List of Texas state symbols

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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Type | Symbol | Date designated | Image

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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)  | 1919  |
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

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Texas Centennial half dollar commemorative Texas quarter reverse Type | Symbol | Date Designated | Image

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Air force | Commemorative Air Force[1] |  |
Bread | Pan de campo[1] |  |
Cooking implement | Dutch oven[1] |  |
Dinosaur | Sauroposeidon proteles | 2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)[5] |
Dish | Chili[1] | 1977 |
Domino game | Texas 42,[1] a four-player domino game with bidding and trumps |  |
Fiber and fabric | Cotton | 1997[1][6] |
Fish | Guadalupe bass[1] (Micropterus treculii) | 1989 |
Flower song | Bluebonnets | 1933[1][7] |
Folk dance | Square dance | 1991 |
Fruit | Texas red grapefruit | 1993 |
Gem | Texas blue topaz | 1969 |
Gemstone cut | Lone Star Cut[8] |  |
Grass | Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)  | 1971 |
Handgun | Colt Walker[1] | 2021 |
Insect | Monarch butterfly[1] (Danaus plexippus)  | 1995 |
Music | Western swing[1] |  |
Musical instrument | Acoustic guitar[1] |  |
Nut | Pecan (carya illinoinensis) | 1919 |
Pepper (native) | Chiltepin (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) |  |
Pepper (other) | Jalapeño | 1995 |
Plant | Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) | 1995 |
Play | Fort Griffin Fandangle, The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond Sundown[1] |  |
Reptile | Texas horned lizard[1] (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)[1] |  |
Shrub | Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) |  |
Shrub (native) | Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) |  |
Slogan | "The Friendly State"[1] | 1930 |
Snack  | Tortilla chips and salsa[1] | 1995 |
Sport | Rodeo | 1997 [6] |
Stone | Petrified palmwood |  |
Tartan | Texas Bluebonnet Tartan | May 25, 1989 |
Pastry | Strudel and sopaipilla | 2003-2005 |
Vegetable | Texas sweet onion[1] | 1997 |

## 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. [9]

Updated on June 15, 2007 to:

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

## 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:

* CSS Texas
* USS Texas (1892)
* USS Texas (BB-35)
* USS Texas (DLGN/CGN-39)
* USS Texas (SSN-775)

## See also

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* Outline of Texas
* List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "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. ^ a b "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. ^ "GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 3100. STATE FLAG". statutes.capitol.texas.gov.
10. ^ Texas State Library Flag Pledge, Texas State Library

## External links

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* "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.

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