The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Texas.
Official designations and symbols
TypeSymbolDate designatedImageMotto "Friendship"1930 Nickname "The Lone Star State"2015FlagThe Lone Star FlagJune 30, 1839National sealSeal of the Republic of TexasJanuary 25, 1839State sealSeal of TexasDecember 29, 1845Reverse of the sealAugust 26, 1961National coat of armsCoat of arms of the Republic of TexasJanuary 25, 1839State coat of armsCoat of arms of Texas1993National guard crestCrest of the Texas National GuardFebruary 18, 1924FlowerBluebonnets (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis and sandy land bluebonnet L. subcarnosus) Tree Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)1919SoilHouston BlackBirdNorthern mockingbird1927Song"Texas, Our Texas"1929 Mammal (small)Armadillo1995Mammal (large)Texas Longhorn1995Mammal (flying) Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)1995Dog Blue LacyJune 18, 2005HorseAmerican Quarter Horse2009
Other official designations
TypeSymbolDate DesignatedImageAir forceCommemorative Air Force BreadPan de campo Cooking implement Dutch oven DinosaurSauroposeidon proteles 2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Texas State Symbols. July 1, 2010. Accessed November 25, 2010Dish Chili1977 Domino gameTexas 42, a four-player domino game with bidding and trumps Fiber and fabricCotton1997FishGuadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii)1989 Flower songBluebonnets1933Folk dance Square dance1991 FruitTexas red grapefruit1993 GemTexas blue topaz1969 Gemstone cut Lone Star CutState History Guide Texas Symbols, Gemstone Cut: Lone Star Cut GrassSideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)1971 Handgun Colt Walker2021 InsectMonarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)1995 Music Western swing Musical instrument Acoustic guitar Nut Pecan (carya illinoinensis)1919 PastryStrudel and sopaipilla 2003-2005 Pepper (native) Chiltepin (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) Pepper (other)Jalapeño1995 PlantPrickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.)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.1993ShellLightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum pulleyi)1987 Ship The battleship ShrubCrape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Shrub (native)Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) Slogan"The Friendly State"1930 SnackTortilla chips and salsa1995 Sport Rodeo1997 Stone Petrified palmwood TartanTexas Bluebonnet TartanMay 25, 1989 Tie Bolo tie2007 Vegetable Texas sweet onion1997
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 and indivisible.
Updated on June 15, 2007 to:
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
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