State Flower — Bluebonnets 
State Motto — "Friendship" 
State Nickname — The Lone Star State 
State Tree —Pecan 
State Soil — Houston Black 
State Bird — Mockingbird 
State Song — Texas Our Texas 
State Mammals 
small — Armadillo 
large — Texas Longhorn 
flying — Mexican Free-Tailed Bat 
State Air Force — Commemorative Air Force 
State Cooking Implement — Dutch Oven 
State Dinosaur —  Brachiosaur Sauropod 
State Dish — Chili con Carne 
State Fiber and Fabric — Cotton 
State Fish — Guadalupe Bass 
State Folk Dance — Square Dance 
State Fruit — Texas Red Grapefruit 
State Gem — Texas Bue Topaz 
State Gemstone Cut — The Lone Star Cut
State Grass — Sideoats Grama  
State Insect — Monarch Butterfly  
State Molecule — Buckyball 
State Musical Instrument — Guitar 
State Peppers  
native — Chiltepin 
other — Jalapeρo 
State Plant — Prickly Pear Cactus 
State Reptile — Texas Horned Lizard  (commonly called the "horny toad" )
State Shell — Lghtning Whelk 
State Ship — the Battleship USS Texas (BB-35) 
State Shrub — Crape Myrtle 
State Native Shrub — Texas Purple Sage 
State Slogan — "It's like a Whole Other Country" 
State Snack — Tortilla Chips and Salsa 
State Sport — Rodeo 
State Stone — Petrified Palmwood 
State Tartan — Texas Bluebonnet Tartan 
State Vegetable — Texas Sweet Onion