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Official State Web Site
capitol.state.tx.us/
The Republic of
Texas achieved its independence from Mexico in 1836, the same year as the
famous siege of the Alamo in which pioneers Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett were
slain. The "Lone Star State" was the 28th state to join the Union,
admitted in 1845. The name Texas is a Spanish name, which comes from an
Indian word meaning "friends" or "allies." Texas is the
second-largest state in the Union in area, after Alaska. Although it has a
wild, frontier history, today Texas is a major producer of oil and has
important centers of industry and finance. A Texas state historian has said
that the state flower, the bluebonnet, "is to Texas what the shamrock
is to Ireland."
| Capital City: | Austin |
| Nickname: | Lone Star State |
| Motto: | Friendship |
| Statehood: | December 29, 1845 (28th) |
| Origin of State's Name: | Based on a word used by Caddo Indians meaning "friends" |
| Largest Cities: | Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso, Austin |
| Border States: | Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma |
| Land Area: | 261,914 sq. mi.; 2nd largest |
| State Bird: | Mockingbird |
| State Flower: | Bluebonnet (lupinus) |
| State Tree: | Pecan (carya illinoensis) |
| State Song: | Texas, Our Texas |
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