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The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Texas.
Type | Symbol | Date designated | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Motto | "Friendship" | 1930 [1][2] | |
Nickname | "The Lone Star State"[1] | ||
Flag | The Lone Star Flag[1] | June 30, 1839 | ![]() |
National seal | Seal of the Republic of Texas | January 25, 1839 | ![]() |
State seal | Seal of Texas | December 29, 1845 | ![]() |
Reverse of the seal | August 26, 1961 | ![]() | |
National coat of arms | Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas | January 25, 1839 | ![]() |
State coat of arms | Coat of arms of Texas | 1993 | ![]() |
National guard crest | Crest of the Texas National Guard | February 18, 1924 | ![]() |
Flower | Bluebonnets (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis and sandy land bluebonnet L. subcarnosus)[1] | March 1901[3] | ![]() |
Tree | Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) | 1919 | |
Soil | Houston Black | ||
Bird | Northern mockingbird | 1927[1][4] | ![]() |
Song | "Texas, Our Texas"[1] | 1929 | |
Mammal (small) | Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)[1] | 1927 | ![]() |
Mammal (large) | Texas Longhorn[1] | 1995 | ![]() |
Mammal (flying) | Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)[1] | 1995 | ![]() |
Dog | Blue Lacy[1] | June 18, 2005 | ![]() |
Horse | American Quarter Horse[1] | 2009 | ![]() |
Type | Symbol | Date Designated | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Air force | Commemorative Air Force[1] | ||
Bread | Pan de campo[1] | ![]() | |
Cooking implement | Dutch oven[1] | ![]() | |
Dinosaur | Sauroposeidon proteles | 2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)[5] | ![]() |
Dish | Chili[1] | 1977 | ![]() |
Domino game | Texas 42,[1] a four-player domino game with bidding and trumps | ||
Fiber and fabric | Cotton | 1997[1][6] | |
Fish | Guadalupe bass[1] (Micropterus treculii) | 1989 | ![]() |
Flower song | Bluebonnets | 1933[1][7] | |
Folk dance | Square dance | 1991 | ![]() |
Fruit | Texas red grapefruit | 1993 | ![]() |
Gem | Texas blue topaz | 1969 | ![]() |
Gemstone cut | Lone Star Cut[8] | ![]() | |
Grass | Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) | 1971 | ![]() |
Handgun | Colt Walker[1] | 2021 | ![]() |
Insect | Monarch butterfly[1] (Danaus plexippus) | 1995 | ![]() |
Music | Western swing[1] | ||
Musical instrument | Acoustic guitar[1] | ![]() | |
Nut | Pecan (carya illinoinensis) | 1919 | ![]() |
Pepper (native) | Chiltepin (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) | ![]() | |
Pepper (other) | Jalapeño | 1995 | ![]() |
Plant | Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) | 1995 | ![]() |
Play | Fort Griffin Fandangle, The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond Sundown[1] | ||
Reptile | Texas horned lizard[1] (Phrynosoma cornutum), commonly called the horny toad or horned frog. | 1993 | ![]() |
Shell | Lightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum pulleyi) | 1987 | ![]() |
Ship | The battleship USS Texas (BB-35)[1] | ![]() | |
Shrub | Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) | ![]() | |
Shrub (native) | Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) | ![]() | |
Slogan | "The Friendly State"[1] | 1930 | |
Snack | Tortilla chips and salsa[1] | 1995 | |
Sport | Rodeo | 1997 [6] | ![]() |
Stone | Petrified palmwood | ||
Tartan | Texas Bluebonnet Tartan | May 25, 1989 | ![]() |
Pastry | Strudel and sopaipilla | 2003-2005 | ![]() ![]() |
Vegetable | Texas sweet onion[1] | 1997 | ![]() |
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. [9]
Updated on June 15, 2007 to:
Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.[10]
Four ships of the United States Navy and one in the Confederate States Navy have borne the name Texas:
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