Texas Facts

The Texas Chapter #5

State Name:  Texas

State Nickname:  The Lone Star State

State Motto:  Friendship

State Flower:  Bluebonnet

State Bird:  Mockingbird

State Song:  “Texas, Our Texas”

State Tree:  Pecan

State Mammal:  Longhorn

State Reptile:  Horned Lizard

Area:  267,339 square miles—The King Ranch is bigger than Rhode Island.

Flag Meaning:  The rectangle consists of a vertical bar of blue and horizontal bars of white and red.  The blue represents loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red represents bravery.  A 5 pointed white star is centered on the blue bar.  The flag was adopted in 1839.

Date Entered the Union:  December 29, 1845

1861: Texas joined the Confederate States of America

1863:  Confederates in Texas win the Battle of Galveston—a major victory.