| Texas (TX) |
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| Texas' Web Site, State Kid's Page and Fort Worth Kids Page | ||
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's Bird: |
Mockingbird | |
State's Flower: |
Bluebonnet (lupinus) | |
State's Tree: |
Pecan (carya illinoensis) | |
State's Song: |
Texas, Our Texas | |
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