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 

1. small — Armadillo 

2. large — Texas Longhorn 

3. 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  

1. native — Chiltepin 

2. other — Jalapeρo 

State Plant — Prickly Pear Cactus 

State Reptile — Texas Horned Lizard   "horny toad" )

State Shell — Lightning Whelk 

State Ship —  Battleship USS Texas 

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