Rio Grande

Republic of the Rio Grande República del Río Grande (Spanish)
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Capital	Austin
Largest city	Houston
Official languages	Spanish
Recognised regional languages	English, German, French,
Ethnic groups (2019)	48.6% Anglo/White 24.5% Hispanic 10.4% Native 10.3% African 4.8% Multiracial 1.3% Other
Demonym(s)	Texan, Texian, Tejano
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Ted Cruz
• Vice President	Tony Sanchez
Legislature	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly

Rio Grande (Spanish: Río Grande), officially the Republic of the Rio Grande (Spanish: República del Río Grande) is a sovereign state in North America. It is bordered by Deseret and Sonora to the west, the United States to the east, and Mexico to the southwest, the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast and its capital is Austin,