Date Admitted to the Union:
December 29, 1845 - Texas was the 28th state.
Texas State Capital:
Austin
State Nickname:
The Lone Star State
State Motto:
Friendship
Texas State Bird:
Mockingbird
Texas State Flower:
Bluebonnet
Texas State Tree:
Pecan
Cities With Population Over 200,000:
- Houston
- San Antonio
- Dallas
- Austin
- Fort Worth
- El Paso
- Arlington
- Corpus Christi
- Plano
- Garland
Ten Famous People From Texas :
- Steven Fuller Austin, Founding Father of Texas
- Clyde Barrow, Outlaw who was part of Bonnie and Clyde
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States
- Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States
- Scott Joplin, Musician
- Audie Murphy, World War II Hero and Actor
- Chester Nimitz, Admiral
- Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Justice
- H. Ross Perot, Third Party Candidate for President
- Nolan Ryan, Baseball Player
