Q: When Alaska was admitted into the Union, in 1959, were Texans upset about losing their status as residents of the biggest state? A: At about 268,596 square miles, Texas has reigned as America ...

The largest state in the U.S. is Alaska. The 49th state spans 586,000 square miles of land, according to its official website. It is two-and-a-half times larger than Texas, which is the second ...

and it’s asking anyone with information about O’Toole while he was in Alaska to come forward. Joshua, Texas, is about a 26-mile drive south from Fort Worth.