Texas (TX)
Texas is the 2nd largest State, with 261,914 sq. miles of land.
Texas's largest cities include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso, and Austin.
Texas shares a border with Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
Did you know that ...
- The Texas State Bird is the Mockingbird.
- The Texas State Flower is the Bluebonnet (lupinus).
- The Texas State Tree is the Pecan (carya illinoensis).
- The Texas State Dog is Blue Lacy (2005) "Like the Texas longhorn, the Blue Lacy is a Texas original; the only dog breed to have originated in this state, Lacys are named for brothers George, Ewin, Frank, and Harry Lacy, who moved to Texas from Kentucky in 1858 and settled in the area of Burnet County... The Blue Lacy is a Texas native, a working dog bred to play an essential role in ranch operations, at a time when ranches themselves became one of the iconic Texas symbols, and a dog that has more than pulled its weight on many a Texas spread; this proud heritage assuredly gives the Lacy a unique and powerful claim of its own to represent the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby designate the Blue Lacy as the official State Dog Breed of Texas."
You may also be interested to know that ...
- The capital city of Texas is Austin.
- Texas became a State on December 29, 1845 (28th).
- Texas's motto is "Friendship".
- Texas's nickname is "Lone Star State".
- Texas's State song is "Texas, Our Texas".
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