List of Texas symbols
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. State of Texas.
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Official designations and symbols[1]
| Type | Symbol | Date Designated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | bluebonnets (Lupinus spp., namely Texas Bluebonnet, L. texensis) | 1901, March !March 1901[2] | Texas bluebonnet |
| state motto | "Friendship" | ||
| state nickname | The Lone Star State[3] also The Friendship State | ||
| state tree | Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) | 1906 | Pecan tree in Abilene, Texas |
| state soil | Houston Black | ||
| state bird | Northern Mockingbird | mockingbird | |
| state song | Texas Our Texas | 1929 | |
| state mammal (small) | Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) | armadillo | |
| state mammal (large) | Texas longhorn | Texas longhorn cow | |
| state mammal (flying) | Mexican free-tailed bat | Mexican free-tailed bat | |
| state dog | Blue Lacy | June 18, 2005 | Lacy Dog |
Other official designations
| Type | Symbol | Date Designated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Air Force | Commemorative Air Force | ||
| State bread | pan de campo | ||
| state cooking implement | Dutch oven | 1890s Dutch oven | |
| state dinosaur | Brachiosaur Sauropod, Pleurocoelus | ||
| state dish | chili con carne | ||
| state fiber and fabric | cotton | Cotton plant | |
| state fish | Guadalupe bass | ||
| state folk dance | square dance | ||
| state fruit | Texas red grapefruit | grapefruit | |
| state gem | Texas blue topaz | ||
| state gemstone cut | Lone Star Cut[4] | ||
| state grass | Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) | ||
| state insect | monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | female monarch butterfly | |
| state molecule | buckyball | Buckyball Buckminsterfullerene C60 | |
| musical instrument | guitar | ||
| state nut | Native pecan | Pecans | |
| state pepper (native) | chiltepin (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) | ||
| state pepper (other) | jalapeño | ||
| state plant | prickly pear cactus | ||
| state plays | Fort Griffin Fandangle, The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond Sundown | ||
| state reptile | Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), commonly called the "horny toad" | ||
| state shell | lightning whelk (Busycon perversum pulleyi) | ||
| state ship | the Battleship USS Texas (BB-35) | ||
| state shrub | crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) | ||
| state shrub (native) | Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens)) | ||
| state slogan | "The Friendly State" | ||
| state snack | tortilla chips and salsa | ||
| state sport (individual) | rodeo | bull riding at a rodeo | |
| state sport (team) | American football | ||
| state stone | petrified palmwood | ||
| state tartan | Texas bluebonnet tartan | ||
| state pastry | sopaipilla, strudel | ||
| state vegetable | Texas sweet onion |
Pledge to the Texas Flag
Further information: Flag of TexasWords to the pledge:
- Honor the Texas Flag;
- I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
- one state under God,[5]
- one and indivisible.
Ships
USS Texas (BB-35), the oldest remaining dreadnought.Four ships of the United States Navy and one in the Confederate States Navy have borne the name Texas:
See also
References
- ^ "Texas State Library". http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/symbols.html. Retrieved 07 2006.
- ^ Elliott, Jane (March 22, 2008). "How did bluebonnets become state flower". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/5640669.html. Retrieved 2008-05-27
- ^ 50states.com list of State Nicknames
- ^ State History Guide Texas Symbols, Gemstone Cut: Lone Star Cut
- ^ Texas State Library Flag Pledge, Texas State Library
External links
- "Texas State Symbols". About Texas. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 2006-11-14. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/symbols.html. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
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