Entered the Union: December 29, 1845 (28) | Capital: Austin |
State Nicknames: Lone Star State | State Motto: Friendship |
State Mammal: Texas Longhorn | State Tree: Pecan |
State Small Mammal: Armadillo | State Bird: Mockingbird |
State Song:“ Texas, Our Texas” | State Flower: Bluebonnet |
Origin of Name: from a Hasinai Indian word, "Tejas," which means friends or allies. | |
State Forests: 5 • State Parks: 120 | |
Famous for: Houston Space Center, Gulf Coast resorts, The Alamo, oil, rodeos | |
Famous Texans: Dwight David Eisenhower (President and General), Lyndon B. Johnson (President), George W. Bush (President and Governor), General Sam Houston (President of Texas), Sandra Day O'Connor (US Supreme Court Justice), Howard Hughes (Industrialist), Gene Autry (Singer/Actor), George Jones • Janis Joplin • Buck Owens • Tex Ritter (Singers), Tommy Lee Jones (Actor), Scott Joplin (Composer), Stevie Ray Vaughan (Blues Singer) |
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