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List of Texas state symbols

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Location of the state of Texas in the United States of America

The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Texas.

Official designations and symbols

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TypeSymbolDate designatedImage
Motto "Friendship" 1930 [1][2]
Nickname "The Lone Star State"[1]
Flag The Lone Star Flag[1] June 30, 1839 BERJAYA
National seal Seal of the Republic of Texas January 25, 1839 BERJAYA
State seal Seal of Texas December 29, 1845 BERJAYA
Reverse of the seal August 26, 1961 BERJAYA
National coat of arms Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas January 25, 1839 BERJAYA
State coat of arms Coat of arms of Texas 1993 BERJAYA
National guard crest Crest of the Texas National Guard February 18, 1924 BERJAYA
Flower Bluebonnets (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis and sandy land bluebonnet L. subcarnosus)[1] March 1901[3] BERJAYA
Tree Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) 1919 BERJAYA
Soil Houston Black
Bird Northern mockingbird 1927[1][4]
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Song "Texas, Our Texas"[1] 1929
Mammal (small) Armadillo[5] 1995 BERJAYA
Mammal (large) Texas Longhorn[1] 1995 BERJAYA
Mammal (flying) Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)[1] 1995 BERJAYA
Dog Blue Lacy[1] June 18, 2005 BERJAYA
Horse American Quarter Horse[1] 2009
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Other official designations

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Texas Centennial half dollar commemorative
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Texas quarter reverse
TypeSymbolDate DesignatedImage
Air forceCommemorative Air Force[1]
BreadPan de campo[1]Pan de campo
Cooking implementDutch oven[1]BERJAYA
DinosaurSauroposeidon proteles2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)[6]BERJAYA
DishChili[1]1977BERJAYA
Domino gameTexas 42,[1] a four-player domino game with bidding and trumps
Fiber and fabricCotton1997[1][7] BERJAYA
FishGuadalupe bass[1] (Micropterus treculii)1989BERJAYA
Flower songBluebonnets1933[1][8]
Folk danceSquare dance1991
Square Dance Group
FruitTexas red grapefruit1993BERJAYA
GemTexas blue topaz1969
Blue topaz emerald-cut faceted gemstone
Gemstone cutLone Star Cut[9]BERJAYA
GrassSideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 1971BERJAYA
HandgunColt Walker[1]2021BERJAYA
InsectMonarch butterfly[1] (Danaus plexippus) 1995BERJAYA
MusicWestern swing[1]
Musical instrumentAcoustic guitar[1]BERJAYA
NutPecan (carya illinoinensis)1919BERJAYA
PastryStrudel and sopaipilla2003-2005
Strudel pastries
Sopapilla pastries
Pepper (native)Chiltepin (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum)BERJAYA
Pepper (other)Jalapeño1995BERJAYA
PlantPrickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.)1995BERJAYA
PlayFort Griffin Fandangle, The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond Sundown[1]
ReptileTexas horned lizard[1] (Phrynosoma cornutum), commonly called the horny toad or horned frog.1993BERJAYA
ShellLightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum pulleyi)1987BERJAYA
ShipThe battleship USS Texas (BB-35)[1]BERJAYA
ShrubCrape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)BERJAYA
Shrub (native)Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens)BERJAYA
Slogan"The Friendly State"[1] 1930
Snack Tortilla chips and salsa[1]1995
A bowl of tortilla chips with red salsa and green guacamole
SportRodeo1997 [7]BERJAYA
StonePetrified palmwoodBERJAYA
TartanTexas Bluebonnet TartanMay 25, 1989BERJAYA
TieBolo tie2007
VegetableTexas sweet onion[1] 1997
Sweet onions in a pile

Pledge to the Texas flag

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A pledge of allegiance to the Texas flag was established in 1933.

Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible.[10]

Updated on June 15, 2007 to:

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.[11]

Ships

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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

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Texas.gov webpage for state symbols". Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Flags and Other Symbols | TX Almanac".
  3. ↑ Elliott, Jane (March 22, 2008). "How did bluebonnets become state flower". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Texas State Bird - Northern Mockingbird". wheretexasbecametexas.org. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  5. ↑ "74(R) HCR 178 Enrolled version - Bill Text". capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  6. ↑ Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Texas State Symbols. July 1, 2010. Accessed November 25, 2010
  7. 1 2 "Texas State Symbols - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.
  8. ↑ "Texas State Symbols". About Texas. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  9. ↑ State History Guide Texas Symbols, Gemstone Cut: Lone Star Cut
  10. ↑ "GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 3100. STATE FLAG". statutes.capitol.texas.gov.
  11. ↑ Texas State Library Flag Pledge, Texas State Library
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