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Texas Facts, Statistics, and State Symbols

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Texas

"Lone Star State"

Motto
Friendship
Capitol
Austin
Name Origin
From an Indian word meaning “friends”
Statehood Date
Dec. 29, 1845 (28th)
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Official Symbols

A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Texas along with the year they became official.

Flower Bluebonnet (1901)
Tree Pecan (1919)
Bird Mockingbird (1927)
Song “Texas, Our Texas” (1929)
Fish Guadalupe Bass (1989)
Seashell Lightning Whelk (1987)
Dish Chili (1977)
Folk Dance Square Dance (1991)
Fruit Texas Red Grapefruit (1993)
Gem Texas Blue Topaz (1969)
Gemstone Cut Lone Star Cut (1977)
Grass Sideoats Grass (1971)
Reptile Horned Lizard (1993)
Stone Petrified Palmwood (1969)
Plant Prickly Pear Cactus
Insect Monarch Butterfly
Pepper Jalapeño Pepper
Mammal Longhorn
Small Mammal Armadillo
Flying Mammal Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
Demographics
Population Density
79.6 people per square mile
Geography and Weather
Land Area
261,797 sq mi. (678,054 sq km)
Lowest Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Average Elevation
1700 ft (518.16 m)
Highest Temperature Recorded
120°F (49°C) on June 28, 1994
Lowest Temperature Recorded
–23°F (–31°C) on February 8, 1933
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