List of Texas state symbols
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Texas.
Official designations and symbols[]
Type | Symbol | Date designated | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Motto | "Friendship" | 1930 [1] | |
Nickname | "The Lone Star State"[2] | ||
Flag | The Lone Star Flag | 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) | March 1901[3] | |
Tree | Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) | 1906 | |
Soil | Houston Black | ||
Bird | Northern Mockingbird | 1927[4] | |
Song | "Texas, Our Texas" | 1929 | |
Mammal (small) | Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) | 1927 | |
Mammal (large) | Texas Longhorn | 1995 | |
Mammal (flying) | Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) | 1995 | |
Dog | Blue Lacy | June 18, 2005 |
Other official designations[]
Type | Symbol | Date Designated | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Air force | Commemorative Air Force | ||
Bread | Pan de campo | ||
Cooking implement | Dutch oven | ||
Dinosaur | Sauroposeidon | ||
Dish | Chili | 1977 | |
Domino game | Texas 42, a four-player domino game with bidding and trumps | ||
Fiber and fabric | Cotton | 1997[5] | |
Fish | Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) | 1989 | |
Flower song | Bluebonnets | 1933[6] | |
Folk dance | Square dance | 1991 | |
Fruit | Texas red grapefruit | 1993 | |
Gem | Texas blue topaz | 1969 | |
Gemstone cut | Lone Star Cut[7] | ||
Grass | Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) | 1971 | |
Handgun | Colt Walker | 2021 | |
Insect | Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | 1995 | |
Molecule | Buckyball or Buckminsterfullerene, C60 | ||
Music | Western swing | ||
Musical instrument | Acoustic guitar | ||
Nut | Native Pecan | 1919 | |
Pepper (native) | Chiltepin (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) | ||
Pepper (other) | Jalapeño | 1995 | |
Plant | Prickly pear cactus | 1995 | |
Play | Fort Griffin Fandangle, The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond Sundown | ||
Reptile | Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), commonly called the horny toad or horned frog. | 1993 | |
Shell | Lightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum pulleyi) | 1987 | |
Ship | The battleship USS Texas (BB-35) | ||
Shrub | Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) | ||
Shrub (native) | Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) | ||
Slogan | "The Friendly State" | 1930 | |
Snack | Tortilla chips and salsa | 1995 | |
Sport | Rodeo | 1997 [5] | |
Stone | Petrified palmwood | ||
Tartan | Texas Bluebonnet Tartan | May 25, 1989 | |
Pastry | Strudel and sopaipilla | 2003-2005 | |
Vegetable | Texas sweet onion | 1997 |
Pledge to the Texas flag[]
A pledge of allegiance to the Texas flag was established in 1933.[citation needed]
Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.[8]
Ships[]
Four ships of the United States Navy and one in the Confederate States Navy have borne the name Texas:
- CSS Texas
- USS Texas (1892)
- USS Texas (BB-35)
- USS Texas (DLGN/CGN-39)
- USS Texas (SSN-775)
See also[]
- Outline of Texas
- List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia
References[]
- ^ [1]
- ^ "State Nicknames South Dakota - Wyoming". www.50states.com.
- ^ Elliott, Jane (March 22, 2008). "How did bluebonnets become state flower". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "Texas State Bird - Northern Mockingbird". wheretexasbecametexas.org. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Texas State Symbols - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.
- ^ "Texas State Symbols". About Texas. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- "Texas House Resolution 84". 42 - The Official State Domino Game of Texas. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
Categories:
- Texas-related lists
- Lists of United States state symbols by state
- Symbols of Texas