Statehood:
December 29, 1845 (28th State)
State song: "Texas,
Our Texas" (1929)
State bird: mockingbird (1927)
State tree: pecan (1919)
State flower: bluebonnet (1901)
State Fish: guadalupe bass (1989);
State Seashell: lightning whelk (1987);
State Dish: chili (1977);
State Folk dance: square dance (1991);
State Fruit:
Texas
red grapefruit (1993);
State Gem:
Texas
blue topaz (1969);
State Gemstone cut: Lone Star cut (1977);
State Grass: sideoats grass (1971);
State Reptile: horned lizard (1993);
State Stone: petrified palmwood (1969);
State Plant: prickly pear cactus;
State Insect: monarch butterfly;
State Pepper: jalapeño pepper;
State Mammal: longhorn;
State Small mammal: armadillo;
State Flying mammal: Mexican free-tailed bat
State Nickname: The Lone
Star
State
State Motto: Friendship
Highest Point: The highest point in
Texas
is
Guadalupe Peak
at 8,749 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Texas
is sea level where
Texas
meets the
Gulf of
Mexico
.
Largest cities: Houston, 2,016,582; San Antonio, 1,256,509; Dallas,
1,213,825; Austin, 690,252; Fort Worth, 624,067; El Paso, 598,590; Arlington, 362,805;
Corpus Christi, 283,474; Plano, 250,096; Garland, 216,346:
Famous Texans: Red Adair fireman oil well fires, Houston
Alvin Ailey choreographer, Rogers
Mary Kay Ash cosmetics entrepreneur, Hot Wells
Steven Fuller Austin founding father of Texas, Austinville,VA
Gene Autry singer, actor, Tioga
Kathy Baker actress, Midland
Clyde Barrow outlaw, Telico
Carol Burnett comedienne, San Antonio
Cyd Charisse actress, dancer, Amarillo
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