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

Official designations and symbols

TypeSymbolDate designatedImage
Motto "Friendship" 1930 [1][2]
Nickname "The Lone Star State"[1]
Flag The Lone Star Flag[1] June 30, 1839
National seal Seal of the Republic of Texas January 25, 1839
State seal Seal of Texas December 29, 1845
Reverse of the seal August 26, 1961
National coat of arms Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas January 25, 1839
State coat of arms Coat of arms of Texas 1993
National guard crest Crest of the Texas National Guard February 18, 1924
Flower Bluebonnets (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis and sandy land bluebonnet L. subcarnosus)[1] March 1901[3]
Tree Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) 1906
Soil Houston Black
Bird Northern mockingbird 1927[1][4]
Song "Texas, Our Texas"[1] 1929
Mammal (small) Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)[1] 1927
Mammal (large) Texas Longhorn[1] 1995
Mammal (flying) Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)[1] 1995
Dog Blue Lacy[1] June 18, 2005
Horse American Quarter Horse[1] 2009

Other official designations

Texas quarter reverse
TypeSymbolDate DesignatedImage
Air forceCommemorative Air Force[1]
BreadPan de campo[1]Pan de campo
Cooking implementDutch oven[1]
DinosaurSauroposeidon proteles2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)[5]
DishChili[1]1977
Domino gameTexas 42,[1] a four-player domino game with bidding and trumps
Fiber and fabricCotton1997[1][6]
FishGuadalupe bass[1] (Micropterus treculii)1989
Flower songBluebonnets1933[1][7]
Folk danceSquare dance1991
Square Dance Group
FruitTexas red grapefruit1993
GemTexas blue topaz1969
Blue topaz emerald-cut faceted gemstone
Gemstone cutLone Star Cut[8]
GrassSideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 1971
HandgunColt Walker[1]2021
InsectMonarch butterfly[1] (Danaus plexippus) 1995
MusicWestern swing[1]
Musical instrumentAcoustic guitar[1]
NutPecan (carya illinoinensis)1919
Pepper (native)Chiltepin (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum)
Pepper (other)Jalapeño1995
PlantPrickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.)1995
PlayFort Griffin Fandangle, The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond Sundown[1]
ReptileTexas horned lizard[1] (Phrynosoma cornutum), commonly called the horny toad or horned frog.1993
ShellLightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum pulleyi)1987
ShipThe battleship USS Texas (BB-35)[1]
ShrubCrape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
Shrub (native)Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens)
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 [6]
StonePetrified palmwood
TartanTexas Bluebonnet TartanMay 25, 1989
PastryStrudel and sopaipilla2003-2005
Strudel pastries
Sopapilla pastries
VegetableTexas sweet onion[1] 1997
Sweet onions in a pile

Pledge to the Texas flag

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

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.[9]

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

  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 29 "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. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Texas State Symbols. July 1, 2010. Accessed November 25, 2010
  6. 1 2 "Texas State Symbols - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.
  7. "Texas State Symbols". About Texas. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  8. State History Guide Texas Symbols, Gemstone Cut: Lone Star Cut
  9. Texas State Library Flag Pledge, Texas State Library
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.