái)，該州高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展迅猛，休斯敦、圣安東尼奧和達拉斯三角區被稱(chēng)作美國第二個(gè)“硅谷”，休斯敦地區已發(fā)展成為全美乃至全球最大的醫療培訓和治療中心。自休斯敦地區發(fā)現石油后，眾多石油公司蜂擁而至，“海灣”、“殼牌”、“德士古”等25個(gè)主要石油公司都將總部設在得州。該州逐步成為全美最大的煉油中心，美國的石油化工產(chǎn)品大部分在這里生產(chǎn)。隨著(zhù)石油工業(yè)的發(fā)展，得州成為化學(xué)、電子、飛機和金屬等行業(yè)的制造中心。

云南省與得克薩斯州于1992年9月10日正式締結友好省州關(guān)系。自結好以來(lái)，雙方在高層往來(lái)、醫療合作、經(jīng)貿合作等領(lǐng)域取得卓有成效。由云南省六個(gè)地州市聯(lián)合組成的云南民族藝術(shù)團曾到奧斯汀、達拉斯、休斯敦等城市進(jìn)行了訪(fǎng)問(wèn)演出，反響強烈。上世紀90年代，兩省州在醫療衛生領(lǐng)域開(kāi)展了合作，昆明醫學(xué)院與國際新生兒檢測協(xié)會(huì )就新生兒檢測國際合作項目開(kāi)展了富有成效的合作。兩省州還就引進(jìn)水果優(yōu)良品種、玫瑰花優(yōu)秀品種、開(kāi)發(fā)具有云南優(yōu)勢的中藥，建立先進(jìn)的細胞組織培養室以及推介云南中成藥等方面進(jìn)行了探討和友好交流。1999年，得州代表美國參加了昆明世界園藝博覽會(huì )，設立了室內展區和室外展園。

Texas State, USA

　　The second-largest and second most populous state in the United States of America, Texas has an area of 690,000 km2 and a population of about 26 million. Its state capital is Austin. Known for rich natural resources and energy industry, Texas is the largest energy-producing state in the US. Texas is also a major agricultural state whose production of rice, sorghum, grape, peanut and watermelon rank among the top across the US.

　　In recent years, the state’s high-tech industry is developing rapidly, with the Houston-San Antonio-Dallas Triangle emerging as the “second Silicon Valley”. Houston has become the world’s largest medical training and treatment center. Since the discovery of oil in Houston area, many oil companies flocked in. 25 major oil companies, including Gulf, Shell, Texaco, have headquartered in Texas, making Texas the largest oil refining center in the US. Most of the US petrochemical products are produced here. With the development of the oil industry, Texas has also grown into a center for chemical, electronics, aircraft, metals and manufacturing industries.

　　Since Yunnan and Texas officially became friendship provinces on September 10, 1992, the two sides have seen frequent exchanges of high-level visits and substantive results in medical, trade and economic cooperation. An ethnic art troupe coalition formed by arts from six prefectures of Yunnan visited Austin, Dallas, Houston and other cities, and their performance was greatly received among the citizens in these cities.

　　In the 1990s, the two sides carried out extensive medical and health cooperation with fruitful results in newborns physical checkup program between Kunming Medical Institute and International Neonatal Immunotherapy Study (INIS). Discussion have also been made regarding introduction of improved varieties of fruits and roses, development of Yunnan’s advantageous TCM herbs, as well as set up of advanced tissue culture chambers and introduction of Yunnan’s officinal TCM. Texas delegation attended the Kunming 1999 International Horticultural Exposition and set up indoor and outdoor pavilions.